111525 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://stwnewspress-cnhi.newsmemory.com/?publink=0e5006e3f_134fc0f&fbclid=IwY2xjawOFZQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyCGNhbGxzaXRlAjMwAAEe-dnppdiFNuviCY1VYhT__WBPt9xQ2ZhJ2tro6ytDwU4hHxYE095VVJGSAYg_aem_oLiAR6iqxZPbaz_ZQUSUjg 

062224 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-readers-to-be-treated-to-well-received-knowledge/article_6cbe38a6-2db9-11ef-9433-03db45a2dc47.html

100321 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-which-birds-are-headed-this-way/article_e7b2e7da-2242-11ec-9ac6-cfd76eb6dd07.html 

082920 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-making-their-first-migration-are-in-sight/article_64957c5a-e8b9-11ea-a430-8fde426a8237.html

080920 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-migration-in-sync-with-season/article_a700d78c-da9b-11ea-be1e-c754b60c8749.html

040520 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-saying-hello-to-some-goodbye-to-others/article_3426c376-75d2-11ea-b5eb-8b924bca74fc.html

082519 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-bird-behavior-is-the-most-accurate/article_ed310744-c5ee-11e9-bee9-07ae017f2d95.html

063019 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-watch-for-shorebirds-in-late-summer/article_0cf93d46-e6fb-5203-aa3c-93a0669e5c80.html

Fall Migration and a First Time Surprise at Boomer Lake

                                                   Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal

                                                                 Solitary Sandpiper

                                                          Solitary Sandpiper, View 2

                                                                       Blue Jay
                                                   

Palm Warbler (Fall Plumage)

    

Palm Warbler, View 2 

                                                               Clay-colored Sparrows

10-05 through 10-17-18

A little more migratory movement was underway during this period and as time progresses, it is getting even better.

The Blue- and Green-winged Teals came through during the cold snap, and the Solitary Sandpiper was waiting for me after the rains ended, which left several low points filled with water, but just enough for the shorebirds to be comfortable with.  I keep looking over those areas, which are still retaining water, but nothing else has come.

Clay-colored Sparrows along with several other LBJ (little brown job) species have infiltrated the lake.  The migrants have been busy devouring fruit and seeds, barely looking up when a shadow is cast.

The big surprise was this beautiful Western Palm Warbler amid the Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and the Clay-colored Sparrows at a tree off by itself with shrubs. I could hear other sparrows, but had been unable to locate them in the area, but the next day was definitely another story.

Stay tuned for more.

102118 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-these-birds-have-a-song-for/article_c1b01c0b-b1f9-5bd9-8cae-7c99cba735b0.html

Birding on a Shoestring--The Final Countdown from South Padre Island

           
                                                                  Bonaparte's Gull

                                                                 Solitary Sandpiper

                                                                 Roseate Spoonbill

                                                                    American Coot

                                                                  Bonaparte's Gull

Black Skimmer  

01-23-17

The first shot is Bonaparte's Gull from Boca Chica State Park, just south of South Padre Island.

The remainder is the last of the group from South Padre Island's jetty, and the last of the photos

from this trip.  Thanks for viewing and I'll see you again at home in Oklahoma.