10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Sure, there were Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and a few “good” warblers, but most of the migrants were sailing on those south winds over our heads to other parts of Texas. Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian. You just need to know where to look.

Houston 201

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Texas A&M Soltis Center. Texas A&M Soltis Center. Texas A&M Soltis Center. Texas A&M Soltis Center. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Pink-backed Pelican – Pelecanus rufescens. pueblo nuevo marsh 2.

2019 161

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The warm, sunny climate beckons a wide variety of passerines, raptors, and shorebirds to spend the winter, inflating the species diversity to the extent that Miami-Dade can go toe-to-toe with counties in Texas and Arizona during this season. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. Cattle Egret: 133. Anhinga: 95.

Miami 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165