ID Davis Mountains
Here’s a bird for ID. Davis Mountains. August 2023.



Here’s a bird for ID. Davis Mountains. August 2023.



Got the Breeding Bird Survey near Marfa done for 2023 yesterday with my buddy Allan. It was a good year!! Many of the species that were down during drought seemed to have come back!!
Just back from a few days at Fort Davis. Stopped in at Sandia Wetlands (a nice stop just off I10) and Lake Balmorhea and had 9 species of shorebird. Killdeer, BN Stilt, Avocet, Wilson’s Phal, Spotted Sand, Western Sand (flyby), Upland Sand (several flyovers), Greater yellowlegs and my fav: fly right over the head 12…
Here’s a few of the regular crowd from the Davis Mountains.
Here’s a few denizens and scenes from the Davis mnts. this week. The warbler was our 70th species for the cabin!
So I watched this Lark Sparrow at L.E. Wood Picnic area in Davis Mnts for about 20 minutes. I couldn’t tell what he/she was up to until I checked the pix on PC. Gathering hairs!!!! For nesting I presume. What eyesight these critters have!!!
The dulcet tones of the Scott’s Oriole.