April 6, 2008: Birding on the Road- Port Aransas to Brownsville, Texas

Today's pictures are from our trip from Fulton down to Brownsville. A lot of driving, as this is a good 200 miles, but we got in some good photos now and then....

Texas Route 35 overpass near Port Aransas, Texas:

Northern Shovelers
Above and Below: Cliff or Cave Swallows?

Heading south past Corpus Christi....

Detour on FM-772 west of US-77: Ricardo, Texas (just south of Kingsville)

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Above and Below: Harris' Hawk!

Flyover Swainson's Hawk on US77 (not the hoped for White-Tailed Hawk!) There were lots of Swainson's migrating during our trip.

Sarita Rest Area on US-77: Brewer's Blackbird
Hooded Oriole (not the hoped for Altamira)Great Tailed Grackle

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge and area:
Lark Sparrow
Above and Below: Crested Caracara
Bronzed Cowbird
Plain Chachalacas
Cottontail Rabbit
This cooperative Olive Sparrow was a lifer
As was this cooperative Long-Billed Thrasher Osprey

TX-100 near Laguna Vista: Just our luck: The Aplomado Falcon seen near the Water Treatment Plant has been replaced by a Peregrine Falcon! (Unusual that one would be disappointed by a Peregrine sighting!!)

Fort Brown area of Brownsville, Texas Green Parakeets
Above and Below: Red-Crowned Parrot
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
Above and Below: Domestic Muscovy ducks (with some wild in them?)

European Starling peering out of a palm tree!


MAP OF MENTIONED LOCATIONS (INTERACTIVE)