Brown Booby
Also took me about 30 seconds to add this Brown Booby in Aggieland a couple of weeks ago to my Texas list. Only bird on the lake.
Same trip as the Limpkin, I was on a roll!!! 60 seconds of birding and added 2.

Also took me about 30 seconds to add this Brown Booby in Aggieland a couple of weeks ago to my Texas list. Only bird on the lake.
Same trip as the Limpkin, I was on a roll!!! 60 seconds of birding and added 2.

Last Glaucous pix for a bit!! I usually think of the Herring as a BIG GULL!! But I was impressed with the Glaucous next to the Herrings and Laughings!!
Fall migration is in the air! Dickcissels and at least 4 upland sandpipers going over on this morning’s walk.
Here’s a reminder for Eastern Empids. Any one want to reevaluate the Empid I had at Dacha?
Plus I was visited by an angel!!
On Meadowlark ID from Mr. Sibley Link to David A. Sibley Article
Here’s a reminder of 3 field marks for Downy v Hairy Woodpecker. 1 Small black bars on outer tail feathers (Downy). All white for Hairy. 2) Bill shorter than the width of the head (Downy). Hairy is much larger bill, comparable to width of head. 3) Red on back of head on male Downy uninterrupted…