First stop on our way north was at Corpus Christi for this rare Cattle Tyrant.
We enjoyed this life bird as it was enjoying Oyster Bar dumpster insects.
Scissor-tailed Flycaytchers were arriving in big numbers and we saw them perched along the highway.
First two nights were at Goose Island State Park and this is the centuries old "Big Tree" that has survived several hurricanes.
Things are looking up. Roseate Spoonbill and Great Blue Heron
There are feeder stations throughout the campground. Clay-colored Sparrow takes the plunge.
Carolina Wren visits drip.
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Inca Doves courting
Loggerhead Shrike
Gray Catbird
Along the Goose Island pier were a pair of Am. Oystercatchers
American Oystercatcher feeding on oysters
Pipevine Swallowtail laying eggs
Propeller Flower
Marsh Fleabane
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
Slender Dayflower
Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed Grass
Goose Island Sunrise, we head northeast
We looked forward to revisiting High Island Rookery, it did not disappoint
Great Egret carrying nesting material
Great Egret bowing display over nest with eggs
Great Egret incubating
Great Egret lift-off
Great Egret - bonding display
Roseate Spoonbill colony
Roseate Spoonbill full breeding plumage
Spoonbill landing
Tricolored Heron in nuptial plumage
Snowy Egret squabbles for nesting space
This is my branch!
Purple Gallinule just arrived to the rookery
Majestic colors on full display
Bolivar Flats is a renowned Shorebird migration stop - American Avocet
Willets look so different in their breeding plumage
Long-billed Curlew
One of our target birds - Wilson's Plover
Wilson's Plovers like to blend in on the beach
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
American Golden Plover
Sunset on 1,000+ Avocets and thousands of other shorebirds
Laughing Gull adult in full Spring plumage
Dolphin pod escorts large ship going down the canal on our third ferry crossing
Dolphins seem to love to play
We made it across Louisiana and into Mississippi, staying at Buccaneer State Park.
We started adding first of the year Eastern birds.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher pair
Next stop - Dauphin Island Campground, AL and three weeks of migrant birding.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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