The weather was grungy; cold and wet, but the birding was bright. We popped over to Salineno before work. It’s only 7 miles away. In the cool mist, we got the Brown Jay.
The Brown Jay rarely visits the United States. The last time we saw it was in 2005. Good to get that for a year-bird.
Then I got to thinking about Zapata County and our seedeater efforts. So far we’ve recorded the second most number of species in that county. We’re only 4 birds behind number one. I thought: 4 birds? We could go back and get 5. Then we’d be number 1. But then I thought a little more about it and realized having the most birds in Zapata County may not be a badge of courage and honor. It might just demonstrate that it has taken us longer to find the seedeater than it has taken anybody else. Okay. Nevermind the Zapata County bird count. Until the next time we get an opportunity to go search for the seedeater again anyway.
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