Limited time tonight as we're saying goodbye to Lorna with a meal out at Brickhouse.
Brief highlights...
The day started well at Lafitte's with a couple of Soras on the grass by the car park at 7...
I was the only one there! It went downhill after that with serious T&L until I ran for the car at 10. After the inevitable coffee at La King's (very nice), I left Louise for some retail therapy and tried some spots on Pelican Island including a site for Great Kiskadee. No sight or sound I'm afraid. I also tried Kempner Park but the birds had avoided that as well! I did bump into Howard Smith, an ex-pat who'd lived in Texas for many years. Nice bloke...and he could understand me!
The afternoon saw us down at the West of the island trying out a few new spots including Dos Vacas Muertas and Point West water tower. I added Northern Waterthrush (2) to my trip list at the first site...
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| Hopping around in thick cover. Streaked throat. |
The Tower site yielded 3 Baltimore Orioles. A bonus considering the gusty wind...
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| Visible Migration! |
A second stab at Lafitte's on the way back reinforced the "no fall" outcome but I did manage a female Painted Bunting, my first...
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| Blends in well! |
Just a note on context. I've been a few times BUT I'm not an authority on range and occurrence...life's too short. However, I like to think I'm increasing my knowledge with each visit. Lets face it, when you're from an other continent, they're ALL great!
I was photographing a Grey Catbird in the Mulberry bush when a few birders raced over. "What ya got?" I told them. They were rather disappointed to say the least. One man's meat...
I liked it...
Trip Total 127
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