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South Texas Birding 2016

We stayed in Harlingen, Texas during the first week of April and traveled around the area birding at King Ranch, Santa Ana NWR, Frontera Audubon, Estero Llano Texas St Park, South Padre Island and Old Port Isabel Road. A highlight of the trip was visiting the King Ranch, where we saw the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Audubon's Oriole and the Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet. No birding trip to this area is complete without driving the Old Port Isabel Road to search for the Aplomado Falcon. The unpaved, rutty road traverses many miles of open grassland that is home to several rare bird species. We found the Falcon just before sunset. Willie's BBQ in Alamo, Texas has some of the best food on the planet. If you are in the Rio Grande Valley make sure to try Willie's.
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Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 03
Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 03		 Fulvous Whistling Ducks and Black-necked Stilt at Estero Llano Texas State Park 01
Fulvous Whistling Ducks and Black-necked Stilt at Estero Llano Texas State Park 01		 Black-necked Stilt 04
Black-necked Stilt 04		 Osprey flyover at South Padre Island 01
Osprey flyover at South Padre Island 01
Northern Mockingbird in flight 01
Northern Mockingbird in flight 01		 Old Port Isabel Road 03
Old Port Isabel Road 03		 Old Port Isabel Road sunset 02
Old Port Isabel Road sunset 02		 Audubons Oriole at King Ranch 02
Audubons Oriole at King Ranch 02
Audubons Oriole in flight at King Ranch 01
Audubons Oriole in flight at King Ranch 01		 Aplomado Falcon on Old Port Isabel Rd 03
Aplomado Falcon on Old Port Isabel Rd 03		 Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 02
Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 02		 Aplomado Falcon on Old Port Isabel Rd 02
Aplomado Falcon on Old Port Isabel Rd 02
Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 13
Black Skimmer at South Padre Island 13		 American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt 01
American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt 01		 Black Skimmers at South Padre Island 12
Black Skimmers at South Padre Island 12		 Black-headed Grosbeak female 01
Black-headed Grosbeak female 01
Frontera Audubon...somewhere in that thicket is a Blue Bunting
Frontera Audubon...somewhere in that thicket is a Blue Bunting		 Black-necked Stilt 01
Black-necked Stilt 01		 Broad-winged Hawk at King Ranch 01
Broad-winged Hawk at King Ranch 01		 Clapper Rail at Padre Island 04
Clapper Rail at Padre Island 04
Birds and fish at South Padre Island 01
Birds and fish at South Padre Island 01		 Cinnamon Teal 03 at Estero Llano Texas St Pk
Cinnamon Teal 03 at Estero Llano Texas St Pk		 Clapper Rail at Padre Island 06
Clapper Rail at Padre Island 06		 Common Gallinule at Padre Island 01
Common Gallinule at Padre Island 01
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl at King Ranch 02
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl at King Ranch 02		 Black Swallowtail Butterfly at Santa Ana NWR 01
Black Swallowtail Butterfly at Santa Ana NWR 01		 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl false eyes 01
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl false eyes 01		 Golden-fronted Woodpecker at Frontera Audubon 01
Golden-fronted Woodpecker at Frontera Audubon 01
Great Blue Heron at Padre Island 02
Great Blue Heron at Padre Island 02		 Fulvous Whistling Duck 02
Fulvous Whistling Duck 02		 Great-tailed Grackle at South Padre Island 01
Great-tailed Grackle at South Padre Island 01		 Green Heron 01 at South Padre Island 01
Green Heron 01 at South Padre Island 01
Groove-billed Ani at Frontera Audubon 01
Groove-billed Ani at Frontera Audubon 01		 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 02
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 02		 Groove-billed Ani 02
Groove-billed Ani 02		 King Ranch watering trough 01
King Ranch watering trough 01
Longhorn Cattle at King Ranch 01
Longhorn Cattle at King Ranch 01		 King Ranch grove
King Ranch grove		 Harris Hawks at King Ranch 01
Harris Hawks at King Ranch 01		 Horses under shade tree at King Ranch 02
Horses under shade tree at King Ranch 02
Inca and White-winged Doves 01
Inca and White-winged Doves 01		 Kneeling Great Blue Heron at South Padre Island 01
Kneeling Great Blue Heron at South Padre Island 01		 Least Grebes at Santa Ana NWR 01
Least Grebes at Santa Ana NWR 01		 Least Sandpiper 02
Least Sandpiper 02
Lesser Goldfinch 01
Lesser Goldfinch 01		 Lincoln Sparrow at Estero Llano 01
Lincoln Sparrow at Estero Llano 01		 Lizard with dewlap 01
Lizard with dewlap 01		 Long-billed Dowitcher 01
Long-billed Dowitcher 01
Long-billed Thrasher 01
Long-billed Thrasher 01		 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at King Ranch 01
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet at King Ranch 01		 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 02
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 02		 Northern Cardinal 01
Northern Cardinal 01
Northern Mockingbird in flight 02
Northern Mockingbird in flight 02		 Northern Mockingbird in flight 03
Northern Mockingbird in flight 03		 Northern Parula 02
Northern Parula 02		 Old Port Isabel Rd Hawk 01
Old Port Isabel Rd Hawk 01
Pie-billed Grebe at Padre Island 01
Pie-billed Grebe at Padre Island 01		 Reddish Egret White Morph 01
Reddish Egret White Morph 01		 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 01 at South Padre Island 01
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 01 at South Padre Island 01		 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 01
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 01
Snowy Egret at Frontera Audubon 01
Snowy Egret at Frontera Audubon 01		 Solitary Sandpiper 01
Solitary Sandpiper 01		 Spotted Sandpiper 01 at South Padre Island 01
Spotted Sandpiper 01 at South Padre Island 01		 Tricolored Heron at South Padre Island 01
Tricolored Heron at South Padre Island 01
Tropical Kingbird with Dragonfly 01
Tropical Kingbird with Dragonfly 01		 Grassland birding at King Ranch 01
Grassland birding at King Ranch 01		 Upland Sandpiper at King Ranch 01
Upland Sandpiper at King Ranch 01		 Spotted Sandpiper at South Padre Island 02
Spotted Sandpiper at South Padre Island 02
White Pelicans in flight at King Ranch 03
White Pelicans in flight at King Ranch 03		 White-faced Ibis 01
White-faced Ibis 01		 White-tailed Kite at Estero Llano Texas St Pk 02
White-tailed Kite at Estero Llano Texas St Pk 02		 White-tailed Kite in flight 04
White-tailed Kite in flight 04
White-tailed Kite in flight 06
White-tailed Kite in flight 06		 Wild Turkey at King Ranch 03
Wild Turkey at King Ranch 03		 Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Frontera Audubon 01
Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Frontera Audubon 01		 Searching sky for kettling raptors at Santa Ana NWR 01
Searching sky for kettling raptors at Santa Ana NWR 01
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 01
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 01		 Great Blue Heron at Padre Island 03
Great Blue Heron at Padre Island 03		 First Year White Ibis at Frontera Audubon 01
First Year White Ibis at Frontera Audubon 01		 Great Blue Heron scratching 02
Great Blue Heron scratching 02
Laughing Gull 01
Laughing Gull 01		 Davis at Frontera watching for Blue Bunting 01
Davis at Frontera watching for Blue Bunting 01		 Digiscoped Black-necked Stilt at Estero Llano 01
Digiscoped Black-necked Stilt at Estero Llano 01		 Birding tour group searching for Spragues Pippit at King Ranch 01
Birding tour group searching for Spragues Pippit at King Ranch 01
Baby Alligator at South Padre Island 01
Baby Alligator at South Padre Island 01		 American Coot at South Padre Island 02
American Coot at South Padre Island 02		 Black-bellied Whistling Duck roost at Santa Ana NWR 01
Black-bellied Whistling Duck roost at Santa Ana NWR 01		 Black-necked Stilt, Fulvous Whistling Duck and American Avocet at Estero Llano
Black-necked Stilt, Fulvous Whistling Duck and American Avocet at Estero Llano
Great Blue Heron at Santa Ana NWR 01
Great Blue Heron at Santa Ana NWR 01
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