[texbirds] Re: Wilson's, Mississippi, and Sandhills on Galv Is <- CORRECTION
- From: Monte <monte.phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 06:51:01 -0600
As two people noted almost immediately, that Mississippi Kite AIN'T!
It's a White-tailed Kite.
Thanks to those who caught this. That is why I try to post pics. I and
the wife are just learning, and having errors caught early makes the
curve a lot flatter. ;)
On 1/12/2014 5:56 AM, Monte wrote:
> Headed for Galveston Island in a 'London fog' Saturday morning. Was
> worth the wait for it to burn off though.
> Not a high amount of activity, but what their was was great.
>
> Fog hadn't yet cleared when we ran into the Wilson's Snipe along 8
> Mile rd.
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZGhLLrIWHx6A9u3LINA1ONMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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> Nothing but birders and warblers at Lafitte's cove, but along Stewart
> rd, just before Settegast were a half dozen Sandhill Cranes about a
> 100yds in. They held a short dance contest for us, but we had to wait
> for better light to take a decent picture. On down Settegast there
> were prov\bably 100-150 of them about a 14 mi or so north of the road.
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fp5SrTN18IMRlg8uS3sPANMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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> After that we went on to Galveston Is SP, and found a couple of
> Mississippi Kites working the South grasslands.
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NUAYw7meMcRD_lzOSv8kitMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/V7M7zsHZDrkXNbyhYCklctMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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--
Monte
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
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