Feather Abrasion
Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.

Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.

Someone just reported another gull from our “uncommon 7” list. Hoping a B3er will find one this winter!!
Am I prophetic?
Several first of season for me today at my place. Cranes, w throat sparrow, hermit thrush, mr Lincoln, spot towhee and just now woodcock. It don’t hurt much
We have at least 3 rufous hummers at our Fort Davis place. The notch in R2 (2nd tail feather (retrices) from the middle) in one of the pix is diagnostic. Full adult male just showed up!! (more pix to come)
Plus I was visited by an angel!!
Thought I’d do at least 1 High Island warm-up post. This time a brief reminder on the 12 regular Texas vireos. Plus 1 rarity. The 1st key to vireos is their song!! Learn it!! Most are quite distinctive, the exception being the 3 in the Solitary Vireo complex. The photos below tell most of the…