Lawn Ornaments
Allan and I had distant looks at lawn ornaments in Port Aransas yesterday.
Shorebird Class Field Trip to Corpus 2022
What a great trip to the coast with the 2022 TAS Shorebird Class!!! Highlights for me were the Aplomado falcons and Elegant Tern (life bird!!), as well as the good company of bird nerds !!
Kelp Gull
An apparent adult Kelp Gull found at Brownsville landfill this morning. Landfill access as below.
Double-crested Cormorant
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Harlequin Ducks Yes
Allan and I made a successful trip to Corpus yesterday for the famous Harlequin Ducks.
Harlequin Ducks NO
Virginia and I made a quick trip to corpus yesterday for 3 gulls and a duck. Our score on target birds? 0 for 4!! But none the less a great day!!! Especially seeing these early migrants under perfect lighting conditions, in leafless trees at eye level!! DOWN WITH WOBBLER-NECK !!!! (new bumper sticker?)
Gulls in Corpus
Here are the gulls we did see. Can you ID without your book?
Hawk Watch Corpus Christi
With good reports the night before, I ran down to the Corpus hawkwatch yesterday. It was a good morning, not epic, but good.!! Broadwinged hawks were lifting off when I got there and I enjoyed nice low altitude views for 30-40 minutes. Kettles streamed over periodically while I was there from 8:30 to 11;30. I…