Jan and I ran out today and checked part of the Old River Xmas bird count area. This was the North or North East area of Trinity Bay called Jack's Pocket and some of the surrounding marsh. Accessible by boat or Kayak only. There were lots of shore birds and ducks around. Also numerous Ospreys. 36 species (+1 other taxa) total 700 Gadwall 2 Mottled Duck 25 Northern Shoveler 12 Green-winged Teal 15 Lesser Scaup (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966541','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 13 Double-crested Cormorant (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966532','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 80 American White Pelican (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966531','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 16 Brown Pelican 8 Great Blue Heron 5 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966525','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 White Ibis (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966524','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 12 Roseate Spoonbill (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966542','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 Turkey Vulture 6 Osprey (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966547','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 Northern Harrier 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot 6 Black-bellied Plover 3 Killdeer (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966546','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 8 American Avocet (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966521','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 Greater Yellowlegs (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966551','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 9 Willet (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966548','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 Long-billed Curlew (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966550','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 25 Western Sandpiper (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966519','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 3 Least Sandpiper (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966545','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 200 Dunlin 3 Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 30 Laughing Gull (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966515','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 1 Ring-billed Gull 25 Forster's Tern (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966533','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 2 Royal Tern 100 Black Skimmer (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966522','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 3 Belted Kingfisher (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966520','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 4 Marsh Wren (javascript:deleteObsWithIDNew('OBS171966536','Are you sure you want to delete these observations?\nOnce they are deleted they can never be restored.');) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Great-tailed Grackle David and Jan Hanson Baytown/Mont Belvieu Area Chambers Co. 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