This past week on two different trips to the agricultural area of the King
Ranch's Laureles Div. in Kleberg Co. have yielded an interesting array of open
country birds including quite a good number of raptors.
On Tuesday, 11/10, Jim Sinclair & I visited the area and found 5 burrowing owls
and 9 Sprague's pipits (with some walking beside vehicle) and 12 species of
raptors (with owl 13 species) which included 5 falcon species (crested
caracara, American kestrel, merlin, prairie & peregrine falcon). We had hoped
to find the 80+ mountain plovers Jim had out there last week, but no luck.
On Thursday, 11/12, Janice Travis & I briefly visited the area again and did
locate 26 mountain plovers. Other birds of interest sighted included 1
Swainson's hawk, 55+ black-bellied plovers, a burrowing owl, and 2 Sprague's
pipits. The pipits gave nice looks as they were walking in the grass along the
road adjacent to our vehicle.
Total raptor species for the week on the Laureles div. so far would thus be 14
which isn't too bad.
Tom Langschied
Kingsville, TX
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