Dawn breaks on our last day on the hawk tower as the official fall migration count ended with 144,358 raptors during September and October. Amazing time through a roller coaster of weather from days of the high 90's to cold and drizzly 60's that actually chills to the bone.
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| Red-shouldered Hawk come in close to the tower |
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| Broad-winged Hawk, our most numerous migrant |
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| When the cold front hit, dropping the temps 30 dgrees in minutes, the Cave Swallows huddled together for warmth |
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| Couch's Kingbird |
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| Winter plumage Vermilion Flycatcher |
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| A South Texas specialty - the colorful Green Jay |
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| We had company on the hawk tower - a Walking Stick |
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| Once a week when we go for groceries, we see lots of Scissors-tailed Flycatchers gathering along the fields. |
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| Lark Sparrow arrived at the RV park- is he a Winter Texan? |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| Hummingbird Hawk Moth |
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| Hidden under the brush for his daytime sleep is the Common Pauraque, great hearing them call at dawn. |
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| The tiny Inca Dove |
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| Short-wing Katydid |
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| American Snout |
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| Resident Gray Hawk does a little leg stretch |
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| Not easy to find, the tiny Green Kingfisher fishes by the canal |
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| Javelina |
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Love to see these guys except tipping our hummingbird feeder. |
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| Ladder-backed Woodpecker |
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| Giant Wolf Spider with egg mass |
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| Silver Garden Spider |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Golden Orb Weaver's dewey web |
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| Northern Harrier |
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| American Kestrel - check those "pearls" along the wings |
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| Resident Harris's Hawk takes a daily fly past the tower |
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| White-tailed Kite does a close flyover |
We now have a month left at Bentsen Palm Village RV Park and time to explore some other area birding areas. Butterflies are really flying in so the next blog should have a good variety.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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