[texbirds] VNC Field Trip to Boca Chica on the 28th

  • From: MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx
  • To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 09:24:13 -0400 (EDT)

Hi, all!
 
Valley Nature Center's field trip this month will be to Boca Chica; no  
telling what may show up with migration well under way, but a definite 
hoped-for  target will be the Aplomado Falcon along the road, plus a good 
variety of 
other  raptors (including White-tailed Hawk and Crested Caracara) and 
shorebirds  (including Wilson's, Snowy, and Piping Plovers).  Reddish Egrets 
are 
often  seen by the dozens, and past trips have even kicked up Barn Owl!  
Possible  Valley landbirds include Groove-billed Ani, among the regulars, and 
one year we  even had a Black-headed Grosbeak (not guaranteed, by any means)! 
 Depending  on the condition of the beach, we'll drive or poke around on 
foot (Linda may  find us some Sea Beans :-)); interesting birds that are 
coming through north of  here include Magnificent Frigatebird and Red Knot, so 
who knows what we may  find?
 
Meet at the Stripes at the intersection of US 77 and 511 at 7:30 (date is  
this coming Saturday the 28th), and we'll carpool from there.  
 
See you there!  MB  
Mary Beth  Stowe
McAllen, TX
_www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/) 



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