South Texas Trip ~ June 10-12, 2004

June 10-11, 2004

On June 10th, 2004 Jason Horn, Dave Wilton and I rented a car and drove the 28 hours down to south Texas to see the Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush that was found in the town of Pharr on May 27th. We left Thursday morning and arrived at the Williams' residence in Pharr around noon on Friday, the 11th. We spent the rest of Friday there after enjoying excellent looks at the bird, which represents a 1st United States record!

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush in Pharr, Texas. Note the longish legs and the distinctive orange eye ring and bill on the black head.

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush in Pharr, Texas. Note the distinctive orange eye ring and bill and the black head contrasting with the brown back.
A Clay-colored Robin was also seen there.

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June 12, 2004

Saturday morning, we went to Sabal Palm Grove Audubon Sanctuary and got great looks at three Yellow-green Vireos and the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat. North of the sanctuary, we watched a pair of Tamaulipas Crows with three young and a pair of Aplomado Falcons chasing a White-tailed Hawk out of their territory.

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