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Rio Grande Valley with Mike Ostrowski. Last updated: 6/8/2015.
Above and below: A Bobcat in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: An Aplomado Falcon near Brownsville, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Long-billed Thrasher at Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Tropical Checkered-Skipper near Brownsville, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A male Hooded Oriole at Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A recently arrived Wood Stork in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Wood Stork and a Roseate Spoonbill in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Common Gallinule on South Padre Island, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: Did you know Common Gallinules have white eyelids?
Below: A White-striped Longtail in Cameron Co., Texas (5/302/2015).
Below: A Lark Sparrow in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Desert Firetail in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Mexican Mallard in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A female Great-tailed Grackle in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A White-tipped Dove at Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: A Ringed Kingfisher in Cameron Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Golden-fronted Woodpecker in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Zebra Heliconian in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Dickcissel in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Bewick's Wren in Cameron Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A worn Mexican Bluewing in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Tropical Kingbird in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
This species has become much more common and widespread in the Valley since my initial visits.
Below: A male Bronzed Cowbird in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Texan Crescent in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Laviana White-Skipper in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A Texas Spotted Whiptail in Hidalgo Co., Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: Uncommon neighbors--Purple Martins sharing a martin house with House Sparrows at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas (5/31/2015).
Below: A lingering Mississippi Kite in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
Below: OK, seriously, guys... it's hot. Great Blue Heron in Cameron Co., Texas (5/30/2015).
