Tex-Mex 2007 - Endemics & Empanadas

D WD Date Birding and travel Accomodation in Hotel name/ Booking status
1 S 10-mar Fly Kastrup-Frankfurt-Houston (LH 7:15-14:30), drive to Fulton Fulton (Car 1) Sandollar Motel, Fulton
2 S 11-mar Bird Aransas NP: Whooping Crane boat trip from Fulton 7:30. Fulton Sandollar Motel, Fulton
3 M 12-mar Bird Aransas NP - Fly to San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur (CO 17:50-18:58) (Car 1) - San José del Cabo - (Car 2) Posada Señor Mañana
4 T 13-mar Bird Site 1.10. Afternoon whale watching trip**. San José del Cabo Posada Señor Mañana
5 W 14-mar Bird site 1.11 area all day+evening (Miraflores, B.d.l.Sierra, Cañón San Bernardo) San José del Cabo Posada Señor Mañana
6 T 15-mar Bird Miraflores. Fly Cabo-Mazatlán (15:25-16:15) Bird 5.1-2 (Airport & Booby rocks) (Car 2) - (Car 3) La Capilla del Taxte Hotel Villa Blanca (Howell)
7 F 16-mar Bird site 5.4-5.6 (Durango highway - Barranca Rancho Liebre) La Capilla del Taxte Hotel Villa Blanca (Howell)
8 S 17-mar Bird site 5.4-5.6 (Durango highway - Panuco Road) La Capilla del Taxte Hotel Villa Blanca (Howell)
9 S 18-mar Bird site 5.3 (La Noria Road) - Drive San Blas San Blas Hotel Garza Canela (Vermeulen)
10 M 19-mar Bird site 6.1a-h (San Blas area-all within 30 km) San Blas Hotel Garza Canela (Vermeulen)
11 T 20-mar Bird site 6.2 (La Bajada, San Blas area) San Blas Hotel Garza Canela (Vermeulen)
12 W 21-mar Bird site 6.4-6.3 (Cerro de San Juan and Mirador de Aguila) San Blas Hotel Garza Canela (Vermeulen)
13 T 22-mar Bird site 6.0 (Punta Mita/Laguna Quelele in Jalisco). Drive Colima 350 kms,Rd200 Colima Hotel Costeno (Vermeulen)
14 F 23-mar Bird site 7.8 - (Volcan de Fuego) Colima Hotel Costeno (Vermeulen)
15 S 24-mar Bird site 7.9 - (Colima-La Maria) Colima Hotel Costeno (Vermeulen)
16 S 25-mar Bird site 7.8 - (Volcan de Fuego) or de Nieve (David Ferry - Vermeulen) Colima Hotel Costeno (Vermeulen)
17 M 26-mar Bird site 7.10 - (Microondas La Cumbre) - Drive Barra de Navidad Barra de Navidad Hotel Sands (Vermeulen)
18 T 27-mar Bird site 7.2 (Playa del Oro), 7.3 (Power station) Barra de Navidad Hotel Sands (Vermeulen)
19 W 28-mar Bird site 7.4 (Barranca el Choncho), 7.1 Airport marshes. Fly Houston (13:50-17:28) (Car 3) - (Car 4) Houston
20 T 29-mar Birding Texas Houston
21 F 30-mar Birding Texas Houston
22 S 31-mar Birding Texas. Fly Europe (15:20) (Car 4) Overnight flight
23 S 01-apr Arrival in Kastrup (11:05) Home
Car 1 - Pickup & return at Houston airport IAH (Hertz. Ford Freestar or Chrysler Voyager)
** If weather is too windy for sea trip this day, day 4 and 5 will be reversed. Car 2 - Pickup & return at San José del Cabo airport SJD (Hertz. Chrysler Voyager)
Car 3 - Pickup at Mazatlán Airport MZT and return at Manzanillo airport ZLO (Hertz. Chrysler Voyager)
Car 4 - Pickup & return at Houston airport IAH (Hertz. Ford Freestar or Chrysler Voyager)
Kastrup CPH - Frankfurt - Houston IAH   5440 SEK Lufthansa
Houston IAH - San José del Cabo SJD   2213 SEK Continental
Cabo SJD - Mazatlán MZT   1657 SEK Mexicana de Aviacion
Manzanillo ZLO - Houston IAH   1880 SEK Continental
 
Updated 25 February 2007. Erling Jirle.
 
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