July 4, 2013: Celebrating the Fourth of July on the Island

 Expensive Marine gas

 Boldt Castle

 Dragonfly on the island

 Tiger Lily

 Island Sunset

Below: Alexandria Bay Fourth of July Fireworks Show

June 19, 2011: Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

We visited the Onondaga Trail at Iroquois NWR today...

 A Flycatcher

 American Kestrel

Below: Three photos of a Cerulean Warbler

 Eastern Pondhawk

Below: Two shots of a fledgling American Redstart

Muskrat in the marsh

June 20, 2008: Birdwatching in Killeen, Texas Area

Today, on the way from Killeen to Austin, I stopped at Stillhouse Park for some quick birding.

Western Kingbird (Fort Hood)

Stillhouse Park photos: Wildflowers

Sunflower

These flowers were numerous

Painted Bunting

Above and below: Two cool dragonflies

STILLHOUSE PARK (INTERACTIVE)

April 7, 2008: Santa Ana NWR, Texas

We birded areas today around the mid Lower Rio Grand Valley Area (Alamo, Pharr, etc.) Our base for two nights was the Alamo Inn in Alamo, a birder friendly B&B. Our stay here was OUTSTANDING and we would highly reccomend this bird friendly accomodation. Keith was very helpful with birding suggestions, as well!

We started off at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge:

Great Kiskadee

Plain Chachalaca

White-Winged Dove Golden Fronted Woodpecker
Couch's Kingbird
Bronzed Cowbird
The Chachalacas were loud in the early morning!
Black Bellied Whistling Ducks Little Blue Herons (and Gadwall)
Long-Billed Dowitcher
Black-Necked Stilt

More DowitchersWhite-Faced Ibis
Great Pondhawk (I think)
Ladder Backed Woodpecker
Greater Yellowlegs
Red-Eared SliderBronzed Cowbird
Mottled Ducks
Northern Shoveler
lifer Least Grebe
Above and below: Northern Parula
Little Blue Heron white morph
The only Yellow Crowned Night Heron we saw on the trip
Common Yellowthroat
Lifer Green Kingfisher This Great Kiskadee was gathering nesting material
migrant Nashville Warbler
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher

Some nice Santa Ana NWR Scenery from hear the Hawk Tower

LOCATION OF SANTA ANA NWR (INTERACTIVE)