Anzalduas County Park, 10/27/07

I thought I would try something different this morning and headed over to Anzalduas County Park south of Mission. We finally had a cold front make it down and blow out the hummidity. The morning was crisp and clear and beautiful. And I had the place to myself. Almost. Except for a couple of hundred sceaming teenagers at a high school cross county meet. As the runners made their way around the roads in the park, the kids and coaches would go running through the trees and up over the levee to get better viewing points and to yell out encouragement. It was chaotic to say the least. Surprisingly it didn't hurt the birding too much. Nothing great. Just the usual good Anzalduas birds like Northern Beardless Tyrannult and Gray Hawk.





There were a few passerine migrants like this Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Black-and-white Warbler.





This Mexican Bluewing is kind of dull with his wings closed.



But spectacular when he wants to show off.



Gadwall 1
Mottled Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Anhinga 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Cooper's Hawk 1
Gray Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
American Coot 30
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 30
Rock Pigeon 15
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 3
Inca Dove 2
Ringed Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 8
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 6
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Vermilion Flycatcher 2
Great Kiskadee 10
Couch's Kingbird 10
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 10
Loggerhead Shrike 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Green Jay 15
Bank Swallow 1
Cave Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 50
Black-crested Titmouse 6
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 5
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Nashville Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 7
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Great-tailed Grackle 5
Lesser Goldfinch 1