Wilson's Plovers have wrapped up their breeding on the #Texas coast and begun preparing for southward #migration . Groups of 300+ roosting together to head down to Central America for the winter months #bird s #aves #bird ing #bird photography #BirdTwitter #bird watching #bird

A wild experience witnessing a massive PURPLE MARTIN roost in #CorpusChristi , Texas last night. Between 7,000-10,000 lifting off during a beautiful sunset of oranges and purples, preparing for migration south to South America #birds #BirdTwitter #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2022

Least Terns are in full breeding mode in coastal Texas. This parent tries to bring back a nice fish treat but the lone chick doesn't seem too interested (This species is in decline) #birding #birds #Texas #Aves #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2022 #Science #BirdScience #conservation

A Common Nighthawk rests during a windy afternoon on the #Texas coast. Possibly a long-distance migrant just passing through heading north while others have already begun nesting here #bird s #aves #bird ing #BirdsSeenIn2022 #bird watching #bird photography #bird #CONI #nature

In other news Alvaro's Adventures et al saw a couple of Phalaropes 😮 #birding

My #InternationalShorebirdSurvey highlights today here in #Texas included a pair of BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS (!!!) and WILSON'S PHALAROPES (both FOY), Pectoral Sandpipers (16 #shorebird species total) #birding #aves #birds #birding #birdwatching #migration #calidris eBird

Dunlin here in south Texas are beginning to think about #migration , with many of these birds heading north to #Canada 's Hudson Bay in just a few more weeks

Packery Flats, Mustang Island, Texas
20 March 2022 Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
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Netflix’s new series “Inventing Anna” (EP8 ) has an EASTERN-WOOD PEWEE SINGING while Anna is in a LA hospital during the FALL. The combined range/non-breeding issues here show how little effort tv production put in to their jobs when it comes to biological realism The Birdist

Thousands of Redhead overwintering in south Texas on the Laguna Madre along Padre Island N.S.. I've counted upwards of 9500 from this same mudflat earlier in the winter Ducks Unlimited #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2022 #texasbirding #Texas

Enjoyed a cold, dreary Texas morning getting lifer MOUNTAIN PLOVERS (four of them) along some untilled farm fields around the King Ranch south of Corpus Christi #birding #BirdsSeenIn2022 #wildlife #wildlife photography #birds #birdwatching SWAROVSKI OPTIK Vortex Optics #shorebird

Was able to spend the day assisting in retrieving cold-stunned Green sea turtles around Padre Island National Seashore after the most recent Arctic blast dramatically dropped water temps in nearby bays. They were brought to a local rehab #texasfreeze2022 #Science #animalrescue

First bird of 2022: Mourning Dove!