This morning I made a quick visit to Delta Lake County Park, along Rte 88 north
of Monte Alto, Hidalgo Co. If anyone needs Brown-headed Cowbird for the year or
month, now is the time!
Best regards,
Tim Brush
Edinburg, TX
Delta Lake (LTC 008), Hidalgo, Texas, US Aug 19, 2016 10:04 AM - 10:28 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Comments: sunny, breezy and warm--drove around north loop, watching
cowbirds mainly
13 species
Great Egret 1 along canal
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 2
Common Nighthawk 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2
Great Kiskadee 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1 heard only
Barn Swallow 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Starling 1 with cowbirds
Great-tailed Grackle 8 loosely with cowbirds
Bronzed Cowbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 240 mixture of adult males and females, with some
molting juvs.--foraging for bugs--these large numbers are typical for Delta
Lake at this time of year
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