Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Port Aransas

Uh oh! Problem. We're on the coast and the spring migration is still going
on. All those little songbirds spend the winter in South America, then
migrate across the Gulf on the way north. They've been flying nonstop
across all that open water, so they stop to rest as soon as they get here.
That accounts for the high concentration of birds. For those of you bored
by bird counts, better hang up now.