[texbirds] Fw: TEXAS CITY DIKE

From: "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:06:24 GMT
A wild (?) guess would be Pipevine Swallowtails.

Alan Wormington
Leamington, Ontario




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Subject: [texbirds] TEXAS CITY DIKE
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:03:19 -0400 (EDT)

I finally made it to the Texas City Dike today, for the first time since before 
Ike hit the area.  I got there at 11:30 AM, and did not find the Glaucous Gull, 
but I  did see about 300 Black Skimmers, 3 Am. Oystercatchers, one Solitary 
Sandpiper, 2 Sanderlings, and 4 Least Sandpipers.  These were seen near the end 
of the dike just before a wooden breakwater structure.

About mile marker No. 3,  I found a large flock of mostly Royal Terns, many in 
pairs, performing bonding activities, including billing and coordinated head 
movements.


Also present were Common terns, Forster's terns, a couple of Caspian Terns, and 
at least 2 Sandwich Terns.  Mixed in with the terns were several L. Gulls, and 
a couple of immature Herring Gulls.


And many Brown Pelicans feeding.


At  the end of the dike is a patch of grass with  what appear to be evening 
primroses in bloom.  While looking for more birds, I noticed several, large, 
dark butterflies coming in off the water and straight to the blooms. The wind 
being what it was, I could not get them in good focus before they were blown 
away over the water again.  I haven't a clue as to what species they were.

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