Bird continues this morning 10/11, sitting in its perch getting drenched by
the rain.
Javi
On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:53 PM Birding Center Naturalist <
naturalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Texbirders,
A White-crowned Pigeon was discovered just after noon today 10/3/2018 at
the South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center on South Padre Island.
Diego Lara, SPIBNC groundskeeper and I where chatting about a planting
project under the shade of a tree when he said "check out that pigeon" and
right above us sitting quietly on a branch was a White-crowned Pigeon! I
didn't even have my binoculars on and without hesitation I ran for the
camera.
We observed it all day and it felt pretty comfortable throughout as it
roosted in a dense tree area for most of the afternoon. I also saw it eat
Possum Grape Vine berries from a vine that had crept up a tree. Plenty of
Possum Grape Vine and Fiddlewood berries around in the gardens, so it has
some good food to eat.
Photos and details can be seen on my eBird list
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48919857
I hope to be at the SPI birding center by dawn tomorrow for those chasing!
Best of fall birding,
Javier Gonzalez
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SPI Birding and Nature Center
*Naturalist Educator*
*Javier Gonzalez*
(956)761-6801
www.southpadreislandbirding.com
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