I felt a bit bad that on our first day of the RBVBF I took the last remaining space on a King Ranch trip and on an easy half day trip got to see Ferruginous Pygmy owl, while I scheduled her for a 5AM start on the Seedeater Sojourn. The weather had made the private Read More…
Category: Texas
Bentson Rio Grande Valley State Park
Our RGVBF trip today was to Bentson Rio Grande Valley State Park, or “Bentson” as it’s known in the local birding vernacular. Overall it was a nice day of birding considering we went with a group of 38 +4 leaders. We missed the primary targets of the trip, Ringed Kingfisher and Tropical Parula, both of Read More…
Birding Weslaco
This morning Kay and I took the half day RGVBF trip to Weslaco and visited two areas, and . These are relatively small areas but have excellent habitat for a good variety of birds. For me the highlight of the day was the ease with which we saw Clay-colored thrush. I was pleased that I Read More…
Birding by Ear with the Best
Maybe with the best in the world. Kay and I took the Birding by Ear trip with Michael O’Brien today to Santa Ana NWR. It was an experience to open eyes. Michael and his wife Louise have to be among the best if not the best North American auditory birders. Michael can identify essentially every Read More…
Rio Grande Valley – We’re Here
Our first day in Texas birding today was about half traveling and half birding. Our goal was to find the Northern Jacana that had been seen almost daily for over a week at Estero Llano Grande State Park. We got there a bit after 1 PM and looked until about 4:30 PM but neither we Read More…