Tag Archives: birds watching

Nesting Birds of the Birds Nest HomeStay

In deep South Texas we have many species of native birds.

Click to access CKWRI_BirdGuide-092011.pdf

Next to running our homestay for birders, nesting and fledging season is one of our favorite things about living in McAllen, Texas.  This Spring we had a major fallout on South Padre Island and overall we have noticed more birds migrating then usual — my husband and I saw several other minor Spring fallouts at our home that practical drove us mad with bird fever.

This year we hosted four obvious nest, the Ladder-backed Woodpecker, the Western Screech Owl, the Green Parakeet, and the Yellow-crowned Night Herons.

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Fall Stragglers and a Little Awesomeness

Start off with the neighboring Chachalacas

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Sandhill Cranes – we saw them by the flocks this year, huge numbers.

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Eastern Bluebird

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Scissor-tail

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Carolina Chickadee – taken at Christmas in East TX.

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Tit-Mouse

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