[texbirds] Old Port Isabel Road & Environs
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Today road-birded Old Port Isabel Road, which was in great shape, despite
the rains around the Valley! While that pond on the left side (going
north) was dry, the usual suspects were out there: a pair of Aplomado Falcons,
both Cassin's and Botteri's Sparrows, Cactus and Bewick's Wrens, a couple of
Long-billed Curlews, and a nice family of Harris' Hawks. At one point the
telephone wires were lined with more Common Nighthawks than I've ever seen
at once, and several posed on posts! Big misses included both White-tailed
Hawk and Caracara! While stopped at the canal near the north end a Black
Skimmer powered by, which was new for my OPIR list.
Swung over to Hwy 48, where highlights included a single Reddish Egret in
the sun at the southbound pullout, along with a distant Wood Stork and
Roseate Spoonbill, plus the usual gulls and terns. The Oystercatcher pair was
at the boat ramp, along with several Wilson's Plovers and a Semipalmated.
Tried to impress a local fisherman with what a treasure trove he has here in
the Valley (he was impressed with the Oystercatcher) and had no idea there
was anything there but "seagulls"! :-)
Hiked the trails at Palo Alto Battlefield after that, with more Botteri's
and Cassin's Sparrows; got more exercise than anything else...
Pictures and recordings are here:
http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/2014%20Field%20Trips/August/Old%20Po
rt%20Isabel%20Road.html
Everything's in eBird, but here's the complete list for the day (raven was
seen along SR 100, a couple of things were at Estero during a quick errand,
and the Uppy Sand was heard outside my apartment first thing):
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Least Tern Sternula antillarum
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii
Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
64 SPECIES
Mary Beth Stowe
McAllen, TX
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