Howdee all,
Our last full day at High Island was another fun filled birdie day…
I had a leisurely day at home while Jeff went to Boy Scout woods..I told him when I was done with my morning chores etc..I would meet him at the woods.
He would call me if there had been an influx of migrants over night.
Jeff said that Boy Scout woods was the same ..no new influx..
so I took my time…
This Gazebo is in the RV park we stayed at.
They have feeders set up.Several Yellow-headed blackbirds were coming to the feeders..
Doesn't it look like a yellow bird wearing a black jacket that doesn't fit well? Jeff and I went on our last guided walk of this visit with Sam Woods..if you haven't yet checked out his blog you should..He is an amazing birder and professional guide.
We saw this silly Reddish Egret…I love how it dances around crazily while fishing..
I found this interesting plant growing in the sand..any ideas of what this is???
Sickstas?We had excellent views of Wilsons Pharalope, Clapper rails, Sora,Wilsons,Semipalmated Plovers and many other shorebirds..
I am posting a High Island trip list of birds at the bottom of this post.Most of the shorebirds were too far for my camera..
except for these Ruddy Turnstones They let me take a few photos before running off..
The Highlight of our day was when we went to Anahuac National Wildlife refugee with two new birding friends, Wilson and Barry..
We were hoping to see King and Yellow Rails..Barry, who had added over 100 birds to his life list on this Texas trip, was hoping to see the Purple Gallinule and the Rails.
We saw all three…
I have pictures of one…
King Rail
Two life birds for us..
King and Yellow Rail..
What a great way to end our Birding Trip to Texas..
We had a great time..and will definitely come back again during Migration.
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High Island Bird List
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Gadwall
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Bobwhite
Brown Pelican
Neoptropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Magnificent Frigatebird
Great-blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swanson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Perigrine Falcon
Yellow Rail
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Wilsons Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Seimpalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilsons Phalarope
Laughing Gull
Franklins Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Forsters Tern
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Black Skimmer
Eurasian-collared Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
inca Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swanson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House sparrow
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Jeff and I are now in NC for a month visiting Sicksta and Ghetto Boy
Hi sicksta, The flower really looks like Petalostemum purpureum, but I am not sure of the foliage. It is in legume family.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a yellow head black bird. That was a neat to see!
ReplyDeletewonderful photos Dawn, love the rails, and an amazing list for the trip - wow
ReplyDeletedan
Great photos but you must have the patience of a saint.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and Great shots !!Simply fantastic !! I always enjoy your blog spots !!
ReplyDeletebeachgrl
ReplyDeleteThanks Sicksta for the flower info..I knew i could count on you!
diane-j-m
Isnt it such a striking bird?
keep looking you might see them in your travels..
forestal
Thanks Dan..yeah we did pretty darn good that trip..some awesome birding
Ryan
Thanks..but actually..I dont wait around for birds..if they dont come to me or arent easy to photo..i dont bother..
Unseen Rajasthan
Thanks allot for the kind comment!
Dawn that list goes on for miles!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing well for a slow birding year. Things ARE slow here, even though spring came early. Even the old faithful Robins came late and in lesser numbers than usual.
ReplyDeleteKathiesbirds
ReplyDeleteKathy..its a great place for Migrants! Lots of warblers.
Ruth
It has been different..I dont know whats up..we are at my sisters and the birds I normally see in higher numbers arent here..
Hope they are just elsewhere.