[texbirds] Bald Eagle over I-45 & Lafite's Cove yesterday
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- Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 11:38:44 -0400 (EDT)
Texbirders,
While driving north of I-45 near League City yesterday about 7:30 am, I
noticed a small raptor in pursuit of a larger raptor. They swooped down over
the freeway, and surprise, surprise, the larger raptor was a Bald Eagle!!
My gaze did not linger on the smaller raptor, but guessing by size, I
would say either a Cooper's Hawk, or a Red Shouldered.
Birded Lafite's Cove from 5 -6:30 pm where I saw one Worm-eating, 2
Magnolia warblers, 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and two Eastern Wood-pewees. A
female photographer asked if I could Id a warbler she had just photographed.
Her
photo captured all the field marks on a Canada Warbler! But sadly, I never
refound it.
Another note about Lafite's Cove: after all other birders had left the
first drip, I walked upon a grey and white cat positioning itself to pounce.
I shooed it away until I couldn't see it. Another reason to keep birding
in May!
Stennie Meadours
San Leon
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