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Dipped (for the 5th time) on CAGU in Texas — the search continues. Meanwhile these guys are always nice to see.

Dipped (for the 5th time) on CAGU in Texas — the search continues. Meanwhile these guys are always nice to see.

Someone just reported another gull from our “uncommon 7” list. Hoping a B3er will find one this winter!!
On our scout trip Lance and I stopped at Davis Estates Road near Brazos Bend SP. I had heard about this location but never stopped before. It had the 2 things that gulls really love: water and landfill!!! We spent about an hour gazing upward at gulls!! Access to viewing the small lakes is poor…
Gulls class starts in 2 weeks !!! If you’re on the fence about gulls — Dive in!!! It’ll be a fun, learning experience !!
After the gull I drove 2 hours north from Amarillo (who knew there were still 2 hours of Texas north of Amarillo?) for the reported Pine Grosbeak — new for my Texas list. Spent about 20 minutes photographing this lovely bird.
First from Lake Balmorhea, 2nd from Choke Canyon Reservoir. ID?
Eric, Lance and I led the Shorebird Class to Corpus over the last weekend. I had a great time with highlights for me being: “That’s him!!!” (IDing the long-staying Glaucous Gull in mid-air at 65 mph on the JFK causeway), Identifying grass-pipers at the sod farms with the class at about ½ mile distant (definitely…