I was invited to share experiences with Texas A&M students on a weekend field trip to the Texas Coast at Mad Island Marsh Preserve, a restricted Nature Conservancy property. As I drove from Colorado, the trip included some inland locations as well.
Hairy Woodpecker (female Eastern)
Downy Woodpecker (male Eastern)
"Richardson's" Cackling Goose and Snow Goose
hybrid goose
Hybrid goose with Canada and "Richardson's" Cackling Geese