Two young Least Bitterns were photographed this morning from the bench and picnic table area on Yellowthroat Loop that overlooks the resaca. Up to five young birds have been seen. Five adults were visible this morning. There is at least one nest with eggs that haven't hatched. https://picasaweb.google.com/rollingsoles/201267?authuser=0&feat=directlink -- Sherry Wilson Resident Park Host Resaca de la Palma State Park 1000 New Carmen Road Brownsville, TX 78521 956-350-2920 Bird Walks every Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Butterfly Walks every Sunday - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Night Hikes every Friday (must RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Thurs) - small fee Nature Tram Rides - Thursday thru Sunday http://www.facebook.com/resacadelapalma DIRECTIONS: The main entrance to Resaca de la Palma State Park is located on New Carmen Blvd. From Expressway 77/83, exit at Olmito, take FM 1732, follow for 2.5 miles; turn left at New Carmen Road; follow for 1.5 miles; shortly after the gravel hump in the road, turn left to enter the park. *Learn how you can help Texas State Parks:* http://bit.ly/sVdilb Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 4 Mottled Duck 3 Plain Chachalaca 8 Neotropic Cormorant 4 Least Bittern 7 Green Heron 4 Turkey Vulture 2 White-tailed Kite 1 Common Gallinule 4 American Coot 2 White-winged Dove 17 Mourning Dove 10 White-tipped Dove 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4 Groove-billed Ani 11 Common Nighthawk 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Great Kiskadee 6 Couch's Kingbird 15 White-eyed Vireo 4 Green Jay 12 Black-crested Titmouse 8 Verdin 1 Carolina Wren 4 Northern Mockingbird 9 Long-billed Thrasher 5 Common Yellowthroat 1 Olive Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Great-tailed Grackle 34 Bronzed Cowbird 6 Altamira Oriole 1