Back from my first Lower Rio Grande Trip

[dbackjon]

24, count them 24 lifers!! Gets my life list up to 544


Lifers Seen, in order of seeing them (with estimated numbers):

White-tailed Hawk (5)
Couch's Kingbird (3)
Green Jay (75)
White-tipped Dove (10)
Long-billed Thrasher (2)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (15)
Plain Chachalaca (50)
Least Grebe (20)
Ringed Kingfisher (2)
Green Kingfisher (2)
Great Kiskadee (40)
Common Paraque (1)
Anhinga (2)
Tropical Parula (1)
Altamira Oriole (4)
Clay-colored Robin (1)
Olive Sparrow (5)
White-collared Seedeater (1)
Muscovy Duck (2)
Audubon's Oriole (3)
Green Parakeet (600)
Red-crowned Parrot (5)
Groove-billed Ani (5)
Buff-bellied Hummingbird (3)


151 total species seen in Texas.



Also added two state birds for Arizona this weekend - Clark's Grebe and Black-throated Green Warbler. Arizona list is at 321 now.

[XemaSab]

1. Congratulations!

I was over 500 when I went, and I think I had 42 lifers. :D

Sounds like Christmas came early for you!

(I still need the parula, the seedeater, and Muscovy.)

[dbackjon]

2. All three took some work

The Tropical Parula was at Estero Llano Grande State Park, in a closed area. We had to get permission to go look. Searched for about a half hour.

The Seedeater was at Zapata, and again, took about a half hour to find.

The Muscovies were originally on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande at Salieno. Fortunately, a boat scattered the duck flock (Wigeons and Mallards) and the Muscovies took off to the American side!

[semillama]

3. Great list!

I take it you haven't been to Florida from the inclusion of Anhinga on your list?

[dbackjon]

4. Not far enough south...

[Maestro]

5. Great list. I love going down there.

600 green parakeets!?! Wow. I have seen them in bunches but not like that. Amazing! I think those white tailed hawks are very handsome.

[dbackjon]

6. they kept streaming into the 10th and Zinnia area at nightfall

Amazing sight.