I'd Rather B Birdin': Grosbeak

Please note: Bud and I celebrated our 49th anniversary on May 11th...I am taking the weekend off to also observe Mother's Day. I will get around to visiting with all you birders on Monday! In the meantime, hope everyone has a glorious weekend!! See you on Monday....

ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK [female]
photo taken: Packery Channel Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Grosbeak

ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK [male]
photo taken: Packery Channel Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Grosbeak

LADDER BACKED WOODPECKER
photo taken: Library Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Woodpecker

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
photo taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Warbler

RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
photos taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Hummingbird

PAINTED BUNTING
photo taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Bunting

SUMMER TANAGER
photo taken: Pollywog Ponds - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Tanager

WORM EATING WARBLER
photo taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Warbler

In Honor of All Mothers for Mother's Day

AMERICAN COOT mother and Offspring!
photos taken: Leonabelle Turnbull Refuge - Port Aransas, Texas
habitat map: Coot

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Here, in our yard, the lack of hummingbirds for the migratory season was dumbfounding....yet, we saw them in abundance at local parks. It dawned on me why....the Spring rains brought a whole slew of flowering plants, profusely blooming all around town and the barrier islands!! The hummingbirds prefer the blossoms' natural nectar!! Can't blame 'em. We've only had TWO active at our feeders over time. During the drought...........dozens!!

No...the following bird photos I share were NOT seen in El Paso, Texas!! They're migrants that were just passing through our area this past month, on their way to their summer breeding grounds....el paso [the passage].

Without a whole lotta chit chat, I'll just share the photos I got of several seen mainly in one area of town [along the island highway] over several different days in April: