Just like in fishing, birding volunteers tell us "you shoulda been here yesterday!"
We left Oleander Acres RV Park, Mission TX, and drove the 17 miles to Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Donna TX.
Two volunteers were there on the canal with their binoculars and scopes. Skies were overcast, mist in the air, visibility limited. They arrived at eight and had seen ONE hawk all morning. We stayed about two hours and saw three more. But, it was very interesting to us. We watched and spied several birds in and on the trees/bushes/shrubs.
Of interest to us were lark sparrows, lesser goldfinch, couch/tropical kingbird, ladderback woodpecker. Others seen were mockingbird, kiskadee, green jay, chachalacaa, cardinal, yellow-rumped warbler, common yellowthroat, Harris hawk. There were more but that is all I am thinking of right now.
Yesterday the hawk count was 2200. Some days in the past have been 31000. Today: 4....yes, four.
I do want to mark the calendar for 2015. I would enjoy very much participating for a couple of days or longer.
We headed north on Highway 281, going toward Alice and George West, eventually heading to the WalMart in Beeville. But, when the navigator (me) hits the wrong WalMart on the GPS, we end up at Kenedy (one en) at the WalMart.
The wind is blowing the rig and the driver (Glen) was ready to call it a day.
We will make a shopping trip inside WalMart to pay the camping fees (ha). We are not the only RV here. There are at least two other rigs. This is one of those towns booming because of the drilling all around.
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