Reimer’s Ranch
Birded Reimer’s Ranch with Virginia and Eric yesterday. Eric got his chair stuck in sand, but I was able to jack the chair up and get him on his way again. (Shot of Plumbeous V in action by Virginia Rose).
Mr Cooper
Here’s a courtship or territorial display of the Cooper’s Hawk. He climbed higher and higher and spread white feathers at the base of the tail, then very deliberately flapped wings up all the way , then all the way down. Cool sight to see!! LE Woods picnic grounds, Davis Mountains, 3/17/25.
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egrets don’t always dance around crazily. Note bi-colored bill. Corpus 2/24/25.
Ready for High Island
Indeed!!!
Melanistic WW Dove
Interesting melanistic White-winged Dove this afternoon in the yard. Article on Melanism
Houston Audubon Patch
If you’re going to High Island this year you can order your patch here: 2025 Patch The Story of the Houston Audubon Patch
Bulletin of TOS
The Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) just came out. It includes the annual report by the Texas Birds Records Committee (TBRC) which includes the following: “The TBRC accepted 4 first state records in 2024: Tufted Duck, Yellow-footed Gull, Gray-collared Becard, and Southern Lapwing. In addition, Cory’s Shearwater was split into Cory’s Shearwater and…
Rufous-backed Robin Junction
Last week Virginia and I made the trip out to S. Llano SP for the Rufous-backed Robin that’s been hanging out there. We were 95% sure we heard it, but it never came into water feature on that chilly and gray day. So I went back on 2/17/25 and got the full treatment. In addition…
Sparrowfest & Golden-crowned Sparrow
Completed my 15th Sparrowfest yesterday, which was the 20th overall for the event. Sparrow numbers remain low in CenTex, but we still managed about 16 species for the group including Lark Bunting and Brewer’s Sparrow. In the afternoon we made the 30 minute drive to Inks Lake to try for the Golden-crowned Sparrow that’s been…