Progreso Lakes, 5/3/20

Been waiting a long time for an Ovenbird to grace our yard at Progreso Lakes.  They like a shady open understory which we don't have.  But I guess our little native brush patch was enough to bring one in.  I got a few poor shots and didn't chase after the Ovenbird hoping it would eventually show at the bird bath.  But yard bird #227 didn't return.

Despite being hot and windy, birds dropped in through out the day.  This Magnolia Warbler was one of eight warblers species seen today.

Was glad to get a better look at a Bay-breasted Warbler.  Glimpsed one a few days ago.

First Chestnut-sided Warbler for our bird bath.

Black-throated Green Warbler.

Yellow Warbler is probably our must abundant migrant warbler.  They also respond best to pishing.

Back in October I heard a loud repetitive "speet" call over my head in the big yellow poinciana.  I could never find the bird but recognized the call as that of an Acadian Flycatcher.  So based on that somewhat flimsy evidence, I put it on our yard list.  However Yellow-bellied Flycatcher has a very similar call in migration.  But Acadian migrates later than Yellow-bellied so that was my justification.  Well today an Acadian Flycatcher landed in the big ficus next to the porch and posed for photos making me feel a lot better.  Now we have a legit Acadian Flycatcher for our yard.

Young male Summer Tanager enjoying the bird bath.

As did a couple of Painted Buntings.

We've had several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks this spring.

Saw the Purple Gallinule again last night but didn't get a photo.  Not much happening along the water.  Here's a Spotted Sandpiper and a Diamond-backed Watersnake.

Jones yard, Progreso Lakes, Hidalgo, Texas, US

May 3, 2020 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Protocol: Stationary

62 species (+2 other taxa)

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (fulgens)  12

Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)  2

Plain Chachalaca  6

Eurasian Collared-Dove  2

Inca Dove  1

White-tipped Dove  2

White-winged Dove  65

Mourning Dove  8

Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1

Chimney Swift  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  5

Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Northern)  1

Common Gallinule (American)  1

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Neotropic Cormorant  3

Cattle Egret (Western)  2

Green Heron  2

Black-crowned Night-Heron  2

Turkey Vulture  2

Swainson's Hawk  1

Ringed Kingfisher  1

Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Northern)  3

Ladder-backed Woodpecker  1

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1

Acadian Flycatcher  1

Black Phoebe  2

Brown-crested Flycatcher  2

Great Kiskadee  2

Tropical Kingbird  1

Couch's Kingbird  1

Tropical/Couch's Kingbird  2

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  1

White-eyed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Loggerhead Shrike  1

Green Jay (Green)  1

Barn Swallow (American)  2

Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group)  3

European Starling  7

Northern Mockingbird  3

House Sparrow  4

Lesser Goldfinch  1

Lark Sparrow  1

Orchard Oriole  4

Hooded Oriole (cucullatus/sennetti)  2

Altamira Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  4

Bronzed Cowbird (Bronzed)  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Great-tailed Grackle  10

Ovenbird  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Bay-breasted Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Wilson's Warbler  1

Summer Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  1

Painted Bunting  2

Dickcissel  2