I'd Rather B Birdin': Black Crested Titmouse

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§ Spring Has Arrived....Or a Promise of a Good Season....

Okay...it's March again. You know what that means here on our beaches, right? Stay away!! And I always get a hankering to go and do some March birding there. Figures! Traffic Jams, College Students, crowds, Drunken drivers...and added this year, some road and bridge construction. Nope, nope, not gonna go there!! But, I did make sure I headed to the islands this past Sunday...before the month of March made its entrance! LOL Big mistake tho for my timing. The areas I stopped at were packed with more humans than birds it seemed. I walked the newly opened South Trail [damaged heavily during the Hurricane]. Nice! Then I opted to see if I could find the Whooping Cranes before they left for the North climes and breeding. This year, the two that were here last year returned....but with TWO juveniles instead of one. When I finally spotted them, they were at such a long distance, even my zoom lens wasn't powerful enough to get close-ups. Oh well, I can make record of their sighting. And I did take some photos that I will share in a post or two in the future.

Before Sunday, I drove to Calallen, Texas and stopped by one of my favorite parks for birding...along the river. And from the Hawk Platform I saw many different species. As I drove through the 'gate' to enter the park, a hawk was atop a power pole. I pulled off, got out, and got some photos all the while listening to one lone bird singing across the road. Not too many on the ponds other than a few ducks and some stilts. As I said, the platform was "the" place to be...

Top to Bottom [with habitat map links]

Red Tailed Hawk

Black Crested Titmouse

Green Jay

Golden Fronted Woodpecker

Long Billed Thrasher

Brown Headed Cowbird

I sighted on others also, vultures [both black and turkey]

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§ Birding...

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE
Habitat map: Titmouse

KILLDEER
Habitat map: Killdeer

EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
Habitat map: Dove

CATTLE EGRET
Habitat map: Egret

EASTERN KINGBIRD
Habitat map: Kingbird

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§ Six Birds Over Texas

Once again, way too hot to be out beyond 8 a.m.!! And once again instead of out and about, birding, I'm sticking home-bound to get some yard work done with Bud. If you read my personal blog, you then know that we are almost done with cleaning up the winter kill that took the life of so much of our vegetation in February of this year. So, birding is more or less at a stand still for me. I am going to try and get out early at the beginning of the coming week when forecasts tell me that it will be a bit cooler. Not COOL, but cooler. There is a difference. :-) I don't know what was worse, the scare of the pandemic or the inferno of what we call Summer in Texas!! Here are some more photos of the Spring Migratory Birds and Resident birds of the Coastal Bend of Texas of 2021. Photo locations are as follows: Port Aransas Birding Center, The Willows, Bazemore Park, Leonabelle Turnbull [sky shot] Center, Shoreline Drive [Naval Air Station], and Suter Park...

HOODED WARBLER
Habitat map: Warbler

VEERY
Habitat map: Veery

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE
Habitat map: Titmouse

TRI COLORED HERON
Habitat map: Heron

RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Habitat map: Heron

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§ Birds With The Cold Front Moving In...

With three cold fronts moving into our area, it's been very chilly [downright cold for us Texans], windy, and not too pleasant to be outdoors doing much of anything. In fact a couple of days we woke up to frost on the ground!! I've been staying indoors mostly, wishing for no wind and the sun warming up the countryside. But, not to be had. While shopping, tho, I took back roads home, stopped here and there to step out in the cold and walk through some naked trees and at other stops, trees that are evergreen. Some areas protected with the warmth of the tree canopy, the grass remained green, while in open areas, the golden blades were dry and crunched under my steps. I walked a piece to find some birds and I got lucky. I did see some activity...near the car, and the car's heater within close proximity:

RED TAILED HAWK

Habitat map: Hawk

WHITE EYED VIREO

Habitat map: Vireo

CHIPPING SPARROW

Habitat map: Sparrow

AMERICAN KESTREL

Habitat map: Kestrel

COUCH'S KINGBIRD

Habitat map: Kingbird

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE

Habitat map: Titmouse

All too soon I will be complaining of the extreme heat. I know I should be enjoying this break of what lies ahead in just a few months, but I can't get myself motivated to be in the cold. Maybe by January 2021 it'll be better.

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§ Twelve Birds...

I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, I know. Again, this week, not much going on. And, by the way Phil...yes, I'll add your name to my rented billboard. On the subject we discussed shortly in comments, you and me...we are truly kindred spirits!! And the next rounds of drinks are on MY tab. Anyway, this time around, grabbing images of birds from my folders, I thought I'd go a whole year of photos. One from each month, Starting in January of course. Here goes:

January...

SORA
photo taken: Paradise Pond
habitat map: Sora

February...

SANDHILL CRANES
photo taken: Caribbean Drive -Flour Bluff, Texas
habitat map: Crane

March...

BLUE WINGED TEAL
photo taken: Port Aransas
habitat map: Teal

April...

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE
photo taken: Bazemore Park
habitat map: Titmouse

May...

YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO
photo taken: Calallen, Texas
habitat map: Cuckoo

June...

ROSEATE SPOONBILL
photo taken: Texas A and M Campus Trail
habitat map: Spoonbill

July...

BLACK NECKED STILT
photo taken: Nueces River
habitat map: Stilt

August...

BLACK SKIMMERS
photo taken: Rockport, Texas
habitat map: Skimmer

September...

NORTHERN CARDINALS
photo taken: back yard
habitat map: Cardinal

October...

GREAT KISKADEE
photo taken: Pollywog Ponds
habitat map: Kiskadee

November...

GREEN JAY
photo taken: Bazemore Park
habitat map: Jay

December...

ANHINGA
photo taken: Flour Bluff, Texas
habitat map: Anhinga

I've only been walking these days a short time before the temperatures climb to the triple digits and the heat index soars to a dangerous level. One day while walking along the beach, I even felt compelled to cool down and walk in the surf, the feel like temperature was so hot. And, I don't like getting my shoes wet, but walked anyway with my shoes on to avoid getting stung by jellyfish washing ashore. Many days this season, I haven't even taken my heavy zoom lens camera and only armed with my cellphone camera...

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Participating this week:

Birds Seen in Europe and Africa

Arun

Travels With Birds [no hyperlink]

Jean

Phil

Rosyfinch Ramblings

Lavender Dreams