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Day 2 (Sun) Early morning visit to La Mancha for morning migration in coastal forest and lagoons; Target species: Black-headed Trogon, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Aztec Parakeet, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Northern Jacana, Bat Falcon, Laughing Falcon. Mid-day in Cardel for raptor migration; Target species: Mississippi Kite, Common Black-Hawk, Zone-tailed Hawk, Gray Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, Swainson’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin. Late afternoon boat-ride on La Antigua River. Target species: Green Kingfisher, Black Skimmer, Roseate Spoonbill, Magnificent Frigatebird. Night in Cardel.
Day 3 (Mon): Early morning to Playa Juan Angel for coastal birding and non-raptor migration; Target species: Aplomado Falcon, Double-striped thick-Knee, Rufous-naped Wren, Tropical Kingbird, Groove-billed Ani, Magnificent Frigatebird, Laughing Gull. Mid-day in Cardel for raptor migration; Visit to Rio Escondidio en route to Xalapa Target species: Amazon Kingfisher, Blue-black Grassquit, Masked Tityra. Night in Xalapa.
Day 4 (Tue): Early morning visit to the Parque Macquiltepetl in Xalapa for cloud forest spp. and migrants; Target species: Golden-crowned Warbler, Fan-tailed Warbler, Blue-crowned Motmot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Rusty Sparrow, Wedge-tailed Sabrewing, Tufted Flycatcher. Afternoon visit to Xico and the spectacular Texolo Waterfall. Target species: Rufous-capped Warbler, Montezuma Oropendola, Yellow-throated Euphonia. Night in Xalapa.
Day 5 (Wed): Early morning visit to montane pine-oak forests of Las Minas and La Joya; Target species: Olive Warbler, Red Warbler, Hooded Grosbeak, Slate-throated Redstart, Gray Silky, Crescent-chested Warbler, Golden-browed Warbler, White-eared and Bumblebee Hummingbirds, Mountain Trogon, Collared Towhee. Mid-day travel to Tlalcotalpan with visit to Rio Escondido en route. Night in Tlalcotalpan.
Day 6 (Thu): Morning birding in wetlands around Tlalcotalpan Mid-day for hawk-watching in Tlalcotalpan. Night in Montepio.
Day 7 (Fri): Morning birding near the UNAM biological station and Laguna Escondida. Afternoon visit to Las Barrancas and La Piedra for birding in tropical savannah and wetlands; Target species: White Ibis, Grasshopper Sparrow, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Scissor- and Fork-tailed Flycatchers, Common Tody Flycatcher, Pinnated Bittern, Aplomado Falcon, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Late afternoon return to Veracruz City. Night in Veracruz City.
Day 8 (Sat): Morning departure.
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