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While in Laredo, we stayed at Casa Blanca Lake state Park
Nice RV park..Large spaces between RVs, some lakefront.
We did some birding on the opposite side of the lake..
The quiet side..
Lots of Corms hanging out.. Osprey out on a limb..
the ever amazing Scissor-tailed flycatcher
White Pelicans were fishing..Video of pelicans group fishing
Great kiskadee.. We birded the morning in the north part of the lake, away from the campers....
After birding the lake we headed to,, Del Mar Boulevard, a four mile dead end road..with no homes..We were told this was a good place to bird..
We did see and hear..
Cassin's sparrows..a life bird for us.
We also found this poor little pup.. someone dropped him off toward the end of the dirt road..he was very skittish at first.but, after some water and a granola bar he warmed up to me..
We called the Police, who called animal control, who never called us back, after waiting over an hour, we decided to bring the pup back to the State park to see if anyone knew where to bring him.
The Park Rangers were very nice and found the pup a new owner..
We were very pleased!
Birds of the day..in no particular order.
Couch's kingbird,Osprey,Great Kiskadee,Great-tail grackle,Red winged black bird
Mockingbird.Golden fronted woodpecker,Cardinal,Blue-winged teal,Marsh wren
Glossy ibis,Snowy egret,White pelican,Scissortail flycatcher,Common yellowthroat
Little blue heron,Northern shoveler,Cinnamon teal,American widgeon.Gadwall Coot,Greater yellowlegs,Killdeer,Pied-billed grebe,Crested caracara,Cormorant
Great egret,Sora,Coopers hawk,Morning dove,Lincoln sparrow,least sandpiper,
Common moorhen,Ladder-back woodpecker,Cactus wren,Ash-throated flycatcher,
House sparrow, Pyroloxia,Cassin's sparrow,Black-throated sparrow,
Curve billed thrasher,Northern Bob white
So glad you took the dog and they found him a home!
ReplyDeleteGayle
Hey Dawnie... Great photos! I felt so bad for the pup until you said the ranger found him a home...YEAH!!! Have a great day & travel safe.
ReplyDeleteDonna
Beautiful captures of the birds. It is always nice to be able to enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteSo many great pictures. Love the flycatcher and the pelican video. It made me think of synchronized swimming (though at times it looks like they still need to practice before their next show). LOL
ReplyDeleteOh! I'm going on a birding walk Sunday morning in Westport, CT and Luke is leading it.
Any chance in sending some of those Scissor-tailed Flycatchers up this way?
ReplyDeleteExcellents photos Dawn! You sure know how to make a birder jealous!
Thank you so much for rescuing that doggie!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat scissortailed flycatcher is AWESOME!!! As are the other shots!
Jim and Gayle
ReplyDeleteyes..we just couldnt turn our heads the other way..we are very pleased with the outcome.
Bill S.
Thanks Bill..it sure is!
Cindy
hope you had a great walk with Luke..hope to see a blog post about it! And hope to all get together for some birding this summer or fall.
MaineBirder
Thanks John..i just boxed up one scissor tail..the tail wouldnt fit very well into the box..sorry..
i had to let it go.:)
Kerri
Thanks Kerri..we felt so bad for that little guy.,.and are so happy he now has a good home!
What a great list. Nice photos & I especially love the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Oh & the pelicans. Also, thanks for finding the dog a home. Very sweet.
ReplyDeleteThe scissor tail flycatcher is a cool bird. That was nice that you took care of the pup, but how do you know someone else didn't lose there pup?
ReplyDeleteDiane..
ReplyDeleteWell the pup was at the end of a four mile long dead end road with no houses around...he was very skittish..
not collar
no tags..so..police and others felt that he must have been dropped off..
so good he has a home now..