Sparrows Davis Mountains
Here’s a short sparrow quiz from the Davis Mountains. Can you do it without references?

Here’s a short sparrow quiz from the Davis Mountains. Can you do it without references?

Eric and I made a little side trip to the Rio Grande Valley to get the most common bird neither of us had on our life lists for Texas. Anyone want to ID Mr Scruffy here?
Started off my morning here in Davis Mountains with some bad iphone pix of Montezuma Quail. Then did a walk on roads south of Davis Mountains — glad to hear lots of singing birds and see water where I’ve not seen it before!!! And finally I thought these (tentatively IDed) Velvet Mites were interesting and…
Few friends from the Trans-Pecos recently.
I just can’t stop !!
And here are some additional pix from Davis Mountains in August 2023.
Here’s a bird for ID. Davis Mountains. August 2023.