. There are 3 Long-billed Curlews currently on the park in the rain in front of the Hockey's. Can they be early migrants? I will have to ask Petra when I see her if they have been around as over-summering birds. ********************************************************************** Brush Freeman 503-551-5150 Cell 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > . > Trolled some big tree neighborhoods in Pt. Lavaca listening for > Yellow-green Vireos despite a gentle sprinkle...Dipped on those., but had a > HO Kiskadee, 5 Brown-crested Flycatchers and a Parula on Willowick that I > sure wish I had gotten my eyes on. Also several Couch's Kbs. Birded about > half way down 316 The Purple Gallinues were present with one having two > chicks along in a ditch along the hiway.. Four Fulvous Whistling Ducks and > Cave Swallows were nice. At Alamo Beach I scanned Snake Is. hoping for > the Flamingos in Lavaca Bay but instead found a Red-breasted Merganser! > The island still had lots of birds on it > > At Colomo Creek there was a single Wood Stork with about 18 spoonbills. > Roamed around in Port O'Connor but all I found of interest to me were a > pair of Couch's Kingbirds and Brown-creasted Flycatchers. A pond on the > north side off Monroe had 7 Blk-crowned Night-Herons. 11 frigatebirds were > noted flying ahead of a strong thunderstorm. > ********************************************************************** > Brush Freeman > 503-551-5150 Cell > 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621 > http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ > Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas > 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