My last stop on my May 2022 birding trip through Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico, was Laguna Santa Maria del Oro. (The posts for this trip begin on July 2 if you wish to read them in order).
This volcanic lake is one of the most picturesque spots in all of Mexico, and one of my favorites!
I had one short morning to look for birds, and came across these:
The Masked Tityra ranges through much of Mexico, Central and South America. It is usually found in tropical and subtropical forest and adjacent semi-open areas with taller trees, which is exactly where this bird was found.

Though I was no longer in Sinaloa, it was here that I caught a glimpse of my life-bird Sinaloa Wren before it flew away:

The Red-billed Pigeon can be seen in the Rio Grande Valley, but is otherwise found only in Mexico and Central America. According to the Merlin app, it "tends to be fairly shy." I had seen them before during a previous trip to Laguna Santa Maria del Oro, but had not managed a photo. This bird perched high atop a tall tree, so I managed a distant photo:

The Lineated Woodpecker is a spectacular woodpecker of Mexico, Central and South America:
