Where are the birds! Bob reports no migrants but 2 local Cooper’s Hawks, 2 local Broad-winged Hawks, and one local Swainson’s Hawk. Also four Black-necked Stilts, no a usual visitor to the tower fly by and also four Upland Sandpipers passing overhead. The day was saved by 19 frigatebirds and of course the eclipse!
Oystercatcher Diaries 2017: Field Week 4
By Susan Heath We were able to head out to East Matagorda Bay on Monday. With the high winds over the weekend I was afraid that many of the nests out there had gotten overwashed. We headed down the GIWW with high hopes and we came across the tugboat Bill Baker. That’s the one that we put a Motus antenna … Read More
Quintana Spring Fling
Migration is heating up on the Gulf coast. Twice each year, billions of birds, entire species, swarm across the globe, traveling thousands of miles as they migrate between breeding and wintering grounds – stopping en route to refuel at coastal stopover sites. Every year this spectacle attracts hordes of local and out of town birders who descend upon stopover sites throughout … Read More