Northern Shrike
Virginia and I went to Granger and saw this little guy (previously reported)

Virginia and I went to Granger and saw this little guy (previously reported)

Was able to see this lifer reported at Hooks woods on recent trip to High Island. Not many lifer left for me on our annual High Island trip.
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…
With North wind coming on I decided to go watch for migrants at Granger Lake. I was not disappointed!!
This dude was apparently briefly in Texas. NPR Article
Anybody else see this cool local visitor?
Distant Snail Kite you may have heard of at Lake Sommerville SP this morning. Only 144 species or so more to go in Texas.