I got the privilege to go out on a research trip with Dr. Susan Heath of Gulf Coast Bird Observatory to monitoring nesting of American Oystercatchers. The boat ride was rather bumpy, but a great day to be outdoors and see wildlife on west Galveston Bay.
All of the banded birds were reported to the project.
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
2 August 2016
Farm to Market Road 1908
Maverick County, Texas
Dead on the side of the road we found the remains of a Crested Caracara.
I got a bit carried away taking photos of this little moth, but it didn't seem to mind the camera coming in really close for some detailed shots.
Went down to Glen Rose to present to the NPSOT group on plant identification and iNaturalist -- came an hour and a half early to check out Dinosaur Valley State Park. It was quite nice! :)
After a fun morning walk looking at some trout lilies, I went to this little park in Arlington for a bit after lunch. It's got a small creek and a bit of wildlife habitat. I'm excited for spring and some native flowering plants -- these winter weeds are getting a bit repetitive. Nonetheless, I still record them! :)
I spent the day at my favorite migrant trap today. I saw lots of birds including a rare one!
I am posting scans of some old, marginal 35 mm slides. gcwarbler had retained many boxes of some of my culled slides from 20-30 years ago. I have enough to keep me busy for a while with scanning, etc. (thanks Chuck….I think!). These will all be of records I had not posted to iNat previously. There has been considerable color shift in many of these slides over the years, unfortunately. Sorry for the marginal/poor quality of most of these but they are all I have.