Gulls Corpus Christi
Here’s a few more pix from Kelp chase. Anyone is welcome to ID.
Kelp Gull YES
I had a great time on the 29th communing with a visiting celebrity in Corpus Christi!! If you haven’t heard, this is a Kelp Gull born about 1 year ago in the southern hemisphere (South America most likely). Very impressive bill (compared to Herring in pic).
Short-billed Gull White Rock Lake NO
Hearing tell of a Short-billed Gull at White Rock Lake, Lance and I conducted a stake-out this morning for a couple of hours. No luck on Shorty, but always a pleasure to study gulls — especially since I added two first of season gulls to my season list. (I forgot my camera in Austin so…
Davis Mountains & Mountain Plover
I spent the last week in Davis Mountains. Here’s a few locals. Having heard of 88 mountain plovers near San Angelo, I detoured that direction on the way home and found about a dozen on a cold and rainy morning. Nice turf farm there on Susan Peak road. See map below if you want to…
Black Noddy NO Port Aransas
Lance and I dipped on our target in corpus yesterday: Black noddy, but got better looks at lawn ornaments.
Black-whiskered Vireo High Island
Was able to see this lifer reported at Hooks woods on recent trip to High Island. Not many lifer left for me on our annual High Island trip.
Shorebird Field Trip Corpus Christi 2024
Eric, Lance and I led the Shorebird Class to Corpus over the last weekend. I had a great time with highlights for me being: “That’s him!!!” (IDing the long-staying Glaucous Gull in mid-air at 65 mph on the JFK causeway), Identifying grass-pipers at the sod farms with the class at about ½ mile distant (definitely…
Greater Prairie Chicken
Here’s a few stills of this charismatic species.
Greater Prairie Chickens
Enjoyed some quality time with Greater (Attwater) Prairie Chickens in Goliad County yesterday on a Birdathon trip!! Thanks to Carol Ray and Chris Gunther for organizing and inviting me along!!! Also thanks to our guides — land and transaction experts from The Nature Conservancy — who provided much interesting discussion!! (Video is slightly slowed to…
Glaucous Size Corpus Christi
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!!