Made a quick trip to check conditions at cedar point on lake buchanan this morning. Only had 2 killdeer and 4 very distant shorebirds. But the good news is conditions look pretty good for shorebirds later in the fall migration — we have shore!!! (meaning sand next to water). Had about 65 Great Egrets, a…
I have to laugh !! Article in The Guardian
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…
Davis Mountains in May. Can anyone ID?
After gulls and flysnatchers, I’m starting to think of shorebirds again! This pix didn’t make the cut in the TAS Greg Lasley photo contest, but it was one of my favorites I took during birdathon.
Are we in the doldrum days for birding in Texas? How do you get your birding fix during June and July? Here’s a couple of fascinating articles I ran across while working various arm-chair birding projects. The Doubtful Birder: Decision Making & Field Identification article David A. Sibley Article on Certainty in Sight Records
Something I just learned: male Bushtit dark eyes, female light.
And here’s a small challenge for you B3 grads (or anyone else): ID this bird and tell us why. What is the diagnostic field mark?
A few trans-Pecos birds.
Here’s a couple of pix I thought a little unusual. 2 male Vermillions on territory but amicably sitting close together — Maybe family? And 11 Blue Grosbeaks in a flock (not all pictured) – maybe migrating? I’ve never seen more than 2 together that I recall.
