Zone-tailed Hawks being seen again at Frontera Audubon Center

I hadn't been back to Frontera Audubon Center since it looked like the Zone-tailed Hawks would not be perching or roosting in same locat...

Green Parakeets video: close to 500 birds stretch across the sky

Though I have seen the aggregation of Green Parakeets a couple of more times in McAllen, TX, the numbers have been reduced from the close to...

Rare Royal Tern flying Rio Grande River off Anzalduas

While I was at Anzalduas County Park today other birders pointed out this Royal Tern flying over the Rio Grande River. It was originally fo...

Anzalduas Zone-tailed Hawk in flight

This is one of the pics I got during the second time I watched the Zone-tailed Hawk flew in at low altitude over Anzalduas County Park today...

Zone-tailed Hawk flying close over Anzalduas Co. Park

Today while birding in an area of Anzalduas County Park with a lot of trees am adult Zone-tailed Hawk essentially strafed (like an airplane)...

Now Black Phoebe confirmed nesting-(in January??)

I returned to Anzalduas County Park today and watched this Black Phoebe repeatedly gather and carry nesting material to a suitable nest site...

Black Phoebe carrying nesting material @ Anzalduas Co.Park

While birding at Anzalduas County Park yesterday I observed that there were two Black Phoebes and that they perched and foraged in close pro...

Pine Warbler & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker @ Anzalduas

I am still recovering from the current nasty flu virus so I went to Anzalduas County Park this afternoon to do some light birding (mostly by...

Green Parakeets: video clip of several hundred in flight

This is a very brief (only 13 seconds) but cool video clip that shows several hundred Green Parakeets flying together. They make a number o...

Green Parakeets--views of the more than 400 birds

It was so amazing to see so many Green Parakeets gathered on these utility lines I wanted to show their amazing numbers. These two pics sho...

Green Parakeets: video clip of gathering at dusk

This brief video clip shows the large aggregation of Green Parakeets though several more groups flew in after I took this. But it does give...

Green Parakeets: fussing and allopreening

These Green Parakeets really put on a show. Lots of fussing and feuding. And lots of allopreening , the mutual grooming that takes place i...

Green Parakeets, a Rio Grande Valley specialty

I love wild birds, rare or not-rare, I love them all (well, most all). Though I have seen wild parrots and parakeets a number of times duri...

Western Tanager, should be far down in Mexico

This female Western Tanager was one of the many interesting birds at and near the Warbler Rest Stop at the So. Padre Island Convention Cente...

Flammulated Owl: it's eye open a bit

As enjoyable as it is to see the Flammulated Owl with it's eye open some, I was happy it didn't stay open as it needs to sleep in th...

Flammulated Owl: better views

I went back to So Padre Island when the weather was at least better (warmer for me and some sun for photos) in hopes of better views. Thank...

This Zone-tailed Hawk is a juvenile

When I looked more closely with my spotting scope at this Zone-tailed Hawk at El Zacatel, I could see it was in juvenal plumage. The bottom...

Zone-tailed Hawk, perched in new location

Two days ago I drove by El Zacatel where a series of resacas provide excellent habitat for a good diversity of waterbirds, waterfowl and ot...

Juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk @ El Zacatel, TX

Short video clip of the juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk I spotted perched in a deciduous tree in the El Zacatel,TX area. The hawk demonstrates a...

Windows are a danger to birds: short video clip

(while this is a comic video clip, there is a serious problem with window strikes by birds so if real birds are hitting your windows go to ...

Flammulated Owl, the view today

These pics show the view, albeit enlarged, that we had of the Flammulated Owl at the Warbler Rest Stop habitat next to the So. Padre Island ...

Flammulated Owk, bits and pieces

A rare Flammulated Owl was found by Larry and Vicki Kirby and Jim and Brenda Martin several days ago next to the Convention Center on So Pa...

Ringed Kingfisher, also at Anzalduas County Park

I also photographed this male Ringed Kingfisher at Anzalduas County Park today. Fortunately the sun had come out for awhile so some of the ...

Another Zone-tailed Hawk: adult I spotted at Anzalduas

Since the rainy weather was ending at the west side of the Lower Rio Grande Valley this afternoon, I drove out to Anzalduas County Park. Si...

Green Kingfisher: close views at Edinburg Wetlands

I really enjoy the Edinburg Wetlands and World Birding Center--it has fantastic native habitat and enjoyable birding. Sadly many birders mi...

Adult Zone-tailed on roost early tonight

I got done with some things a little early so stopped at Frontera Audubon early tonight and found the adult Zone-tailed apparently already o...

Common Pauraque, in the sun

Common Pauraques, in the same family of birds as the more well known Whip-poor-wills, are one of the specialty birds found in the United Sta...

Found the adult Zone-tailed Hawk on roost

After days of cloudy and frequently mist-rainy skies, the sun was out when I got to Frontera Audubon this morning so all the vultures and (p...

Zone-tailed Hawk, perched in the rain

I didn't get over to Frontera Audubon in Weslaco yesterday (Jan 3) because I was participating in the Bentsen Christmas Bird Count on th...

Spotted the juvenile Zone-tailed Hawk perched again today

A Zone-tailed a day keeps the doldrums away--that's how it's worked so far even on a cold rainy day like today. I did drive over to...

A second Zone-tailed Hawk, an adult--for sure

I found this Zone-tailed Hawk this afternoon perched in a tree on Frontera Audubon Center's property. As soon as I spotted it I knew it...