ANNOUNCEMENT; Some of you wanted to know how to make a comment on the blog.: here is the directions from one who made a comment and knows the drill--- (Thanks David)
"No problem, at the bottom of your daily post it says posted by Jim and Ruth (and then time of day). Just to the right of that info there is the word Comments (if there has been a comment made on the post) or No comments (if there has been no comments made on the post. You just need to click on Comments/No Comments and you will be able to make a comment.. Once you type in your comment you need to click the publish comment button. That's it. "
Hope that works for you . Do NOT do the 'robot thingy'.
It was still a day to stay inside until the rain let up about noon, and the temp warmed a bit. Then Ruth and I headed out to the eastern most end of Galveston Island to what is known as "East End Beach". WOW! Talk about a spacious beach. This is the "party beach" in the summer with a $10.00 admission and sometimes becomes a picnic and beer bash... I have been told. Today there were three people on the beach and as the wind was stiff, the birds had the place all to themselves.We took advantage of that with some Photos.
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| Black Skimmers, Caspian Terns, Gull Billed Terns at East Beach. |
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| "East Beach" looking east |
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| "East Beach" looking westerly. This is Texas' largest beach. |
At the end of Broadway Street at the east end of town there is a very large wetlands called the East Lagoon. It is home to many species of birds especially the shore bird and wetland type like Egrets, Heron, and larger sandpiper types. We scoped this mile long section as there is a concrete road about 20 feet above it so the viewing is marvelous. On the north side of the wetland there is a 20 foot dike which hides the Intracoastal Canal from sight. The birding here was terrific as were a number of ponds along the road that led to East Beach. Stopping along the way we identified another 20 species, amoung them were the Hudsonian Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, and Reddish Egret. The spring migrations are truly in progress as after we got back to the Park ...well read the next paragraph.
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| There was a flock of Indigo Buntings in the Park today. |
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| This a portion of "East Lagoon" on the east end of the Island. Great birding here. There are more than 15 birds in the photo. |
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| Two Black Necked Stilts in that wetlands. |
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| Some of the 13 ships we saw coming from and going into Houston. |
Supper consisted of gemelli noodles and chicken in a pasta sauce and was very tasty after a "day in the wetlands". Ruth tabulated and posted the birds and I walked to the office to check on mail. On the way back I stopped along the fence of the pasture next to the park and saw a small bird in the hedgerow, which was a Kentucky Warbler. Yea! While surveying the field I watched hundreds of bird feeding probably after a long trip across or around the Gulf doing "stocking up" first before heading north. I could not identify them without the binoculars so walked to the truck to get them. Then with the glasses, was able to identify, surprisingly, about 200 Spotted Towhees. Hit the jackpot on that one! They were in a feeding frenzy in that field of small shrubs and those yellow indigo flowers (see two days ago). Then while observing a bird closely, a pair of Common Yellow throats appeared in the field of view. So two new birds and one already seen. That was a good evening and a great day of birding. Total for the day was 45 species. The trip total in just one week is now at 85 species. I'll sum up with a few photos and let you know that we will be at the east end tomorrow, again, and probably get to Offat's Bayou and Pelican Island.
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| A Reddish Egret that flew in after a Great Blue Heron left the same spot. |
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| If you can tell me what these are used for I'd like to know. Two winches and a set of iron loops on the frame. Possibly for ropes to secure windbreaks to keep the sand from blowing in your food? I had never seen them before. |
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