Today a Black-headed Siskin, a Mesoamerican bird, was found for the first time north of Mexico on South Padre Island in Texas. More info here and photos here. Wish you were in Texas?
SPI gets all kinds of crazy stuff, including presumed wild West Mexican birds sometimes (Got my lifer Aztec Thrush out there). And there was the eleania there last year. It'll be interesting to see what folks'll say about this one.
Hm, montane breeder shows up on a barrier island.... A provenance fight, anyone?
ReplyDeleteSPI gets all kinds of crazy stuff, including presumed wild West Mexican birds sometimes (Got my lifer Aztec Thrush out there). And there was the eleania there last year. It'll be interesting to see what folks'll say about this one.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent looking bird - wow!
ReplyDeleteSure do wish we were there...will be there next winter ...maybe we will get lucky and it will show up again.
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