3.3 Birds visiting Huevos De Caballo
As summarized in Appendix 2, during thirty-two visits a total of thirty-one bird species were observed in Huevos de Caballo trees. Twenty-four fed on the fruits/seeds; there were also two hummingbirds and five species did not feed on the fruit. Twelve species fed on the Main Street tree in seven visits (two visits are historical); eight species fed in the woods above the cemetery trees in five visits (four visits are historical); and nineteen species fed in Willy’s tree in twenty visits. Four different species — Hoffman’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmanii ), Red-legged Honeycreeper, Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha ), and Yellow-green Vireo — were observed feeding at all three sites.
Of the thirty-one species observed in Huevos de Caballo , only five were classified as migrants. Two of them — American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla ) and Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl ) did not feed on either the fruit or the flowers. The other three only fed on a few occasions — Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra ) - (1 time); Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula ) - (3 times); and Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia ) - (3 times). However, Yellow Warbler was observed in the trees eight other times (possibly hunting for insects).