to see many birds that I have never seen. We returned along the gulf though lower Louisiana.
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Day 11 2010-02-01: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge • Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas
A few of the birds seen below, complete set and larger sizes in gallery. Click here to view the gallery.
A few birds shown on map to establish shooting locations, click here for map.
With the morning free I just had to check out if the Whoopers where still at Lamar Beach Rd between 8th and 4th streets just south of Aransas NWR. The tide was up, no Whoopers, but there were a few birds still there.
A few of the birds seen, complete set and larger sizes in gallery.
Click thumb below for large version. • • • Hover thumb for names.
![Short-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/784661010_agcpZ-Th.jpg)
![Snowy Egret and Roseate Spoonbill Snowy Egret and Roseate Spoonbill](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789263584_4jSke-Th.jpg)
![Roseate Spoonbill Roseate Spoonbill](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789264886_yYBWc-Th.jpg)
![Spotted Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789265429_CXV6d-Th.jpg)
![Willet Willet](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789349769_paF4e-Th.jpg)
![Gulls and Terns Gulls and Terns](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/784662521_fpJRW-Th.jpg)
![Belted Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789377828_ywSrM-Th.jpg)
![Loggerhead Shrike Loggerhead Shrike](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/784666465_keaAJ-Th.jpg)
![Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789378849_xLL9K-Th.jpg)
![Mess of Dowitchers and Dunlin? Mess of Dowitchers and Dunlin?](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/784667349_HYbBU-Th.jpg)
![Yellowlegs sp. Yellowlegs sp.](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789381792_G4jgq-Th.jpg)
![Dowitcher sp. Dowitcher sp.](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789380511_TEhH3-Th.jpg)
![Willet Willet](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789383180_xy8Ss-Th.jpg)
![Tri-colored Heron Tri-colored Heron](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789385270_cwZHK-Th.jpg)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge • Weather: rain/drizzle, very hazy, yuk! We boarded the "Skimmer" at about one in the afternoon and proceeded on a 30-45 minute ride up to the Aransas NWR. Not a good day for photography. Cold, drizzle, spray, breeze, haze most of trip. We spent about 3 hours in the area before heading back to the harbor.
A few of the birds seen, complete set and larger sizes in gallery.
Click thumb below for large version. • • • Hover thumb for names.
![Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789278495_HvU5a-Th.jpg)
![Dowitcher sp. Dowitcher sp.](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789389938_RHqz8-Th.jpg)
![Black Skimmer Black Skimmer](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789279534_oLECg-Th.jpg)
![American Oystercatchers American Oystercatchers](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789391135_4pJCF-Th.jpg)
![Sandhill Cranes Sandhill Cranes](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789340439_mAsWV-Th.jpg)
![Sandhill Cranes Sandhill Cranes](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789282362_USCWi-Th.jpg)
![White Ibis White Ibis](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789395312_v8N7T-Th.jpg)
![Reddish Egret Reddish Egret](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789396591_9iVuB-Th.jpg)
![American Avocet American Avocet](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789397406_yWeo7-Th.jpg)
![White-tailed Hawk White-tailed Hawk](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779106343_P48yF-Th.jpg)
![Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789398302_9Z5vt-Th.jpg)
![Mottled Duck Mottled Duck](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789400907_sMCUh-Th.jpg)
![Mottled Duck Mottled Duck](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789402365_ZgFHw-Th.jpg)
![Whooping Cranes at a far distance Whooping Cranes at a far distance](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789344768_NwZsU-Th.jpg)
![Laughing Gull Laughing Gull](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789419341_nyCom-Th.jpg)
![Double-crested and Neotropic Cormorants Double-crested and Neotropic Cormorants](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789423719_WkJb5-Th.jpg)
![Caspian and Common Terns Caspian and Common Terns](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789424694_gMB4N-Th.jpg)
![Whooping Crane Whooping Crane](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789428493_pPDCr-Th.jpg)
![Whooping Crane Whooping Crane](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789440884_jyJSa-Th.jpg)
![Neotropic and Double-crested Cormorants and Caspian Terns Neotropic and Double-crested Cormorants and Caspian Terns](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779100216_k2YUV-Th.jpg)
![Black-bellied Plover Black-bellied Plover](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789444712_LF57Z-Th.jpg)
![American Oystercatchers American Oystercatchers](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779084945_X8Wid-Th.jpg)
![Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Curlew](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779077823_DAi8c-Th.jpg)
![Foster's Tern Foster's Tern](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779080227_fywZj-Th.jpg)
![Common Loon Common Loon](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789446721_kTguD-Th.jpg)
![Osprey Osprey](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789277470_tBRh4-Th.jpg)
![Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/779082406_65Tae-Th.jpg)
![Eared Grebe Eared Grebe](http://www.photosbyat.com/photos/789272766_S5n2K-Th.jpg)
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