Here’s a few from High Island and east Texas trip, also a stop at Attwater.
The Longspur put on a closeup show — landing at my feet and foraging unconcerned for 10 birders. The rail also waltzed out practically between our feet!
Thanks to all the participants for being such good-natured birding compadres and to Eric for his calm and humorous leadership!! And thanks for singing ya’ll!!!
A few from Galveston
Favorite Photos Here are a few I liked. I was pleased to find a Little Gull to get my gull-fix in !! Little Gull Friends !! I really enjoy the 2 groups of birders that Eric and I bird with on this annual trip!! Shorebirds Warblers and woodland passerines are only part of the fun…
Found and error in previous post on Warbler migration. Nashville is a Circum-gulf migrant, which makes sense for what was already cluttering my head
At the end of this group of photos is a super cool pix by Suzie Haas McCann taken on our visit to Anahuac NWR last week (WARNING: the last pix contains a dead bird, somewhat graphic).
Attwater NWR As usual, I started my High Island adventure for 2025 with a visit to Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR. Also per usual, no Prairie Chickens!! However the singing Dickcissels were everywhere!! I was especially interested to see a group of about 25 Dickcissels all within about 20 yards of each other and all singing…
Here’s a comparison of Semipalmated with a Least. So I think we can see actual black legs here on this sandpiper. It’s a short-winged bird; wings are just atop tail. Bill is short and pretty straight. Overall coloration is fairly pale, not brown. Baird’s and Least are brown-hued birds. Both also have a chest coloration…
