Frontera Audubon Thicket, 4/21/07

Not too much going on at Frontera Audubon Thicket this morning. Southerly winds have most of the migrants heading north. This Swainson's Thrush got pretty excited when I did a crude imitation of it's song.



Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 10
Plain Chachalaca 12
Great Egret 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
White-winged Dove 10
Inca Dove 6
White-tipped Dove 10
Chuck-will's-widow 1
Chimney Swift 10
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Ringed Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher 2
Great Kiskadee 4
Couch's Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Purple Martin 1
Bank Swallow 1
Cave Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
Black-crested Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Long-billed Thrasher 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 5
Hooded Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 5
Summer Tanager 1
Olive Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Great-tailed Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1

Yesterday evening I got lucky finding this male Blackpoll Warbler in the yard. It was new for my yard list, #146 and new for my Hidalgo County list, #327.



Two nights ago about 250 Mississippi Kites descended on the neighborhood.