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His travelling buddies included a flock of Field Sparrows.
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And this Clay-colored Sparrow.
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Unfortunately the Harris' Sparrow and Anna's Hummingbird were not so cooperative. One of the visiting birders discovered this Green Treefrog on a cocklebur. This is one of the cooler things I have ever seen.
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The nearby family of Whooping Cranes at the Big Oak Tree were closer to the road than I had hopped.
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One of them had both leg bands and a radio transmitter. Not sure I would want to fly a couple of thousand miles with those attached.
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Then a run over to the Port Aransas Jetty for the Little Gull gave ame a brief look before a car scared the flock but no photo. Lots of Bonaparte's Gulls were not a good substitute
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