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It’s hard to see every bird even just in the neighborhood

 When I look at the Birdseye app on my phone to see what has been seen in the last week within a 25 mile radius, I find 177 species sighted. The “needs” tab says we haven’t yet recorded 3 of those birds this year though. It’s hard to get every single one. Actually, we’ve got the domestic Muscovy, but a glitch in the program makes it look like we haven’t seen it yet.  No matter, it’s still a really cool app.  We’ll get the white-fronted goose; we’re on the lookout for that.  The rufous hummingbird might be a little harder, but if one gets regular at a feeder we’ll go stake it out. We can look at other places too and get more chances.  If we were in Port Aransas right now, we’d have a shot at 9 year-birds. Or Houston; 16 birds. Denver has 29 year-birds for us. Seattle, 45. Miami, 29. Maybe we need to get out more.  J 
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This is what the coach looks like now

  Glassy. No chrome latches, but everything else outside is done.  The bay doors fit better and line-up better than when they were new! The front seats have been reupholstered and found their way back from Brownsville.  The comfy new couch is in place. And the chrome in Mexico is due back to us by the end of next week. 
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The National Butterfly Center

  Acres and acres landscaped and planted for the sole purpose of attracting butterflies. They’ve done a fine job and there are butterflies everywhere. It’s a pretty place to be.   There are over 100 species of butterflies that have been cataloged here. In our efforts to avoid another compulsion, we didn’t identify a single one on our way to spot some birds.