Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Having a good time with the kids
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Jon's truck
Clarification
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Saturday
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas
Mild weather until yesterday when a big wind storm blew in in the middle of the night. We got up and put in the bedroom slide right away to quiet it down so we could sleep the rest of the night. We tried to put the television satellite dish down too, but it was already blown up. We may be making a trip north toward
Next morning the wind was still blowing so hard from the west we put in the port side slide too. But all that weather went away last night. This morning dawned bright and sunny and cold. Forty degrees. It should warm back up over the next few days to where it’s supposed to be; sixty or seventy.
A good get-together last night, Christmas eve. Forty or fifty people. We did dinner in the
A pleasant day today. Merry Christmas to all.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Mustang Island
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Port Aransas ferry
How about a trip on the Port Aransas Ferry?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcPE7mMLs3Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W7xPnQfwfw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z-I9uzcknM
FW: The Office
Trip reports
We’ve been having some trouble with our email. Some of our incoming gets bounced. About half of our outgoing gets bounced. It looks like the outgoing is working again, so I’m going to resend a couple trip reports. Sorry for the duplication for those who get them twice.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
2009 Summer Trip
There are two more big bird lists to get through. The summer trip list and the year list. Here is the 2009 summer trip list. It’s kind of long. 262 birds.
1 | Snow Goose | | 11/10/2009 | interstate 10 |
2 | Cackling Goose | | 8/20/2009 | hinton koa |
3 | Canada Goose | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
4 | Wood Duck | | 8/16/2009 | |
5 | Gadwall | | 9/19/2009 | pawnee national grasslands |
6 | American Wigeon | | 8/16/2009 | |
7 | Mallard | | 7/11/2009 | la junta |
8 | Mottled Duck | | 10/29/2009 | |
9 | Blue-winged Teal | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
10 | Northern Shoveler | | 9/19/2009 | pawnee national grasslands |
11 | Green-winged Teal | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
12 | Redhead | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
13 | Ring-necked Duck | | 8/18/2009 | jasper national park |
14 | Common Goldeneye | | 8/16/2009 | |
15 | Hooded Merganser | | 8/16/2009 | |
16 | Common Merganser | | 8/3/2009 | yellowstone river |
17 | Ruddy Duck | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
18 | Ring-necked Pheasant | | 8/24/2009 | new england |
19 | Sharp-tailed Grouse | | 8/23/2009 | |
20 | Wild Turkey | | 10/5/2009 | |
21 | Northern Bobwhite | | 7/8/2009 | |
22 | Common Loon | | 8/11/2009 | vermilion lakes |
23 | Pied-billed Grebe | | 7/22/2009 | st vrain state park |
24 | Western Grebe | | 7/22/2009 | st vrain state park |
25 | | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
26 | Masked Booby | | 10/20/2009 | |
27 | Brown Booby | | 10/20/2009 | |
28 | American White Pelican | | 7/14/2009 | chatfield state park |
29 | Brown Pelican | | 10/11/2009 | |
30 | Neotropic Cormorant | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
31 | Double-crested Cormorant | | 7/14/2009 | chatfield state park |
32 | Anhinga | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
33 | Magnificent Frigatebird | | 10/17/2009 | keys |
34 | Great Blue Heron | | 7/17/2009 | chatfield state park |
35 | Great Egret | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
36 | Snowy Egret | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
37 | Little Blue Heron | | 10/10/2009 | |
38 | Tricolored Heron | | 10/19/2009 | |
39 | Reddish Egret | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
40 | Cattle Egret | | 7/9/2009 | |
41 | Green Heron | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
42 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park |
43 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | | 10/23/2009 | bluewater key |
44 | White Ibis | | 10/11/2009 | |
45 | Glossy Ibis | | 10/14/2009 | |
46 | White-faced Ibis | | 7/31/2009 | Interstate 15 |
47 | Roseate Spoonbill | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
48 | Wood Stork | | 10/7/2009 | george l smith state park |
49 | Black Vulture | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
50 | Turkey Vulture | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
51 | Osprey | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
52 | Snail Kite | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
53 | | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park. pair |
54 | Bald Eagle | | 8/3/2009 | yellowstone river |
55 | Northern Harrier | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park |
56 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | | 10/2/2009 | |
57 | Cooper's Hawk | | 8/31/2009 | chatfield |
58 | Red-shouldered Hawk | | 10/15/2009 | anastasia state park |
59 | Broad-winged Hawk | | 10/21/2009 | little hamaca park walk |
60 | Swainson's Hawk | | 7/9/2009 | |
61 | Red-tailed Hawk | | 7/12/2009 | |
62 | Ferruginous Hawk | | 9/19/2009 | pawnee national grasslands |
63 | Golden Eagle | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park. took a great blue heron out of the air |
64 | Crested Caracara | | 11/11/2009 | holiday beach |
65 | American Kestrel | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park. one |
66 | Merlin | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
67 | Peregrine Falcon | | 8/4/2009 | garrison |
68 | Prairie Falcon | | 8/22/2009 | |
69 | Clapper Rail | | 10/15/2009 | |
70 | Common Moorhen | | 10/16/2009 | lion country safari |
71 | American Coot | | 8/16/2009 | |
72 | Limpkin | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
73 | Sandhill Crane | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
74 | Black-bellied Plover | | 10/11/2009 | |
75 | | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
76 | Semipalmated Plover | | 10/14/2009 | |
77 | Killdeer | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
78 | Black-necked Stilt | | 7/29/2009 | springville |
79 | American Avocet | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
80 | Spotted Sandpiper | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
81 | Solitary Sandpiper | | 10/31/2009 | south central |
82 | Greater Yellowlegs | | 8/21/2009 | |
83 | Willet | | 10/14/2009 | |
84 | Lesser Yellowlegs | | 8/21/2009 | |
85 | Whimbrel | | 10/20/2009 | |
86 | Long-billed Curlew | | 7/7/2009 | gulf waters |
87 | Ruddy Turnstone | | 10/14/2009 | |
88 | Sanderling | | 10/14/2009 | |
89 | Western Sandpiper | | 10/21/2009 | little hamaca park walk |
90 | Least Sandpiper | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
91 | Baird's Sandpiper | | 8/25/2009 | badlands national park |
92 | Dunlin | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
93 | Short-billed Dowitcher | | 10/24/2009 | |
94 | Long-billed Dowitcher | | 11/11/2009 | port aransas |
95 | Wilson's Snipe | | 9/17/2009 | st vrain state park |
96 | Laughing Gull | | 10/11/2009 | |
97 | | | 9/24/2009 | walden pond |
98 | Ring-billed Gull | | 7/21/2009 | st vrain state park |
99 | | | 7/29/2009 | springville |
100 | Caspian Tern | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
101 | Forster's Tern | | 11/9/2009 | interstate 10 |
102 | Royal Tern | | 10/11/2009 | |
103 | | | 10/11/2009 | |
104 | Black Skimmer | | 10/11/2009 | |
105 | Rock Pigeon | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
106 | White-crowned Pigeon | | 10/26/2009 | |
107 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
108 | White-winged Dove | | 7/7/2009 | |
109 | Mourning Dove | | 7/8/2009 | |
110 | Common Ground-Dove | | 10/15/2009 | |
111 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
112 | Eastern Screech-Owl | | 10/29/2009 | |
113 | Great Horned Owl | | 7/21/2009 | st vrain state park |
114 | Barred Owl | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
115 | Common Nighthawk | | 7/8/2009 | |
116 | Chimney Swift | | 10/3/2009 | horseshoe lake state park |
117 | Vaux's Swift | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
118 | White-throated Swift | | 7/25/2009 | glenwood springs |
119 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | | 10/14/2009 | |
120 | Black-chinned Hummingbird | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
121 | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | | 7/12/2009 | |
122 | Rufous Hummingbird | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
123 | Belted Kingfisher | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
124 | Golden-fronted Woodpecker | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
125 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | | 10/5/2009 | |
126 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
127 | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | | 7/9/2009 | |
128 | Downy Woodpecker | | 8/4/2009 | garrison |
129 | Hairy Woodpecker | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
130 | American Three-toed Woodpecker | | 8/6/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
131 | Northern Flicker | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park. red shafted |
132 | Pileated Woodpecker | | 8/6/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
133 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | | 8/16/2009 | |
134 | Western Wood-Pewee | | 7/17/2009 | chatfield state park |
135 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | | 10/14/2009 | |
136 | Alder Flycatcher | | 8/14/2009 | cave and basin trail |
137 | | | 8/6/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
138 | Least Flycatcher | | 8/16/2009 | |
139 | | | 8/6/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
140 | Dusky Flycatcher | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
141 | Eastern Phoebe | | 7/8/2009 | |
142 | Say's Phoebe | | 7/12/2009 | |
143 | Western Kingbird | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
144 | Eastern Kingbird | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
145 | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
146 | Loggerhead Shrike | | 9/17/2009 | st vrain state park |
147 | White-eyed Vireo | | 10/7/2009 | george l smith state park |
148 | Yellow-throated Vireo | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
149 | Warbling Vireo | | 8/3/2009 | yellowstone river |
150 | | | 10/6/2009 | cartersville koa |
151 | Red-eyed Vireo | | 8/16/2009 | |
152 | Gray Jay | | 8/13/2009 | |
153 | Steller's Jay | | 7/26/2009 | glenwood springs |
154 | Blue Jay | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
155 | Western Scrub-Jay | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
156 | Pinyon Jay | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park. about 50 |
157 | | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
158 | Black-billed Magpie | | 7/12/2009 | |
159 | American Crow | | 7/12/2009 | |
160 | Fish Crow | | 10/10/2009 | george l smith state park |
161 | Chihuahuan Raven | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
162 | Common Raven | | 7/17/2009 | chatfield state park |
163 | Horned Lark | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
164 | Tree Swallow | | 7/14/2009 | chatfield state park |
165 | Violet-green Swallow | | 7/26/2009 | glenwood springs |
166 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
167 | Bank Swallow | | 7/22/2009 | st vrain state park |
168 | Cliff Swallow | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
169 | Barn Swallow | | 7/7/2009 | mustang island |
170 | | | 10/3/2009 | horseshoe lake state park |
171 | Black-capped Chickadee | | 7/14/2009 | chatfield state park |
172 | Mountain Chickadee | | 7/12/2009 | |
173 | Boreal Chickadee | | 8/19/2009 | edith cavell trail. heard. over and over. saw one fly. |
174 | Tufted Titmouse | | 10/6/2009 | |
175 | Bushtit | | 7/8/2009 | |
176 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
177 | White-breasted Nuthatch | | 8/25/2009 | badlands national park |
178 | Cactus Wren | | 7/9/2009 | |
179 | Rock Wren | | 7/16/2009 | chatfield state park |
180 | Canyon Wren | | 9/9/2009 | castlewood canyon |
181 | | | 10/4/2009 | Webster's |
182 | House Wren | | 7/16/2009 | chatfield state park |
183 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | | 8/14/2009 | cave and basin trail |
184 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | | 8/14/2009 | cave and basin trail |
185 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | | 7/12/2009 | |
186 | Eastern Bluebird | | 10/5/2009 | |
187 | Western Bluebird | | 7/12/2009 | |
188 | Mountain Bluebird | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
189 | Townsend's Solitaire | | 8/3/2009 | yellowstone river |
190 | Swainson's Thrush | | 8/12/2009 | cave and basin marsh |
191 | Hermit Thrush | | 10/12/2009 | Audubon Newhall Nature Preserve |
192 | Wood Thrush | | 10/12/2009 | Audubon Newhall Nature Preserve |
193 | American Robin | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
194 | Gray Catbird | | 8/4/2009 | garrison |
195 | Northern Mockingbird | | 7/7/2009 | north of |
196 | Sage Thrasher | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
197 | Brown Thrasher | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
198 | Curve-billed Thrasher | | 7/8/2009 | |
199 | European Starling | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
200 | Common Myna | | 10/27/2009 | |
201 | Cedar Waxwing | | 7/25/2009 | glenwood springs |
202 | Tennessee Warbler | | 8/16/2009 | |
203 | Orange-crowned Warbler | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
204 | | | 10/19/2009 | |
205 | Yellow Warbler | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park |
206 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | | 10/12/2009 | Audubon Newhall Nature Preserve. male |
207 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | | 7/8/2009 | hill country |
208 | Black-throated Gray Warbler | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
209 | Townsend's Warbler | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
210 | Yellow-throated Warbler | | 10/27/2009 | everglades |
211 | Pine Warbler | | 10/6/2009 | cartersville koa |
212 | Prairie Warbler | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
213 | Palm Warbler | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
214 | Black-and-white Warbler | | 10/10/2009 | george l smith state park |
215 | American Redstart | | 8/6/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
216 | Ovenbird | | 10/24/2009 | |
217 | | | 10/19/2009 | |
218 | Common Yellowthroat | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park |
219 | Wilson's Warbler | | 8/16/2009 | |
220 | Summer Tanager | | 10/8/2009 | george l smith state park |
221 | Western Tanager | | 7/25/2009 | glenwood springs |
222 | Green-tailed Towhee | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
223 | Spotted Towhee | | 7/12/2009 | |
224 | Eastern Towhee | | 10/13/2009 | |
225 | Canyon Towhee | | 7/8/2009 | |
226 | Chipping Sparrow | | 7/12/2009 | |
227 | Clay-colored Sparrow | | 9/17/2009 | st vrain state park |
228 | Brewer's Sparrow | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
229 | Vesper Sparrow | | 7/12/2009 | |
230 | Lark Sparrow | | 7/8/2009 | highway 87 north of |
231 | Black-throated Sparrow | | 7/9/2009 | |
232 | Lark Bunting | | 9/19/2009 | pawnee national grasslands |
233 | | | 8/11/2009 | |
234 | Grasshopper Sparrow | | 7/12/2009 | |
235 | Song Sparrow | | 8/3/2009 | yellowstone river |
236 | | | 8/16/2009 | |
237 | Dark-eyed Junco | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
238 | McCown's Longspur | | 9/19/2009 | pawnee national grasslands |
239 | Northern Cardinal | | 7/8/2009 | |
240 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | | 8/16/2009 | |
241 | Lazuli Bunting | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
242 | Indigo Bunting | | 10/19/2009 | |
243 | Red-winged Blackbird | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
244 | Eastern Meadowlark | | 11/11/2009 | |
245 | Western Meadowlark | | 7/9/2009 | |
246 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | | 7/18/2009 | st vrain state park |
247 | Brewer's Blackbird | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
248 | Common Grackle | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
249 | Boat-tailed Grackle | | 10/10/2009 | |
250 | Great-tailed Grackle | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
251 | Brown-headed Cowbird | | 7/8/2009 | |
252 | Orchard Oriole | | 7/19/2009 | st vrain state park |
253 | Bullock's Oriole | | 7/8/2009 | |
254 | Pine Grosbeak | | 7/27/2009 | glenwood springs |
255 | Cassin's Finch | | 7/31/2009 | craters of the moon |
256 | House Finch | | 7/11/2009 | john martin reservoir state park |
257 | Pine Siskin | | 7/28/2009 | rifle gap state park |
258 | Lesser Goldfinch | | 7/7/2009 | buckhorn |
259 | American Goldfinch | | 7/14/2009 | chatfield state park |
260 | Evening Grosbeak | | 8/5/2009 | hungry horse and glacier national park |
261 | House Sparrow | | 7/7/2009 | |
262 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | | 10/4/2009 | Webster's |