I've been having a great time in southern Texas with Nova. The garden surrounding the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge visitor center is in our back yard. We've been getting great looks at Tropical Parula and a female Blue Bunting the last few days. Temperature in the 80's today and lots of birds......January's not so bad down here.

White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Hawks

White-tailed Hawk

Tropical Parula

Osprey with fish

Merlin

Loggerhead Shrike

Harris' Hawk

Blue Metalmark

Aplomado Falcon

Aplomado Falcon

blue bunting and others

Nice White-tailed Kite on Bayside Loop at Laguna.

Pied-billed Grebe

Blue Bunting at Laguna Atascsosa NWR-possibly a first for Cameron County! It was hanging out near the visitor center.

Yojoa scrub-hairstreak found at NABA last weekend.

Dusky-blue Groundstreak

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Thanks,

Nova & Chris