The Louisiana Waterthrush continues to feed young in the nest at Tobacco Creek Seep. Only one Acadian Flycatcher has taken up residence at my stations this year located at East Park Boundary. Waterthrush numbers are down also. This is the first year I do not have any Green Kingfishers nesting along the river. Perhaps a result of flood waters bringing great turbidity and cloudiness to the water. Yellow-billed Cuckoos are doing well. It is no wonder with the great number of caterpillars and newly pupating butterflies everywhere!
The Eastern Phoebe pair at Twin Falls is using the same cliff nest as last year. I believe the female is in the egg-laying phase now.
I managed a snapshot of my favorite Hill Country cactus, the Lacey, plus I stopped by the bird blinds at 7:15 AM between my surveys for a special treat: a first year male American Redstart. This male had a dark gray head with patches of black and where normally the markings are red they were still yellow.
One other fun observation today was a Red-shouldered Hawk flying over the Pedernales River carrying a snake.
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