Howdee all
We have left Padre Island and are heading to Mercedes to stay at an RV park with some friends we haven't seen in a while…and of course..what else, but do more birding.
While on Padre Island we birded several areas..
We saw great birds while walking the boardwalk of the Birding Center.
Lots of Terns and gulls, Our first time seeing Franklins gull, and Sandwich terns.
Oh..i had to include this guy again..yelling at me for cutting off his tail..
Gulls, Terns, black skimmers and more
Willets and Dowitchers
Mottled duck 
I always think of men in tights and a tutu when I see the gawky looking Roseate spoonbill
Black-bellied whistling ducks
Birds of the Day
Common yellowthroat,Great-tailed grackle,Northern parula
Ruby-throated hummingbird,Cat bird,Mockingbird,Great blue heron
Black-necked stilt,Common moorhen,Spotted sandpiper,Brown pelican
Tri-colored heron,Reddish egret,Black skimmer,Dunlin,Semi-palmated Plover
Willet,Short billed Dowitcher,Royal tern,Killdeer,Ring-billed gull
Laughing gull.Franklins gull.Caspian tern,Sandwich tern,Least tern
Rock Pigeon,Eurasian collared dove,Morning dove,Barn swallow
Marsh wren,Great Kiskadee,Purple Martin,Scissor-tailed flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird,Gull-billed tern,Red breasted merganser,Osprey
Marbled godwit,Barn swallow,Long billed curlew, Pie-billed grebe,
Mallard,Blue-winged teal,Great egret,Coot,Snowy egret,
Osprey,Peregrine Falcon,Sora,Clapper rail,Black-bellied Plover
Ruddy turnstone,Least sandpiper,Cattle egret,Solitary sandpiper
Pectoral sandpiper,Mottled duck,Lesser yellowlegs, Greater yellowlegs
Marsh wren,Sanderling,Killdeer,Roseate spoonbill,Savannah sparrow
Meadowlark,Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned night heron,Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Great post, enjoyed all the birds.
ReplyDeleteHey those black belly whistling duck is cute with it's pink bill and the sandwich terns have neat hair do's!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, Dawn! Glad you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteJerry
great shots, quite a good spread of different shore birds you have there, love the avocet
ReplyDeleteWow, you did see some great birds. It must be a great place to bird. I lvoe the Clapper Rail and the Whistling ducks are cute. Great photos, Dawn!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone..Arent the birds great! Thanks for all you kind comments..glad u enjoyed looking at the birds as much as I did.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos & funny video. Great birds again. Texas! What a place to bird. I bet you're still adding up all those lifers. :)
ReplyDeleteMy friend kathryn and I saw black-bellied whistling ducks at the Rio Rico pond just last week!
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