Snail Kite YES
Distant Snail Kite you may have heard of at Lake Sommerville SP this morning. Only 144 species or so more to go in Texas.
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Yellow-headed Cara Cara YES
Here’s the target of my trip to Galveston — Yellow headed Cara Cara. Like the Kelp Gull he’s up from South America.
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…
I Am Bat Falcon
Bat Falcon — That’s him on top of the telephone pole just left of the water tower. Got him after about 15 micro-seconds of very dedicated and difficult searching. We saw the Social Flycatcher too, but all my pix (from the scrum) were of Kiss-Katies.
Latest TBRC Report 2021
Below is a summary of the records that the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) has reviewed and come to a decision on since June 24th, 2021. Accepted (47): 2020-123 – Ruddy Ground Dove (2) 29 Nov 2020 – 10 May 2021, west El Paso, El Paso County 2021-58 – Mexican Violetear (1) 22-24 May 2021,…
Gray Gull NO, Brownsville Dump YES
Spent monday and tuesday on a quick trip hoping for Gray Gull in the Rio Grande Valley. Didn’t find that gull, but always wanted to visit the famous City of Brownsville Dump !!!! Quite a sight!!!
Steller’s Sea Eagle
This dude was apparently briefly in Texas. NPR Article
