Several franklin's gulls were out on the beach with the terns on the McFaddin Refuge beach access. They were bullied by the larger laughing gulls and even royal terns. http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860274 However, the bullying stopped when one of the franklin's pulled out and waved its razor blade at the larger birds. http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860275 Tired cattle egrets were resting among the terns http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860273 A couple of early white-rumped sandpipers were in the pools http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860250 Along with semipalmated plovers http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860255 Numbers of stilt sandpipers were in the pools. They feed differently than the dowitchers and appear to look before they poke http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860247 Most kept their heads down http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860246 Semipalmated sandpipers were calling and chasing http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860243 and showed off their semipalmations http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860242 Lesser yellowlegs have no palmations http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860239 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860238 Dunlin are getting red back feathers and black belly feathers http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860237 http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860236 None of the local dowitchers had many spring feathers yet http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/149860240 All of the birds can be browsed from http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/inbox -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx 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
