Lucifer
At Davis Mountains Cabin (The Land).
Broad-billed Hummer
This guys been such a treat!!! Broad-billed hummer — a lifer on May 21. (video slowed slightly for better viewing)
Radar Birding
Eric and I had an interesting time during April watching the radar for birds and especially cold fronts that might mean a fallout. I may be wrong, but I think this radar depiction shows migrating birds (light blue) and then an approaching cold front (April 20, 2025). The birds seem to shy away from the…
High Island 2025 (April/May) Part 1
Attwater NWR As usual, I started my High Island adventure for 2025 with a visit to Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR. Also per usual, no Prairie Chickens!! However the singing Dickcissels were everywhere!! I was especially interested to see a group of about 25 Dickcissels all within about 20 yards of each other and all singing…
Little Gull Rollover Pass 4/30/25
I was very happy this Little Gull showed up for about 20 minutes at Rollover Pass as I was watching terns. First time I’ve seen one since 1998. Unfortunately no one else was present!
Cin-Ty Lee Empid Talk
Anyone who missed Cin Ty Lee’s talk on Empids you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_bqVZaYqw I’m about to watch
Cin-Ty Lee on Empids
Cin ty Lee (co-author of Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees) will be doing a webinar on Texas Empids on May 9th, 8:00 pm. Attached is his post on Texbirds facebook page. Register here if interested: https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/…/sB8KZi2XR3eXKeKXcEyGdQ…
Little Gull
Gulls wander !!!! I was extremely pleased on recent trip to Bolivar Peninsula when this 2nd cycle Little Gull wandered in as I was watching terns at Rollover Pass!!! He stayed for about 15 minutes while I documented him in every way I could think of. This is what makes Gulling so fun; finding the…
Hornsby Shorebirds
Saw some rain coming yesterday so headed to Hornsby for another shorebird and migrant fix!! Lots of White-rumped Sand, a flyby of 3 Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalm plovers, beautiful breeding plumage phalaropes, Dowitchers, and Stilt sands and the first time to ever see all 5 peeps on the same day!! Also lots of wet swallows, migrating…