Sensory overload

 We day-tripped to Falcon State Park, a little northwest of here, and an hour and a half away. map for Edinburg to Falcon Lake State Park and Salineno. We saw, and heard, a lot of birds.  Had a nice picnic.  Then we went by the DeWinn’s Yard in Salineno; that’s where the sensory overload happens.  Feeders stocked and maintained every winter.  Swarming with birds. Green jayBewick’s wrenAltamira orioleAudubon’s orioleLong-billed thrasherGreat kiskadeeNorthern cardinalGolden-fronted woodpeckerLadder-backed woodpeckerBlack-crested titmouse                 All in one continuous flurry.  A bunch of really good birds; especially the orioles.  Southern specialties. Altamira oriole range map:  Audubon’s oriole range map: And the great kiskadee.  The kiskadee range map: Always a worthwhile stop at Salineno. 

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