Antshrike's Bird Blog: Good Birds in the RGV, 10/20/13

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Good Birds in the RGV, 10/20/13

The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival ( http://www.rgvbf.org/ ) is less than three weeks away and some good stuff is showing up in the Valley just in time. This Golden-crowned Warbler has been present for the last week at Frontera Audubon Thicket in Weslaco. It's been a little hard to find and really hard to photograph.

Also a week ago Tim Brush found this Painted Redstart at the UTPA campus in Edinburg. I think everyone managed a better photo than the one I got.

And just a few days ago Marie Stewart and Rex and Birgit Stanford found some Red-necked Phalaropes at the Port Isabel Reservoir near Laguna Vista. I managed to find them despite yesterday's howling winds. With some effort I got some poor photos.

Add to this a couple of Zone-tailed Hawks at Frontera, Tropical Parulas at UTPA and Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and a Rufous-backed Robin (not yet refound) at Hidalgo Pumphouse and things are shaping up for a great festival.

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