Mammoth Seeks the Sun, Day 3

Wed Feb 8

With rains coming in, I chose to go west. I figured the cold front would hit there first and move on through. And that's what it did, although there was never more than a mist of two of rain. When we got to the first birding area, it was mostly clear and strong winds had shifted to the northwest.

I decided to skip Edinburg Scenic Wetlands  because they didn't allow dogs at all, and skipped Santa Ana NWR because the highlight of it was a tram tour. No dogs.. No matter--instead we did Estero Llano Grande and Bentsen Rio Grand Valley State Parks. There we had some nice little walks and saw Mourning Doves, 

Green Jays,

  an Oriole that I failed to identify (Altimira vs. Hooded),

  Chachalaca, 

Turkeys, 

Roseate Spoonbill,

 Ducks, 

Coots, 

an unidentifiable sandpiper, 

Black-Bellied Whistling Duck,

Northern Shoveler, 

Snowy Egret 

and White Ibis.

So my goal of this trip--to see more birds--was fulfilled. They weren't new birds, but they were definitely more birds.