An infinitely nicer day than yesterday; calm with not a
cloud in the sky and pretty warm so I decided to have another day at Estero
Llano Grande SP, I went straight out to the Spoonbill Trail and soon connected
with the reserves other long staying US mega that I missed yesterday – a
cracking GREY-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT which showed brilliantly well in the long
grass. There weren’t too many other new
birds but I finally caught up with a few BLACK-NECKED STILTS and a Black-winged
Kite flew over but several Buff-bellied Hummingbirds and Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds were around the feeders, a female Indigo Bunting was near the centre
and 10+ Purple Martins were overhead while most of yesterday’s birds were seen
well again.
I
had an unproductive jaunt to Frontera Audubon Thicket at lunchtime although
several Olive Sparrows showed very well along the paths before heading back
Estero Llano for another few hours in the afternoon; the highlight was a male
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD at one of the feeders along with great views of a
couple of Altamira Orioles, lots of Clay-coloured Robins, several
Black-and-White Warblers and an adult Cooper’s Hawk again.
There
were a couple of new birds around the lakes in the afternoon with a female HOODED
MERGANSER in front of the centre, 3 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS with 2
Black-crowned Night Herons and a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT perched next to a
Double-crested Cormorant on Alligator Lake.
Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
Couch's Kingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Altamira Oriole
White-faced Ibis
Least Sandpiper
Plain Chachalaca
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