Dacha Bird #148
Just added bird 148 at The Dacha: Western Meadowlark. (Note: I don’t have a pix of Western, this one’s an Eastern).

Just added bird 148 at The Dacha: Western Meadowlark. (Note: I don’t have a pix of Western, this one’s an Eastern).

Interesting Blue Jay vocalizations this morning in Hyde Park on my walk. 20-30 blue jays over a 100-125 yards were all making the same teedle call. Went on for over 5 minutes. Also some of the clicking or croaking noise they make. Since FB doesn’t have an easy way to add mp3 file, ill email…
These guys are pests to native species, but there is some interesting plumage this time of year.
Here are the gulls we did see. Can you ID without your book?
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 found this list of ABA countable introduced species helpful. Article at ABA