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href="https://www.10000birds.com/2024/10/01">October 1, 2024</a> <a class="post-meta-author" href="http://10000birds.com/author/Paul">by Paul Lewis</a> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/i-have-questions.htm#commentform">1 Comment</a></div></div><div class="blogsingleimage"> <img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9Ijc3MCIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDExNjAgNzcwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIiBzdHlsZT0iZmlsbDojY2ZkNGRiO2ZpbGwtb3BhY2l0eTogMC4xOyIvPjwvc3ZnPg==" width="1160" height="770" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-header-September-2024JPG-1160x770.jpg" class="attachment-landscape-photo-pmc-postBlock size-landscape-photo-pmc-postBlock wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-header-September-2024JPG-1160x770.jpg 1160w, 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Bird crossing.”</em></p><p>One of the things I enjoy about going into nature with other birders is that we are all so darned curious. We say we go to see birds. But give us a half hour, and we will surely go down some rabbit hole involving interesting insects, wildflowers, or geological formations. Or a literal rabbit hole, should we happen upon one. Each person has their own favorite distraction, but each of these enrich all of us.</p><p>My own non-birding passions are the plants we find, and especially, the overall environmental systems that impact the birds we seek. This has become more marked as we fell into, and now are climbing out of, a historic drought here in central Mexico. Which is why I just had to drive north to Mexico’s second-largest lake, Lake Cuitzeo, to see how far its recovery has progressed. Would our super-abundant 2024 rainfall be reaching the entire lake system yet?</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168948" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-July-2023.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The “deepest” part of “Lake” Cuitzeo in July, 2023, at the height of our “rainy season”</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168949" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-east-September-2024JPG.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>A look towards that eastern section of the lake in September 2024</em></p><p>That one fundamental question led to a further series of questions. Would the thousands of birds that flew south late last summer, only to find a dry lakebed, try their luck there again this year? Would their populations still be healthy? What about the recovery of our crucial reedbeds, so recently devastated by drought and fire? How about creatures like the lake’s water snakes which, unlike migratory birds, cannot fly away in search of a substitute body of water? And would the fishing industry of the lake’s towns show any sign of recovery?</p><p>I cannot speak yet to the issue of fishing on the lake. But I can, indeed, confirm that the lake is making a solid comeback. The western end, which mostly receives its water once the eastern side has become deep enough to spill through the culverts under the two north-south causeways, is indeed beginning to fill up. Since it takes quite a while for rainwaters to filter through the soil, into waterways, down those waterways, and into the lake by the east-to-west route, the lake will no doubt continue to fill long after our summer rains end.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168950" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-1-September-2024JPG.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168951" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lake-Cuitzeo-west-2-September-2024JPG.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p>And everything points to our waterfowl and shorebirds turning up in good numbers as well, in spite of their sad experience last winter. My mid-September visit showed that many <strong>Blue-winged Teals </strong>and <strong>Northern Shovelers</strong> had arrived, with more no doubt arriving every day. As I watched flocks of <strong>Shovelers</strong> fly down to the lake surface, it made me wonder if some of them weren’t making their first appearance before my eyes.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168952" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shovelers-arriving-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em><strong>Northern Shovelers</strong> lowering onto the lake</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168953" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blue-winged-Teal-landing-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>A <strong>Blue-winged Teal</strong> doing the same</em></p><p>While many of our winter duck species have yet to turn up, there seemed to be representatives of most of our winter shorebirds already present. I saw lots of <strong>Long-billed Dowitchers</strong>, with the usual admixture of similar-looking <strong>Stilt Sandpipers</strong>. At least one <strong>Pectoral Sandpiper </strong>turned up, although it will presumably soon continue traveling further south. There were definitely some <strong>Western </strong>and <strong>Least Sandpipers </strong>present, as well as a few remaining <strong>Baird’s Sandpipers </strong>which will also soon continue to fly further south. Several <strong>Soras </strong>worked their way through the recovering reedbeds, as well as one apparent <strong>Virginia Rail</strong>. <strong>Yellowlegs</strong>, both<strong> Greater </strong>and<strong> Lesser</strong>, have shown up in good numbers. Unusually, several <strong>Willets</strong> were present, although these should soon depart for the coast.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168968" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Long-billed-Dowitchers-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Lots of <strong>Long-billed Dowitchers</strong>… with some <strong>White-faced Ibises </strong>and <strong>Yellowlegs</strong> for good measure</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168981" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Western-Sandpipers-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em><strong>Western Sandpipers</strong> (black legs)</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168979" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Least-Sandpipers-and-Lesser-Yellowlegs-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1636w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em><strong>Least Sandpipers </strong>(yellow legs) and<strong> Lesser Yellowlegs</strong>; pardon the redundancy</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168955" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Virginia-Rail-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>That <strong>Virginia Rail</strong>, making a quick getaway</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168967" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sora-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>a <strong>Sora</strong>, doing the same</em></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168956" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yellowlegs-in-flight-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Recently arrived (or arriving) <strong>Lesser Yellowlegs</strong></em>; <em><strong>Greater Yellowlegs</strong> were also abundant elsewhere</em>.</p><p><strong>Ruddy Ducks </strong>and <strong>Clark’s Grebe</strong>s are usual residents on the lake. Their need for deeper water, however, forced them to abandon it when the lake almost disappeared. They are now back, I’m delighted to say.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168970" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Duck-male-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1502w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168971" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ruddy-Ducks-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168973" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clarks-Grebes-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1629w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p>I did see at least one water snake on this outing. I also saw a spider eating a butterfly, which seemed unusual. As to my other questions, the reedbeds are making only a slow recovery after they dried up and were burned. The cattails seem to be especially slow-growing. And I will have to wait until later in the winter season to see if our waterfowl populations look as impressive as they once did. I’m crossing my fingers.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MzAiIGhlaWdodD0iNDIwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjMwIDQyMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="630" height="420" data-src="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-168982" data-srcset="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-630x420.jpg 630w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-255x170.jpg 255w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spider-and-butterfly-Cuitzeo-September-2024.jpg 1750w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></figure></div><p></p></div><div class="post-page-links"></div><div class="singleBorder"></div></div></div><div class="tags"><a href="https://www.10000birds.com/tag/birding-mexico" rel="tag">Birding Mexico</a> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/tag/birding-michoacan" rel="tag">Birding Michoacán</a> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/tag/lake-cuitzeo" rel="tag">Lake Cuitzeo</a></div><div class = "author-info-wrap"><div class="blogAuthor"> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/author/paul"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwIDEwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" alt='' data-src='https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/litespeed/avatar/2268936654669b80c3b007f148b7ad9b.jpg?ver=1731883443' data-srcset='https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/litespeed/avatar/d11bedff48502b0f1c3133b30375c94f.jpg?ver=1731883444 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></a></div><div class="authorBlogName"> Written by Paul Lewis</div><div class = "bibliographical-info">Paul Lewis moved from California to Mexico in 1983. He lived first in Mexicali, and now lives in the historic city of Morelia (about halfway between Guadalajara and Mexico City), where he and his wife pastor a small church. He is the author of an internationally distributed book in Spanish about family finances and has recorded four albums in Spanish of his own songs. But every Monday, he explores the wonderful habitats and birds found within an hour of his house, in sites which go from 3,000 to 10,000 feet of altitude. These habitats include freshwater wetlands, savannah grasslands, and pine, oak, pine/oak, pine/fir, cloud, and tropical scrub forests.</div></div></div></div><ol class="commentlist"><div class="titleborderOut"><div class="titleborder"></div></div><div class="post-comments-title"><h4 class="post-comments" id="comments">1 Comment</h4></div><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-6821299"><div class = "specificComment" id="comment-6821299"><div class="blogAuthor"> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/author/paul"><img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwIDEwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=" alt='' data-src='https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/litespeed/avatar/660ee2994f0113b6c9f12cb88d989187.jpg?ver=1731883496' data-srcset='https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/litespeed/avatar/fe541d4aa6abde25f539cec26fc5dcd0.jpg?ver=1731883497 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></a></div><div class = "right-part"><div class ="comment-meta"> <span class="authorBlogName"> Peter </span> <span class = "commentsDate"> October 2, 2024 at 4:05 am </span></div><div class="commenttext"><p>The resilience of wetland species is astounding. Drought may not be so bad (drainage is a whole other story). Glad to read you have your lake back!</p></div></div></div></li></ol><div class="commentnav"><div class="alignleft"></div><div class="alignright"></div></div><div id="commentform"><div class="titleborderOut"><div class="titleborder"></div></div><div class="post-comments-title"><h4 class="post-comments">Leave a Comment</h4></div><div id="respond" class="comment-respond"><h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title"></h3><form action="https://www.10000birds.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form"><div><textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" tabindex="4" aria-required="true"></textarea></div><div class="commentfield"><label for="author">Name <small>(required)</small></label><br><input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" tabindex="1" /></div><div class="commentfield"><label for="email">Mail <small>(required)</small></label> <br><input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="" tabindex="2" /></div><div 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