Bird was still present and roosting in its favorite corner at 6pm when I left.
Seemed comfortable in its place. It was a great day and it gave some good
views!
More chasing tomorrow!
Come on down,
Javi Gonzalez
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 4, 2018, at 9:04 AM, Candy McNamee <birdbug62@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you for posting to the list serve. Hope it stays a couple more days.
Candy
On Oct 4, 2018, at 7:49 AM, Birding Center Naturalist
<naturalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
White-crowned Pigeon still here at the SPI Birding & Nature Center this
morning.
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 3, 2018, at 11:37 PM, Justin Bosler <justin.bosler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you for the clarification, Javi. Sheridan had relayed that it was at
the Convention Center.
Justin
On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 10:13 PM Birding Center Naturalist
<naturalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, SPI Birding & Nature Center. I'm pretty sure I tagged the SPIBNC on
my facebook posts, but sorry for the confusion it there was a mixup.
White-crowned Pigeon is at the SPI Birding & Nature Center.
On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 10:03 PM Justin Bosler <justin.bosler@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Javier,
The Facebook posts that were disseminated earlier today mentioned that it
was at the SPI Convention Center. To clarify, was the pigeon at the SPI
Birding and Nature Center or the Convention Center?
Thanks for posting the observation here, on Texbirds, the preferred
medium for rare bird alerts.
Justin Bosler
currently in Corpus Christi, TX
On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:54 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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SPI Birding and Nature Center
Naturalist Educator
Javier Gonzalez
(956)761-6801
www.southpadreislandbirding.com
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3288155
