Merida in the Yucatan State is a great city, with beautiful colonial architecture and cultural and gastronomic attractions. From there we can go birding to very good spots in search of the endemics and other very good birds!
Here we describe different birding days from Merida, but there are other great spots that we can visit departing from there.
Here we describe different birding days from Merida, but there are other great spots that we can visit departing from there.
Misnebalam road and hacienda.
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We'll pick you up half an hour before sunrise and after a short drive, we'll arrive at our first spot: Misnebalam road and hacienda. This lowland forest area is very good for many endemic and semi endemic birds, including the Yucatan Jay, Yucatan Flycatcher, Yucatan Gnatcatcher, Yucatan Woodpecker, Gray-throated Chat, Black-throated Bobwhite. With luck, we might even spot a Lesser Roadrunner or Ocellated Turkey. The area is also great for finding raptors, swallows, seedeaters, and wrens. In just a couple of hours, we can see around 40 species!
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Progreso wet lands and coastline
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We will continue on the highway to Progreso until we reach an area with a great mix of vegetation, including coastal sand dunes, mangroves, and shrubs. Here we'll find a different set of birds, including American Flamingos, Clapper Rail, Reddish Egret, and a variety of other egrets and herons. We might also spot American Pygmy, Belted, and Green Kingfishers. Sandpipers, Plovers, and other birds inhabit the mangroves. Just next to the mangroves, we can find the endemic Yucatan Wren.
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Make it a full day birding experience:
Adding the following spots to your birding experience continuing after lunch. These extra hours can give us 15-20 species more for the day.
- Chuburna is a town that goes along the the coast. This place is great to look for birds like the Zenaida Dove, shorebirds, and other specialties of the mangroves, like the Mexican Sheartail, the Yucatan Wren and the Yucatan Gnatcatcher.
- In the afternoon, we'll visit a park in Merida to see the Limpkin, Snail Kite, and other birds attracted to the flowers and fruits, such as the Yellow-winged Tanager.
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