[texbirds-freelists] Re: [texbirds] La Paloma area, Cameron Co. (addendum)
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:58:42 -0500
Forgot to mention a singing House Wren...Seems sort of late for the Valley
....Or?.....B
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Piddled about mostly south of the border fence today on a project along
> the levees. Most of this was centered east and west of La Paloma and
> south of the fence. Hot and steamy.. A few FOY birds. Most notable a
> single White-rumped Sandpiper and a few other common migrants. I have
> never seen so many Tropical Kingbirds, in one 1/8th mile stretch we had
> Tropical, Western and Couch'a s plus Scissor-tailed. Tropicals are total
> trash birds here, and I can recall a time when folks piled into just a
> handful of places to see them....In areas, they out number the Couch's on
> the levees.
>
> Sort of a funny thing...I heard a call coming from the river, perhaps on
> the Mexican side that stopped me dead in my tracks, ...Heard it a second
> time and thought Collared Forest-Falcon!! Was getting pretty pumped up
> about it but eventually as we drew closer, realized it was just a distant
> Peacock. But it sure had me going for a bit.
>
> The woods along the levees were just saturated with birds but did not
> have time to spend on those. Heard a few Tyrannulets. Did not have a
> chance to look for migrants but there were loads of swallows going over.
>
> I will leave it to the local birders to comment on access to the levees
> for birders...Many openings remain awaiting gates. We encountered the
> Border Patrol several times and they were always polite once we stated our
> business there.
>
>
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca de los Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
>
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Brush Freeman
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