Rufous Hummingbird
I just can’t stop !!
Rufous Hummingbird
Adult male Rufous.
Rufous Hummingbird
We have at least 3 rufous hummers at our Fort Davis place. The notch in R2 (2nd tail feather (retrices) from the middle) in one of the pix is diagnostic. Full adult male just showed up!! (more pix to come)
Hornsby Shorebirds
15 Species of shorebird at Hornsby this morning. Here’s a Quiz bird for Shorebird class.
Least Flycatcher
Had 3 Least Flycatchers giving their “whit” calls in a loose flock this morning at my place (The Dacha). (Pix from last winter).
Lake Buchanan Cedar Point
Spent 3.5 hours at Cedar Point on Lake Buchanan this morning. 40 species total including 5 Tri-colored herons and a Bushtit. 10 species of shorebirds including 3 new ones for the fall shorebird season: Marbled Godwit, Black-bellied Plover and Greater Yellowlegs. Conditions look pretty good there for shorebirds. I had 5 flocks of peeps fly…
LA Birder Webinars
I’ve watched a number of these webinars from Los Angeles Birders. There’s one coming up on August 8 that looks interesting. Or you can find one that interests you in their archives. Grand Challenges at the Frontiers of Bird Science LA Birder Webinars
Leucistic Barn Swallow Hornsby
This was cool at Hornsby this morning!!
Dove Chick Gets Schooled
It’s a cold cruel world out there!!! This fledgling WWDO keeps approaching apparently random adults to be fed. Some move away with an irritated air, but others give him a bop with powerful wings!! There’s seed on the ground but he hasn’t figured it out yet. I’ll keep watching.
Good News/Bad News
Good news/bad news from my first trip to Hornsby during fall migration. Good: Fall migration is here!!! Good: lots of floating mud habitat at Hornsby. Good: Lots of shorebirds — 1000 plus I estimated. Good: 9 species of shorebird. Good: temp is manageable from 6:30-10:00am or so. Good: lots of Stilt and whistle duck chicks….