Forster’s & Black Terns Hornsby
Talk to me Apone”

Talk to me Apone”

Egret/Heron Quiz answers. How’d you do?
4th time was a charm for me with the Pacific-slope flycatcher in Texas. Staked out the area with about 5 other birders for 2.5 hours and he made a brief appearance. Then I waited another 90 minutes to try for unobscured pix. He made one more appearance and this is the best I got (he’s…
I’m not at home, but neighbor asking me about “ those birds flying over in V formation “ = Sandhills. Eyes to the skies!! And ears!! My favorite sound!!!
Here’s the first bird I laid eyes on at Hornsby this morning. And another I finally got some decent pix of.
Made a short visit to Hornsby this morning to check conditions for Shorebird class. It doesn’t seem that the hard rain of Monday hit Hornsby. Drying beds are dry (and full of brush). But pond 1W had ample shorebird habitat, in the form of floating mats — as much as I’ve ever seen. There were…
Thanks to Terry for letting me know about this Red-necked Phalarope at Hornsby. I re-found it at noon today.