Monthly Archives: December 2023

TEXAS hosts a 1st in USA…..but will it “count”?

I had never heard of a Cattle Tyrant. But when one showed up in the urban center of the large shipping port of Corpus Christi last month, the rare bird alerts were activated! This yellow-bellied flycatcher is native to South … Continue reading

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Birding Gods smiled on me this weekend! I succeeded in seeing an unprecedented three Code 5 and a Code 4 “lifer” birds in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Remember Code 5 is as rare as it gets. Code 6 … Continue reading

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