Wednesday, January 27, 2010

1/27 Texas Birding Day 6 Laguna Atascosa NWR

Paul and Fran Bauer and Lois and I traveled to the Lower Rio Grande Valley the end of January
to see many birds that I have never seen. We returned along the gulf though lower Louisiana.
Click here to view all the trip galleries.

Day 6 2010-01-27: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge • Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas
A few of the birds are seen below, complete set and larger sizes in gallery. Click here to view the gallery.
A few birds shown on map to establish shooting location, click here for map.

Most of the birds were seen on the 11? mile one-way loop and many Long-billed Curlews were seen along the shore. After the loop we spent a couple extra hours searching for the Aplomado Falcon with no luck.

A few of the birds seen, complete set and larger sizes in gallery.
Click thumb below for large version. Hover thumb for names.
Laguna Atascosa Ladder-backed Woodpecker Long-billed Curlew Kingbird sp. Great-tailed Grackle Plain Chachalaca Green Jay Sandhill Cranes Greater Yellowlegs White-tailed Hawk Tern sp. Dowitcher and Willet Reddish Egret (White Morph) Long-billed Curlew Osprey Loggerhead Shrike Black Vulture Crested Caracara Osprey American Kestrel Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Curlew Bufflehead Bufflehead and American Coot Greater Roadrunner thru windshield Willet Snow Geese Northern Pintail Black-bellied Plover Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Curlew Roseate Spoonbill Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Curlew Mottled Duck Osprey Osprey Yellow-rumped Warbler Osprey Osprey

Preview of Photos in gallery
Posted by Allen Smith at 3:36 PM

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