I spent the late morning and afternoon at Estero Llano Grande State Park trying to get the new year list off to a good start. As I walked back to my car for lunch I saw some commotion and people running towards one of the volunteer's camp sites. Turns out there was a Crimson-collared Grosbeak feeding in the anacua behind Steve and Sue's trailor. At least six of the NE Mexican endemic have been seen in the Valley this winter. This one seems to be a young male. I've never seen the red on a juvenal.
While I was sitting in the blind waiting for warblers at the water feature, the Elegant Trogan put in an appearance but I only got this poor shot. Can you spot the trogon?
This Clay-colored Thrush was more cooperative.
Always nice to get a Hermit Thrush.
Then it was time to make the rounds of the ponds. This Virginia Rail was nice. I didn't see one last year.
Otherwise there was nothing noteworthy though there were lots of birds.
Estero Llano Grande SP, Hidalgo, Texas, US
Jan 1, 2021 11:45 AM - 4:14 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
71 species (+2 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal 6
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 50
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 1
Mottled Duck (Gulf Coast) 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 100
Ruddy Duck 1
Plain Chachalaca 7
Least Grebe 12
Inca Dove 10
White-tipped Dove 12
White-winged Dove 5
Mourning Dove 1
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Northern) 1
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 2
Common Gallinule (American) 6
American Coot (Red-shielded) 80
Killdeer 1
Long-billed Dowitcher 18
Wilson's Snipe 2
Anhinga 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American White Pelican 28
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Great Egret (American) 2
Snowy Egret 10
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 6
White-faced Ibis 6
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Elegant Trogon 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Northern) 5
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Black Phoebe 4
Eastern Phoebe 4
Vermilion Flycatcher 4
Great Kiskadee 6
Couch's Kingbird 1
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Green Jay (Green) 6
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Cave Swallow (Texas) 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) 2
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren (Northeast Mexico/South Texas) 1
European Starling 8
Long-billed Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 6
Hermit Thrush 1
Clay-colored Thrush 2
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 2
Lark Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Altamira Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Great-tailed Grackle 40
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12
Crimson-collared Grosbeak 1
Northern Cardinal 3
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