[AGL] snakebird

[CAUS at aol.com]

Wow!  Does that trip sound fabulous...and I was feeling pumped because  I 
get several species of little guys coming for breakfast, lunch and super on  
the sidewalk outside my window where I put out all kinds of seed.  While it  
is mostly doves, there are fair amounts of Cardinals and little finch  
types.  There are 2 squirrels, 2 bunnies and 1 field mouse at any given  time.  
Would love to have seen those exotic types on the  Coast.  
 
 
In a message dated 4/21/2009 12:47:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
fmaverick at austin.rr.com writes:

Ah, the  heron with the pink bill. Fine creature. Thankyou thankyou. 
---- Michael  Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com> wrote: 

> connie, what a  treat! thanx!

> 

> poor me, reduced to passive birding and

>  feet no longer up to extended tramping.

> 

> but its fun to  compare my own lifelist with

> you all. anhinga sighting was a  sweet

> experience and never to be forgotten,

> conveniently  perching for me me me

> so neck could be distinguished as not

>  being that of common cormorant.

> 

> 50 in one afternoon is no  mean feat.

> 

> Mike

> 

> ----- Original Message -----  

> From: "Connie Clark" <connie_3c at yahoo.com>

> To: "Ghetto  List Latest" <ghetto2 at two.pairlist.net>

> Cc: "Ed & Marilyn  Guinn" <grebe at majek.com>; "Michael Eisenstadt" 

>  <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:24  AM

> Subject: snakebird

> 

> 

> Spring birding  report:

> 

> Mary Ann W drove down Saturday night with Terry M and  Madeline V to join 

me 

> in an early Sunday morning, after storm visit  to a bird sanctuary on the 

> gulf coast. We were hoping for a lot of  woodland spring migrants fresh 

from 

> their trip across the Gulf from  the Yucatan. We did see a lot of 

gorgeous 

> orange and black orioles  and a flock of "indi-dayglow" buntings and 

various 

> others, but not so  many warblers as I had seen just a week ago. 

> Nevertheless, our count  for the day was close to 50 identified species. 

It 

> was a lot of fun  for me to have companions to compare notes and to 

challenge 

> each  other.

> 

> Mary Ann got a 'lifer' in the Catbird; we all enjoyed  the soft plumed 

> Tri-color Heron, but Terry M was delighted by the  Reddish Heron and its' 

> lively pink bill; Madeline's favorite was the  dressy Black-bellied 

Plover. I 

> had been seeking the fish-eating  Anhinga again, and Mary Ann managed to 

spot 

> one with only its' head  and neck showing above the water. Then we were 

all 

> mesmerized by the  spectacle of what MA referred to as a 'kettle' of 

maybe 30 

> white  pelicans in a bowl like formation circling very high in the clear 

blue  

> sky - white wings catching light to glisten. Our nature finale came  

Sunday 

> afternoon as we were driving to the end of a small inland  sanctuary, and 

a 

> richly coated coyote darted in front of us, pausing  only to show mild 

> irritation with our presence.

> 

>  Every bird we saw was in its finest spring plummage. There are a couple 

more  

> weekends of migrants. I'm keeping an eye on the backyard, and will  

travel 

> down to the coast to continue looking for new favorites.  Anybody else 

see 

> anything?

>  




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