[texbirds] Re: Unsung heros at South Padre Island
- From: Laura Baker <lolabe11@xxxxxx>
- To: antshrike1@xxxxxxx, texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:10:18 -0500
Wish I had been out there to see it too, it warms my heart to imagine
everyone's heroics rather than the misfortune of nature's wrath. Thank you !
On Apr 26, 2013, at 7:18 PM, antshrike1@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Birders have probably heard about the amazing fallout at South Padre Island
> but may or may not be aware of the herculean efforts of help offered to
> innumerable tired and wet migrant birds by Scarlet and George Colley and Troy
> and Robin Zurovec. The Colleys and Zurovecs put out many pounds of oranges
> and seed for the hungry stragglers. Scarlet was seen picking up the weakest
> of the migrants and giving them the opportunity to dry off and fluff up. She
> looked like a mother hen taking care of her chicks. Many survived that might
> have perished without her help. Meanwhile Troy would make a feeding run with
> a sack or oranges, festooning the twigs or fences with orange halves. By the
> time he would be finished with a bag, the many orioles had already stripped
> the fruit and Troy would make another run. Today I heard they went out armed
> with meal worms. Wish I had been out there to see it. Other birders also
> helped out by slicing oranges or by making donations to buy more fruit
> . And there were plenty of stories of birders chasing off grackles to save
> poor wet warblers. What an amazing event!
>
> Dan Jones, Weslaco
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