I'd Rather B Birdin': American PIPIT

I'm going to try and simplify my blog look this coming new year, so I'm trying out different photo frames along with plain watermarks and less dense headers that I've been working on in my software program for the last month or so, and I will be testing different ones out here and there on both my blogs. I'm liking this framing best so far. So, bear with me.

This past week, after the dense fog lifted, I stopped at a large, private, lake on Caribbean Drive in Flour Bluff Texas [a suburb of Corpus Christi] on the way home from the islands. I was amazed with all the variety of birds that morning. Actually, I didn't know where to look at times, there were so many!! I saw more species than what I share today. Perhaps I'll add the rest of the birds next week in my post for then. In the meantime, check 'em out....

MYRTLE WARBLER [aka Yellow Rumped]
habitat map: Warbler

SCISSOR TAILED FLYCATCHER
habitat map: Flycatcher

REDDISH EGRET [white morph]
habitat map: Egret

SANDHILL CRANE
habitat map: Crane

KILLDEER
habitat map: Killdeer

AMERICAN PIPIT
habitat map: Pipit

LINCOLN'S SPARROW [?]
habitat map: Sparrow

COOPER'S HAWK [immature?]
habitat map: Hawk

Participants this week:
Lea's Menagerie
Birds Seen in Europe and Africa
Travels With Birds
Rosyfinch Ramblings
Phil UK
Lavender Dreams
Linda, Virginia USA
Crafty Gardener
Cranium Bolts
Lois, Tallahassee
Christina, Sweden

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A couple of new birds for me this week! At least I think so...a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker since this bird has the long white wingbar, and an American Pipit. The American Pipit is nearly identical to the Sprague's Pipit that also is in this habitat range, but I'm thinking since these have a buffy back instead of striped it makes them American instead of Sprague's. If I'm incorrect in id's, by all means, point it out to me.

The weather recently has been, for the most part, fairly good. Mild temperatures and occasional SUNNY sky!!! At least the rainy days haven't been as often. Not continual, day in and day out, but still too much for my taste. 'Bout time if you ask me and the bird population.

New for me: AMERICAN PIPIT
photos taken: Hazel Bazemore Park
habitat map: Pipit

New to me: YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER
photos taken: Pollywog Ponds
habitat map: Sapsucker

BROWN THRASHER
photos taken: Oso Bay Wetlands
habitat map: Thrasher

EASTERN PHOEBE
photo taken: Botanical Gardens
habitat map: Phoebe

OSPREY
photo taken: Sunset Lakes
habitat map: Osprey

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON [immature in front]
photo taken: Leonabelle Refuge
habitat map: Heron

SANDHILL CRANES [there had to be 100+ in the field]< photos taken: Flour Bluff - Caribbean Drive habitat map: Crane

I am happy to report progress on repairing damaged areas of Leonabelle's Refuge in Port Aransas! I was on Mustang Island and checked the area; to see more work being done.

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§ Caribbean Drive Sightings

§ Two NEW Birds for Me...

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