DOCSLIB.ORG

Observations on Esteros El Coyote and La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in September 1991

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Observations on Esteros El Coyote and La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in September 1991 NOTES OBSERVATIONS ON ESTEROS EL COYOTE AND LA BOCANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, IN SEPTEMBER 1991 GUSTAVO D. DANEMANN and ROBERTO CARMONA, Departamento de BiologiaMarina, UniversidadAut6noma de Baja CaliforniaSur, Apartado 19-B, La Paz, Baja CaliforniaSur 23000, M•xico The coastof the southernVizcaino Desert, Baja CalifomiaSur, includesthree lagoons:La Bocana,El Coyote, and San Ignacio(Figure 1). The avifaunaof La Bocanaand San Ignaciolagoons was first described by Huey (1927). Sincethen, the onlyornithological research in the area hasbeen by Reithermanand Storrer(1981), Danemann(1991), and Danemannand Guzmbn(1992), who studiedvarious aspects of the avifaunaof San IgnacioLagoon. No ornithologicalinformation from La Bocanaor El Coyotehas been publishedsince Huey's early account. In September1991 we surveyedEl Coyote and La Bocana lagoons,usually referred as "esteros."Here we summarizeobservations recorded during those surveys. El Coyote (alsoknown as La Escondida),located between 26ø48 ' and 26ø50' N, and 113ø24' and 113ø29' W, hastwo main armsthat reachdepths from 2 to 4 m and is separatedfrom the ocean by a narrow sand bar. The shorelineof the lagoon consistsof sandbeaches (along the bar), mud fiats, mangroves,and salt marshes. Mostof the lagoonis coveredby mangroveislands separated by narrowchannels. In the open areasof the lagoon,low tidesexpose large shoals.Human activitiesin El Coyoteinclude some commercial and sportfishing, mainly in the deeperchannels. EsteroLa Bocana,known to Huey (1927) as Pond Lagoon, is locatedbetween 26ø42' and 26ø47' N, and 113ø34' and 113ø42' W. It is a narrowlagoon separated from the oceanby a sandbar extendingnorthwest-southeast. Averaging 600 m, its widthranges from 150 to 1250 m. Thisestero holds some mangrove islands and salt marshes,and its shorelineincludes sand beachesalong the bar, and mud fiats, marshes,and mangrovesalong the mainlandcoast. Both lagoonsare includedin the "El Vizcaino"National Reserve of the Biosphere (Gobiernode los EstadosUnidos Mexicanos 1988). We surveyedEstero El Coyotefrom 8 to 12 September1991, La Bocanaon 13 and 14 September1991. We usedan inflatable7-foot boat that allowedus to cover mostof the lagoons,including the shallowchannels among the mangroves.Observa- tionsduring low tidewere madefrom the shoreor mudfiats. We used10x binoculars and a 40x spottingscope. We recorded45 speciesin [] Coyote(EC) and 36 in La Bocana(LB), for a total of 47 speciesover both areas. MagnificentFrigatebird (Fregata rnagnificens). EC, 3 juveniles.The nearestcolony is at Santa MargaritaIsland, Magdalena Bay. BrownPelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). EC, 1300 to 1500; LB, severalgroups of fewer than 30 individualseach. No evidenceof nesting. Double-crestedCormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). EC, 200 to 250; LB, a few groupsup to 30 individualseach. Black-crownedNight Heron (Nycticoraxnycticorax). EC, 3 ad., 1 juv.; LB, 2 ad. Yellow-crownedNight Heron (N. violaceus).EC, 13 ad., 3 juv.; LB, 1 ad. Green-backedHeron (Butoridesstriatus). EC, 14; LB, 2. TricoloredHeron (Egretta trico/or). EC, 11; LB, 5. Little Blue Heron (E. caerulea).EC, 11 ad., 1 juv. ReddishEgret (E. rulescerts).EC, 14; LB, 6. SnowyEgret (E. thula). EC, 39; LB, 5. WesternBirds 24:263-266, 1993 263 NOTES z ß , o •J o NOTES Great Egret(Casmerodius albus). EC, 1. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). EC, 17; LB, 10. White-facedibis (Plegadis chihi). EC, 1. White Ibis (Eudocimusalbus). EC, 15 ad., 3 juv,; LB, 4. Localfishermen reported large concentrations of ducksand geese,especially the Brant(Branta bernicla),in both EC and LB duringthe winter.We sawno waterfowl duringour visit. SemipalmatedPlover (Charadrias semipalmatus). LB, 3. SnowyPlover (C. alexandrinus).EC, 11; LB, 2. Wilson'sPlover (C. wilsonia).EC, 5; LB, 3. Black-belliedPlover (Pluvialis squatarola). EC, 15; LB, 1. MarbledGodwit (Limosafedoa). EC, 900 to 1200; LB, 1000. Willet (Catoptrophorussemipalmatus). EC, 150 to 300; LB, 100. Dowitchers(Limnodromus sp.). EC, 500 to 600; LB, 1000. Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus). EC, 16; LB, 1. Long-billedCurlew (N. americanus).EC, 26; LB, 16. GreaterYellowlegs (Tringa melenoleuca).EC, 23; LB 68. SpottedSandpiper (Actiris macularia). EC, 1; LB, 1. Red-neckedPhalarope (Phalaropus Iobatus). EC, 2; LB, 1. RuddyTurnstone (Arenaria interpres).EC, 1; LB, 4. Sanderling(Calidris alba). EC, 38. WesternSandpiper (C. mauri). EC, 2000; LB, 200. LeastSandpiper (C. minutilla). EC, 200. Heermann'sGull (Larus heermanni). EC, 53; LB, 1. Ring-billedGull (L. delawarensis).EC, 16; LB, 29. WesternGull (L. occidentalis).EC, 30; LB, 16. ElegantTern (Sternaelegans). EC, 800 to 850; LB, 400. RoyalTern (5. maxima).EC, 100 to 120, including2 fledglings;LB, 13. Forster'sTern (Sternaforsteri). EC, 7; LB, 12. LeastTern (5. antillarum). EC, 12 ad., 5 juv. CaspianTern (5. caspia).EC, 14; LB, 3. Osprey(Pandion haliaetus). EC, 12; LB, 15. BeltedKingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). EC, 3. Horned Lark (Eremophilaalpestris). EC, 20; LB, 12. NorthernRough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripenis). EC, 12. Common Raven (Corvuscorax). EC, 2. LoggerheadShrike (Lanius ludovicianus).EC, 7; LB, 1. NorthernMockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). LB, 1. MangroveWarbler (Dendroica petechia castaneiceps). Common in mangrovesof both lagoons. SavannahSparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). EC, S; LB, 3. Mostof the speciesreported by Huey (1927) were presentduring our visit.The most importantdifference was the absenceof waterfowl,of which Huey noted severalspecies during his mid-April visit but had not arrivedby our earlySeptember visit. Thirty-sevenof the 52 speciesreported for San IgnacioLagoon (Danemann and Guzm•n 1992) were observedin E1Coyote and/or La Bocana.The highsimilarity of the avifaunaof theselagoons reflects their physicalsimilarities: absence of perma- nentfresh water flow, high rate of tidalflushing, possessing extensive shores and mud fiats, and similarvegetation and climate.Differences in bird diversitybetween El Coyoteand La Bocanaare presumablya result of the largersize and more extensive habitat of the former. Giventheir position along the Pacificflyway, suitability of habitat,and the numbers of migratoryshorebirds recorded during our visit,these esteros may be considered 265 NOTES important areas for these species,and probablyfor waterfowl. IncludingOjo de Liebre (Scammon's)and San Ignacio, this group of coastallagoons should be includedin anyresearch and conservation program regarding migratory birds in Baja California. This researchwas supportedby the SeabirdProgram coordinated by Dr Juan R. Guzm•n Poo at the UniversidadAut6noma de Baja CaliforniaSur, througha grant from the Secretaria de Educaci6n Pgblica de M•xico. Kodak of M•xico donated the film usedin the research.Philip Unitt greafiyassisted in editingthis paper. LITERATURE CITED Danemann,G. D. 1991. Amplitudy sobreposici6nde nichoseco16gicos de aves icti6fagasanidantes en Isla Ballena,Laguna San Ignacio,Baja CaliforniaSur. Thesis,Universidad Aut6noma de BajaCalifornia Sur, La Paz. Danemann,G. D., and Guzm•n-Poo,J. R. 1992. Noteson the birdsof San Ignacio lagoon,Baja California Sur, M•xico. W. Birds23:11-19. Gobiernode los EstadosUnidos Mexicanos. 1988. Decretopor el que se declarala Reservade la Bi6sfera"El Vizcaino," ubicada en el Municipiode Muleg•, B.C.S. Diario de la Federaci6n 1729(22):2-27. Huey, L. 1927. The birdlife of San Ignacioand Pondlagoons on the westerncoast of Lower California. Condor 29:239-243. Reitherman,B., and Storrer, J. 1981. A preliminaryreport on the reproductive biologyand ecology of theWhale Island Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) population, San IgnacioLagoon, Baja CaliforniaSur, M•xico. Unpublishedreport to the WesternFoundation of VertebrateZoology, 1100 GlendonAve., Suite 1407, Los Angeles,CA 90024, U.S.A. Accepted21 April 1993 266 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Current Research 2019–2020 This Year’S Cover Features a Photograph of Gulf Cordgrass Being Treated with Prescribed Fire
    © Jose S. Avila-Sanchez Current Research 2019–2020 This year’s cover features a photograph of gulf cordgrass being treated with prescribed fire. When mature, gulf cordgrass is considered poor forage for livestock and fair for wildlife. Prescribed burning improves the nutritional quality of gulf cordgrass and allows room for other grasses and forbs to grow. Editors Alan M. Fedynich, Ph.D. and Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, Ph.D. Reports in this issue of Current Research often represent preliminary analyses, and interpretations may be modified once additional data are collected and examined. Therefore, these reports should not be cited in published or non-published works without the approval of the appropriate investigator. Use of trade names does not infer endorsement of product by Texas A&M University-Kingsville. December 2020 Report of Current Research September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020 Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas Dr. Mark A. Hussey Dr. Lou Reinisch President Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Allen Rasmussen Dr. Shad D. Nelson Vice President for Research and Graduate Dean Studies Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr. David G. Hewitt Leroy G. Denman, Jr. Endowed Director of Wildlife Research CKWRI Advisory Board Chad Auler David W. Killam* Ellen B. Randall Gus T. Canales Mason D. King Barry Coates Roberts T. Dan Friedkin Chris C. Kleberg Stuart W. Stedman Henry R. Hamman Tio Kleberg Ben F. Vaughan, III Jeff Hildebrand C. Berdon Lawrence Bryan Wagner Karen Hunke Tim Leach Charles A.
    [Show full text]
  • Prison Magazine List Texas
    Texas Prison Approved Magazines March 2020 ReqDate Publication MoDayYr Volume Number 2/1/2008 0:00 N74 Winter 2008 N13 8/26/2016 0:00 Teoria Del Mim Inviernode 1996 N1 5/19/2015 0:00 '68 Bad Sign One Shot 04/15 11/13/2013 0:00 '68 Hallowed Ground 11/13 1/14/2015 0:00 '68 Homefront 12/14 N4 12/19/2014 0:00 '68 Homefront 11/14 N3 10/9/2014 0:00 '68 Homefront 09/14 N1 11/26/2014 0:00 '68 Homefront 10/14 N2 8/18/2014 0:00 '68 Rule of War 07/14 N4 4/30/2014 0:00 '68 Rule of War 04/14 N1 7/10/2014 0:00 '68 Rule of War 05/14 N2 8/26/2014 0:00 '68 V1: Better Run Through the Jungle 2013 V1 8/26/2014 0:00 '68 V2: Scars 2013 V2 4/16/2015 0:00 '68: Jungle Jim: Guts n' Glory One-shot 03/15 2/19/2016 0:00 '68: Last Rites 01/16 N4 8/25/2015 0:00 '68: Last Rites 07/15 N1 10/21/2015 0:00 '68: Last Rites 09/15 N2 4/14/2008 0:00 ( 05/08 V12 N5 N125 1/23/2008 0:00 - voice N78 4/9/2009 0:00 0-60 Winter 2009 7/1/2010 0:00 0-60F Summer 2010 2/20/2009 0:00 002 Houston 02/09 V11 V122 2/20/2009 0:00 002 Houston 01/09 V11 V121 4/12/2012 0:00 002 Houston 01/12 V14 N157 4/19/2013 0:00 002 Houston 04/13 V15 N172 4/12/2012 0:00 002 Houston 02/12 V14 N158 10/29/2010 0:00 51 12/08 N17 7/6/2009 0:00 9 09/09 V38 N9 9/28/2017 0:00 1 World (Hip Hop Underground Magazine) 2017/2018 N3 11/13/2014 0:00 1-800-Homeopathy Catalog 11/14 3/7/2012 0:00 10-4 03/12 V19 N9 9/26/2011 0:00 10-4 10/11 V19 N4 4/3/2012 0:00 10-4 Magazine *AL* 04/12 V19 N10 11/14/2014 0:00 100 Bullets 03/08 N87 11/14/2014 0:00 100 Bullets 11/07 N85 !1 11/14/2014 0:00 100 Bullets 05/05 N59 11/14/2014 0:00 100
    [Show full text]
  • Paul Brooks Management
    AJW Landscaping 910-271-3777 Clearing the way for Santa and all season long! Mulching-Raking-Mowing-Pruning December 15 - 21, 2018 Weatherizing Plants - Salting- Shoveling Licensed – Insured Time crimes 910 276 7474 | 877 829 2515 12780 S Caledonia Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352 serving Scotland County and surrounding areas Brandon Routh stars in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” We Deliver! Pricing Plans Available Refer a friend programs available Joy Jacobs, Store Manager 234 E. Church Street Laurinburg, NC 910-277-8588 www.kimbrells.com Page 2 — Saturday, December 15, 2018 — Laurinburg Exchange The battle rages on: Travel through time with ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ By Francis Babin Over the years, DC has earned a TV Media reputation for its dark, grim and ultra-serious films such as the re- he holiday season is shaping cent blockbusters “Man of Steel” Tup to be a real treat for comic (2013) and “Batman v Superman: book lovers and superhero fans. Dawn of Justice” (2016). Yet the This month alone we will see company has taken a completely “Spider-Man: Into the Spider- different approach for its televi- Verse,” “Once Upon a Deadpool” sion properties. Unlike Ben Af- and DC Comics’ “Aquaman” hit fleck’s brooding (and extremely the big screen. While Spidey and violent) Batman, the heroes seen others dominate the cineplexes, in the Arrowverse, and especially relax, catch up with your favorite in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” small-screen heroes and enjoy are fun, quippy, flashy and abso- some out-of-this-world action as lutely over the top. they continue their battle against Week after week, the time- the most dangerous criminals in traveling misfits visit new and fas- the universe in an episode of cinating places like Victorian Lon- “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” air- don and 17th-century feudal Ja- ing Monday, Dec.
    [Show full text]
  • Clyde Mcphatter & Bonus
    Clyde McPhatter & Bonus The Great R&B Files (# 12 of 12) Updated February 2, 2019 An R&B Pioneers Series Special Feature: Clyde McPhatter - the Original Soul Star Presented by Claus Röhnisch The R&B Pioneers Series Volume Twelve of twelve The R&B Pioneers Series: find them all at The Great R&B-files Created by Claus Röhnisch http://www.rhythm-and-blues.info BONUS FEATURES: - Ink Spots (grandfathers of ”Doo Wop”) - Combat Jet Aircraft and Top Interests North American X-15 - El Coyote (pulp character) FF: June 8, 1959 (USA) - JLA (Justice League of America) comics I: Sept 1959 Max speed: Mach 6:72 B: 3 (of which 1 was lost) - From Joel Whitburn’s Top 10 R&B Hits S: retired in December 1968 page 1 (52) http://www.rhythm-and-blues.info Clyde McPhatter & Bonus 2 http://www.rhythm-and-blues.info Clyde McPhatter & Bonus Clyde McPhatter – the Original Soul Star *near Durham, North Carolina 1932 (raised in Teaneck, New Jersey) ±New York City, 1972 Introduction The R&B Pioneers Series Volume Twelve (of twelve) Although Clyde McPhatter is not featured as a solo act in “The R&B Pioneer Series Top 30 Favorites” special edition, he sure is to be recognized as one of the most important pioneers of all, and he was absolutely the first “Soul Star”, paving the way for Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Nolan Strong, Dee Clark, Sammy Turner, Marv Johnson, Smokey Robinson, the second generation Drifters, and James Brown et al (with probably only Roy Brown as the forerunner).
    [Show full text]
  • Silly Coyote: Tricksters Are for Kids! Trickster Stories from the American West
    Silly Coyote: Tricksters are for Kids! Trickster Stories from the American West David Ostheimer Introduction “The West” - Ask a first grader what this means and he may mention the cardinal direction. Most likely he will look at you and shrug his shoulders. Ask about “The American West” and you will continue to get blank stares. Native Americans? If it is after Thanksgiving, first graders will eagerly say that they were the Pilgrims’ friends. Indians? The Indian students will proudly raise their hands. Cowboys? Everyone knows they wear those cowboy hats and boots. The Spanish and Mexicans? What do they have to do with The American West? When I was a child we played “Cowboys and Indians”. We knew who John Wayne was; he was a cowboy. We saw him in movies on Saturday afternoon television. He wore a ten-gallon hat, carried six-shooters and rode a horse. Indians wore buckskin pants, war paint on their faces and feathers in their headdresses. They also had war cries and scalped people. At Halloween, you would see both cowboys and Indians. Today, country music (not country and western) stars wear cowboy hats and American Indians are pretty much absent from popular culture. Our students have no cultural references from which to draw background knowledge. Our Delaware Social Studies curriculum does not explicitly mention Native Americans until fourth grade.i Depending on their teacher, students may get some information on Native Americans as part of Columbus Day or Thanksgiving activities but explicit, targeted instruction is not prioritized. The American West and/or the pioneer experience may be explored as part of a unit on comparing communities, past and present, but again this instruction, if given, takes place in later grades.
    [Show full text]
  • Fort Union National Monument Ethnographic Overview and Assessment
    Fort Union National Monument Ethnographic Overview and Assessment Report Prepared By: Dr. Joseph P. Sánchez Dr. Jerry L. Gurulé Larry V. Larrichio Larry D. Miller March 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .............................................................................................................i FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT....................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 1 METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................... 1 PART I..................................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 4 HISPANIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ORDER ......... 7 AUXILIARY SERVICES: HISPANICS AS GUIDES, SPIES, TRAILERS, AND PACKERS ................. 12 HISPANICS AS COMANCHEROS AND CIBOLEROS..................................................................... 14 LABOR AT FORT UNION: HISPANICS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRADES ................................ 17 HISPANIC AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE NEEDS AT FORT UNION ............................. 18 HISPANICS AND OTHERS AS COMMERCIAL SUPPLIERS .........................................................
    [Show full text]
  • ANNOUNCEMENT from the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C
    ANNOUNCEMENT from the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20559- PUBLICATION OF LIST OF NOTICES OF INTENT TO ENFORCE COPYRIGHTS RESTORED UNDER THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT COPYRIGHT RESTORATION OF WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT; LIST IDENTIFYING COPYRIGHTS RESTORED UNDER THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT FOR WHICH NOTICES OF INTENT TO ENFORCE RESTORED COPYRIGHTS WERE FILED IN THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE The following excerpt is taken from Volume 61, Number 85 of the Federal Register for Wednesday, May 1, 1996 (pp. 19372-19388) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS D.C. 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. (ii) lack of subject matter protection in the Telefax: (202) 707-8366. case of sound recordings fixed before Copyright Office February 15, 1972; or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (iii) lack of national eligibility; and [Docket No. 96-1] Uruguay Round General Agreement on (D) has at least one author or rightholder Tariffs and Trade and the Uruguay Round who was, at the time the work was created, Copyright Restoration of Works In Agreements Act (URAA) (Pub.L.No. a national or domiciliary of an eligible Accordance With the Uruguay Round 103-465; 108 Stat. 4809 (1994)) provide country, and if published, was first published Agreements Act; List Identifying for the restoration of copyright in certain in an eligible country and not published in Copyrights Restored under the works that were in the public domain in the United States during the 30-day period Uruguay Round Agreements Act for the United States. Under a new section following publication in such eligible country. which Notices of Intent to Enforce 104A of title 171 of the United States Code Restored Copyrights Were Filed in the 17 U.S.C.
    [Show full text]
  • Filer Code List Sorted by Filer Name
    Entry Filer Code List by Filer Name 19 CFR 142.3a(c) U.S. Customs and Border Protection FILER-CODE FILER-NAME 8NJ 1 CLICK CUSTOMS INCORPORATED QE6 123 DISTRIBUTORS TZ1 138 INTERNATIONAL, INC. 92K 24/7 CUSTOMS INC. BGM 2ND EDISON INC. 8GV 361 USA INC BT1 3D INDUSTRIES INC. MMM 3M COMPANY 83Q 3P CUSTOMS CONSULTANTS, L.L.C. EFM 3V INC. KQ3 3V, INC. 8HY 4M WORLD BROKERS, INC. EUB 5.11, INC. EVM 5K LOGISTICS, INC. 97E 721 LOGISTICS LLC 8E6 88 SPIRITS CORPORATION 8FM A & A CUSTOMS BROKERAGE INC WFE A & A INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC. 038 A & A, LTD. MD1 A & B IMPORT EXPORT INC EFD A & B WIPER SUPPLY, INC. EH2 A & C IMPORT EXPORT SERVICES, INC. STS A & C INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS, LLC MW6 A & D BROKERAGE INC. F31 A & F INTL 8YW A & L CUSTOMS BROKERAGE LLC 722 A & M CUSTOMS BROKERS CO ADJ A & S ENTERPRISES LLC 498 A ALEXANDER LUCIOS 9HT A AUDIO 9X6 A BROKERAGE FIRM MH9 A CUSTOMS BROKERAGE, INC. 844 A J ELLIOT CO 504 A J MURRAY & CO INC J02 A K MEADOWS 416 A L FASE & CO BW0 A MICHAEL GRAY 551 A N DERINGER, INC. R52 A O SMITH CORP T37 A SCOTT BROADHURST PA7 A T & T INC B9T A&A ACTION CUSTOMS BROKERAGE, LLC SQ4 A&A CONTRACT CUSTOMS BROKERS USA 146 A&J CUSTOMS BROKERS, INC. 817 A. VILLARREAL M32 A. ZERTUCHE, JR., CHB 993 A.A. CUSTOMS BROKER INC WHA A.B.I. FILER-CODE FILER-NAME AXB A.B.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Some Reflections on the Language Of
    “Some Reflections on the Language of Clandestine Migration on the Mexico-U.S. Border” by David Spener, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Anthropology Trinity University San Antonio, Texas U.S.A. [email protected] Paper prepared for presentation on June 11, 2009 at the XXVIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Panel CSM034, “Migration, Religion, and Language” Abstract In this paper I analyze the origins, usage, and connotations of a variety of official and colloquial terms in Spanish and English that are used routinely in the vernacular discourse about border crossings made by undocumented Mexican migrants to the United States. I focus especially on Spanish-language terms that are used to refer to migrants and the service providers they hire to help them reach their destinations in the United States, emphasizing the implications that the use of different terms has for the framing of the migration experience. Terms for migrants that I discuss in the paper include mojados, mojarras, patos, pollos, and alambristas. The names for migration facilitators that I discuss include traficantes, contrabandistas, bajadores, pasadores, pateros, polleros, and coyotes. In addition, I discuss some of ways in which these terms relate to one another in the discourse of clandestine migration. Key words: human smuggling undocumented migration border studies Mexico folklore In my study of the clandestine border-crossing experiences of Mexican migrants over the last decade or so, I have been struck at the creativity, complexity, and rhetorical richness of lexicon that has arisen as a way of talking about these experiences.
    [Show full text]
  • Vascular Plants of the High Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico: an Annotated Checklist Robert F
    Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany Volume 28 | Issue 1 Article 2 2010 Vascular Plants of the High Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico: an Annotated Checklist Robert F. Thorne Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California Reid V. Moran San Diego Museum of Natural History Herbarium, San Diego, California Richard A. Minnich University of California, Riverside Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Botany Commons, and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons Recommended Citation Thorne, Robert F.; Moran, Reid V.; and Minnich, Richard A. (2010) "Vascular Plants of the High Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico: an Annotated Checklist," Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany: Vol. 28: Iss. 1, Article 2. Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso/vol28/iss1/2 Aliso, 28, pp. 1–50 ’ 2010, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE HIGH SIERRA SAN PEDRO MA´ RTIR, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST ROBERT F. THORNE,1 REID V. MORAN,2,4 AND RICHARD A. MINNICH3 1Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711-3157, USA ([email protected]); 2San Diego Museum of Natural History Herbarium, PO Box 1390, San Diego, California 92112, USA; 3Department of Earth Sciences 036, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0423, USA ([email protected]) ABSTRACT The Sierra San Pedro Ma´rtir (SSPM) is the highest mountain range in Baja California, Mexico, the summit of Picacho del Diablo peak attaining 3095 meters. An annotated checklist describes the vascular flora of the SSPM high country, defined here as above 1800 m.
    [Show full text]
  • Diego Valor, Un Cómic Olvidado
    ÁREA ABIERTA Nº 11. JULIO 2005. Referencia: AA11.0507.57 “DIEGO VALOR, UN CÓMIC OLVIDADO. Autor: Santiago Sánchez González PARTE I Brigadas del espacio El epígrafe que hemos situado como encabezamiento, corresponde al título de la película del holandés Paul Verhoeven, director cinematográfico de controvertida carrera. En sus inicios fue uno de los autores que veían su obra estudiada por universitarios de los años setenta, dentro de los circuitos de Arte y Ensayo y cuyo trabajo, por entones en ciernes, era motivo de comentarios y críticas que le convertían en una posibilidad de pasar a engrosar las filas del llamado “cine de autor”, que por aquel entonces era una especie de pasaporte para le eternidad. En este sentido cabe recordar su hoy bastante olvidada Delicias turcas (Turk fruti, 1973), en la que podía verse a un actor que iba para grande del cine y que, sin embargo, se quedó en el camino, nos referimos al “replicante” Rutger Hauer. El transcurrir de los años hizo que quien parecía sería un director de selectas minorías, se trasladase a Estados Unidos de América. Y allí se convirtiese en uno de los autores más comerciales del cine de Hollywood. Robocop (1987) o, sobre todo Instinto Básico (Basic Instinct, 1992), hicieron de él alguien famoso y a quien los ejecutivos de las “Majors” le reconocían su mérito. Eso no impidió batacazos monumentales a posteriori, como fue Showgirls (1995) y que se le empezase a cuestionar. En 1997 realizó Starship Troopers, es decir el título de nuestro epígrafe. Una aventura espacial de soldados contra máquinas y arácnidos gigantescos, dirigidos éstos por una masa cerebral magmática y oculta, donde la violencia ocupaba un puesto preponderante en la puesta en escena de la película.
    [Show full text]
  • Jumbo Squid (Dosidicus Gigas), Studies from Mexico
    Jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas), studies from Mexico. Fishery, Ecology & Climate Salinas-Zavala C.A. & CIBNOR-Jumbo-Squid-Team: S. Camarillo-Coop, A. Mejia-Rebollo, R. Rosas-Luis, J. Ramos-Castillejos, R. Ramírez-Rojo, D Arizmendi, G. Bazzino, N. Dimaté & U. Markaida-Aburto. [email protected] Honolulu, Hawaii, nov. 2006 OUTLINE •FISHERY. •Geographical context. Transition Climate Zone •Landings & Retrospective •Socioeconomics aspects •ECOLOGY. •Gulf of California Studies •Populations structure variability •Juveniles studies •West Coast of Baja & California Current Studies •Adults Spatial Distribution •Growth & Age •Feeding •Paralarvae collected •CLIMATE •ENSO vs. Spatial distribution changes •Biological Action Centers (BAC´S) •Some indicators of parallelisms between south/north hemispheres •REMARCKS FISHERY Fishery Geographic context Oceanic thermic condition Transition Zone High interannual variability Fishery Fishing i n west Landings (t) Landings &Retrospective 100,000 120,000 140,000 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 coast 0 1971 1974 Artisanal period 1977 1980 Japanese exploring 1983 1986 No fishing period 1989 La Niña 88-89 1992 Exploring west coast El Niño conditions 1995 1998 El Niño 97-98 La Niña 99-00 2001 2004 2005 El Niño 03-04 2007 Period high abundance Fishery Socioeconomics aspects Populations dynamics scarce knowledge. Fourth fishery in Mexico. Employs more than 3,500 fishermens in the Northwest Mexico. Mantain the fishery industry active & create parallel industries. Beneficious for the regional people. High potential to development add value industry. Fishery Socioeconomics aspects Table I. Nominal & Real average price of Jumbo Squid in Guaymas for 1995 and 2003 Pangas Ships 1995 2003 1995 2003 Average nominal price 1.33 1.32 1.43 1.64 Average real price* 0.81 0.34 0.86 0.43 Price of 2003 equivalent to 1.7 2.6 1995 *Deflactation used Index of products-prices from Bank of Mexico 1994=0.
    [Show full text]