Our first stop in Texas was Davis Mountains State Park. Since the Park was booked with families, we went into the Primitive Camp area and found much more wildlife and quiet than the park.
On the rocky slopes we saw a herd of Aoudad grazing and resting.
The Aoudad rams were buting heads and it could be heard far below.
Phainopepla female, the only Silky Flycatcher in the U.S.
Canyon Towhee
We then drove 800 miles south to Laredo and stayed at Lake Casa Blanca State Park.
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Roadrunner at our campsite
Coming close for a head shot.
Rare bird in the desert - Prairie Warbler
Stopped at Zapata city park and found a Wood Duck in the small pond
Rio Grande at Salineño Wildlife Preserve at dawn.
Green Jay
Black Crested Titmouse
Altamira Oriole
Olive Sparrow
We spent four nights at Falcon State Park.
Double Crested & Neotropic Cormorants on the lake.
Black-throated Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bewick's Wren
We had to go to South Padre Island to add over 30 species of birds hard to find elsewhere.
Roseate Spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbill flies out to feed
Piping Plover
Brown Pelican
Long-billed Curlew blends in
Mottled Duck
Black Skimmer feeding along the waves of the ocean
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks are greeters at the Birding Center
Black-bellied Whistling Duck gets a drink
White Ibis
Windy day ruffles a few feathers of this Reddish Egret
Tricolored Heron
Common Gallinule
Wind catches the Northern Pintail's feathers
American Kestrel
Cattle Egret stalks along the road for insects
Red Flag warning, beware of waves and currents
Roadrunner soaking up the sunshine on a cold morning
White-tailed Hawk, one of 15 soaring over plowed field
Nilgai Blue Bull at Laguna Atascosa
These exotic antelope from Pakistan are thriving well in Southeast Texas.
We are now in Weslaco for a month then to Mission and Bentsen State Park for Hawk Count.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
