Thanks to this refreshing cold front (even I was getting overwhelmed by the 90% humidity and blasting sun), Quinta Mazatlan was hopping with birds this morning. A nice number of 53 species were present, with the highlights being the 13 species of warbler (including personal highlights of Prothonotary, Blackburnian, and Worm-eating). Besides an nice influx of birds, the mushrooms are going crazy too. Well worth a trip out to a park if you're in the LRGV about now. Full list below, as well as a link to Quinta's blog post (some photos and none-too technical text). http://quintamazatlan.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/bird-walk-9-21-13/ Quinta Mazatlan WBC (LTC 063), Hidalgo, US-TX Sep 21, 2013 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 53 species (+2 other taxa) Plain Chachalaca 12 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 White-winged Dove 24 Inca Dove 4 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Common Pauraque 1 Chimney Swift 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 13 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 6 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 3 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 8 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 3 Empidonax sp. 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Great Kiskadee 4 Tropical Kingbird 1 Couch's Kingbird 1 White-eyed Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Green Jay 3 Purple Martin 2 Barn Swallow 15 Black-crested Titmouse 5 Carolina Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Swainson's Thrush 1 Clay-colored Thrush 3 Curve-billed Thrasher 3 Long-billed Thrasher 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 1 Worm-eating Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 4 Nashville Warbler 1 Hooded Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 3 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Olive Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 1 Great-tailed Grackle 1 Baltimore Oriole 2 Lesser Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 40 -- John Brush Edinburg, Texas Interpretive Guide Quinta Mazatlan WBC Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner