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Anybody birding tomorrow? 4/18/22

Anybody birding tomorrow? 4/18/22

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A cool sight this morning: 200 or so cattle egret on Thaxton road south of McKinney falls SP.
Since I’m going to attempt to teach a few gulls next class here’s a reminder: it’s about time to be on the lookout (and listen-out) for franklin’s gulls. They migrate from prairie nesting sites To west coast of South America. Right over cen Tex. Also listen for another iconic sound of fall migration—Sandhill cranes!!
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Migration over next few days looks good!! Fingers crossed for the Corpus trip!!
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…