We've had Sleepy Oranges, Western Pygmy-Blues, American Snout, Mexican Yellows, Checkered Whites and the occasional something-else that would careen past us on a windy day, but the birds are really hopping!
Highlights from around town, in no particular order:
Great Horned Owl
Verdin
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (a pair at the Marathon Motel)
Red-naped Sapsucker
Allen's Hummingbird (back after a few day's absence - Black-chinned has been gone since Wednesday)
12 December: We received a call from Steve Gross, and up at the Prairie Dog town on 385 a few minutes N. of Marathon....
Ferruginous Hawk finally! First of the season for us.... well from Steve ..
Burrowing Owl
Chestnut-collared Longspurs, 150 of them!
We should head up there soon... so much attention southward.
The Tufted Flycatcher in the park is luring a lot of people out and there have been reports of Golden Eagle from the Davis Mountains and Red-throated Loons near Pecos. It's great to have so many more eyes out here!
An interesting link from TPWD: Hummingbirds of the Trans-Pecos - namely, a list of those needing to be documented and those not needing to be documented. Interessant.
Blogging from Marathon, TX about birding, butterflies, moths and more. Exploring the gems of Brewster County, Post Park, Big Bend National Park and the surrounding region. Bird watching: Big Bend and beyond!
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