[texbirds] Morning on the Guadalupe Delta.
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:15:10 -0500
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Guadalupe Delta. Calhoun/Refugio Counties. Spent the whole morning there.
Very nice. Especially the tons of Wood Storks though all were in flight. At
one point I was scoping the lake from 35 (CTC 036) and about a mile or two
away toward Mission Lake I could see perhaps 65-70 widely spread at
different altitudes in the sky. A number came toward Buffalo Lk. but none
ever put down. Hundreds of Forster's and Black Terns. Several Kiskadees and
Couch's Kingbirds, Brown-crested Flycatchers, Purple Gallinules, Anhingas,
a Glossy Ibis, 2 Least Grebes. 5 Mississippi Kites might have been early
migrants or local breeders. Juv. Horned Larks were on the south end of
River Rd. 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird males were a surprise. A Golden-fronted
Woodpecker was at the edge of its range. A few Dickcissels were still
singing which is getting on the late side here. A Green Kingfisher is
always nice. In places the Chachara Grandes were so loud I could hear
little else so dipped on Yellow-green Vireo again. Zero mosquitoes. One big
Rattlesnake on the road. There is a Jacana in there somewhere, I just know
it. Driving back to POC a solid stream of near bumper to bumper traffic
coming out of town. Fleas leaving a dead rabbit...Party's over. Six
frigatebirds behind a shrimper sorting out catch coming in...Save me some
shrimp Linda T. Photos on the FB Texbirds.
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Brush Freeman
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