South Texas adds to 2007 list

[JeffMoh]

Just came back from 5 days in south Texas. Saw some great birds and raised my 2007 list from 99 to 146, including 6 lifers. The biggest thrill was 10 minutes watching a Sora at 10 feet at Santa Ana, but seeing 9 Ospreys in 15 minutes at Laguna Atascosa was also exciting.

The biggest misses were Green Kingfisher, Greater Roadrunner, Buff-bellied Hummingbird and warblers (except Ovenbird). Oh well, next time.

Edna
100 Barn Swallow

Saritas
101 Tufted Titmouse
102 Tree Swalow
103 Canvasback
104 Cattle Egret

Harlingen
105 Long-billed Thrasher
106 Lesser Goldfinch

Audubon, Weslaco
107 Plain Chachalaca
108 Gray Catbird
109 White-tipped Dove (LIFER)
110 Olive Sparrow (LIFER)
111 Ovenbird
112 Golden-fronted Woodpecker (LIFER)
113 Ladder-backed Woodpecker (LIFER)

Santa Ana
114 Sora (LIFER)
115 Cinnamon Teal
116 Couch’s Kingbird
117 Lincoln’s Sparrow
118 Common Yellowthroat
119 Gadwall

Sabal Palms, Brownsville
120 Great Kiskadee
121 Least Grebe (LIFER)
122 Green Jay

South Padre Island (Convention Center)
123 Brown Pelican
124 Peregrine Falcon
125 Long-billed Dowitcher
126 Short-billed Dowitcher
127 Black Skimmer
128 Sandwich Tern
129 Royal Tern
130 Neotropic Cormorant
131 Willet
132 Black-necked Stilt
133 Ruddy Turnstone
134 Marbled Godwit

Laguna Atascosa
135 Harris Hawk
136 Osprey
137 Long-billed Curlew
138 Eared Grebe

Rockport / Goose Island
139 Least Sandpiper
140 Spotted Sandpiper
141 Dunlin
142 White Pelican
143 Least Tern
144 Forster’s Tern
145 Roseate Spoonbill
146 Lesser Yellowlegs

[Steve Gross]

There are allways good birds to see in the Valley.

Jeff, if you have any interest in getting together in the Houston area, feel free to contact me. I'm always looking for birders to go afield with.

Steve
NW Houston

[JeffMoh]

There are allways good birds to see in the Valley.

Jeff, if you have any interest in getting together in the Houston area, feel free to contact me. I'm always looking for birders to go afield with.

Steve
NW Houston

I'll take you up on that some time after my sister-in-law has gone back to the UK.
BTW, are you doing Jim H's birdwalk at Edith Moore on Wednesday?

Jeff

[Steve Gross]

I can never make those since I eat at my desk and work 40 minutes away from ELM. Jim's a friend of mine, however, and the walks are often very productive.

Steve

Home email: sgross7 AT houston.rr.com