Are you sure your Cuckoo isn't a Squirrel cuckoo ? Also your mystery bird kind of looks like a Jay to me. Maybe young , Black-throated ? I'm not familiar with the bird or it's habitat. Paul
-----Original Message----- From: Doug Allen
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:00 PM To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ncsc-moths] some Mexican moths These were phtographed last night at Jardin Botanico, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, probably the only pristine area on the coast along the tourist megaopolis from Cancun to Playa del Carmen. Since Jardin Botanico is a tremendous birding and butterflying location, I expected more than these micro moths. No beetles came to the black light. I think the limestone "soil" here may not be conducive to beetles, but why so few moths? I think I can easily identify some of the pictures to family. Are any species we have in the Carolinas? You can see pictures of butterflies and birds at Jardin Botanico in the set- http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabutterflies/sets/72157632583566682/ or the stream- http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabutterflies/ I'm helping with Jardin Botanico's promotion by creating a web site that will appear soon. It's a jewel of a sanctuary.Doug Allen
