************************************************************************************************************* After a long stint away from home I returned home for a bit. Within minutes of arriving and even before I unlocked the house, I could hear a Brown-crested Flycatcher down the way on a neighboring property. I am out watering the parched remainders of what plants I figure might still make it and had it calling just moments ago from a dead oak just down the road to the house on my property. A little over a decade ago someone reporting a BCFL from around here would have been stoned to a pulp for reporting one in the area without photos....I guess they are now just junk birds. The Crow people successfully reared two new members for the tribe while I was away. A Northern. Parula is here singing and enjoying the water sprinklers. Brush Freeman 361-655-7641 Cell 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