I was able to enjoy the wonderful weather and travel down to Galveston at Lafitte's Cove. Now this place is cool because it gives the migrants the opportunity to rest up. The reason why the birds choose this location is because it has a stand of trees. Pretty much the only stand of trees in the area. Well if this attracts birds it also attracts the birders. It was crowded! It was also crowded with mosquitoes. I think I lost a pint of blood just because of the mosquitoes.
Anyways it was a productive day for birding and I was able to add two birds to my list. The first was hooded warbler. It was funny because there were two other birders looking for something... As they were looking one way a hooded warbler sat right next to them. I couldn't get a great picture because of the shade of the trees but here's a picture of him. See if you can find him.
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| Hooded Warbler, Photo by Shaun Owen |
After a watching this little guy for a while we decided to wander down the path and got a blue gray gnatcatcher. There were a few of them in the tops of trees with their scratchy songs. The song is soft, warbling, complex series of rambling jumbles. Call a thin, nasal "spee."
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| Blue Gray Gnatcatcher, Photo by Shaun Owen |
Until next time, Happy Birding.
Current Moderate Year Bird Count - 122 Species
Recently added - Scissor tailed flycatcher, Hooded Warbler, Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
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