However, seeing Eastern Bluebirds right beside the campsite each day was fun, as was watching a big flock of Cedar Waxwings work the berry trees nearby. We did a lot of hiking and cycling in the two days there -- and the tall pines yielded Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, and a raft of warblers too high and fast to ID.
One morning, the woods were alive with hundreds of American Robins. I even saw a Hermit Thrush posing nicely as I grabbed my camera and departing when Penny arrived. Of course, the Northern Cardinals were plentiful to the “ho-hum” point.
I find it interesting that we get used to birds to seeing birds that in Vermont would be a big deal -- Cardinals for example, even Red-Winged Blackbirds. In the south, they are so common as to be taken for granted -- although I try not to.
We are now at Goose Island State Park near Rockport, Texas. It’s so rich with shorebirds that it’s a bit overwhelming. We got here this afternoon and on a bike ride before dark, I saw White and Brown Pelicans, White Ibis, Long-billed Curlew, Northern Pintail and Redhead ducks, all sorts of gulls, and many sandpipers that will take a while to learn.
Gulls, American Oystercatchers, and Dowitcher(?) |
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