Casa Blanca Lake SP, Laredo, TX

Howdee all

04-03=10

While in Laredo, we stayed at Casa Blanca Lake state Park

Nice RV park..Large spaces between RVs, some lakefront.

We did some birding on the opposite side of the lake..

The quiet side..

Lots of Corms hanging out..  Osprey out on a limb..

the ever amazing Scissor-tailed flycatcher

White Pelicans were fishing..Video of pelicans group fishing

Great kiskadee.. We birded the morning in the north part of the lake, away from the campers....

 After birding the lake we headed to,, Del Mar Boulevard, a four mile dead end road..with no homes..We were told this was a good place to bird..

We did see and hear..

Cassin's sparrows..a life bird for us.

We also found this poor little pup.. someone dropped him off toward the end of the dirt road..he was very skittish at first.but, after some water and a granola bar he warmed up to me..

We called the Police, who called animal control, who never called us back, after waiting over an hour, we decided to bring the pup back to the State park to see if anyone knew where to bring him.

The Park Rangers were very nice and found the pup a new owner..

We were very pleased!

 

Birds of the day..in no particular order.

Couch's kingbird,Osprey,Great Kiskadee,Great-tail grackle,Red winged black bird
Mockingbird.Golden fronted woodpecker,Cardinal,Blue-winged teal,Marsh wren
Glossy ibis,Snowy egret,White pelican,Scissortail flycatcher,Common yellowthroat
Little blue heron,Northern shoveler,Cinnamon teal,American widgeon.Gadwall Coot,Greater yellowlegs,Killdeer,Pied-billed grebe,Crested caracara,Cormorant
Great egret,Sora,Coopers hawk,Morning dove,Lincoln sparrow,least sandpiper,
Common moorhen,Ladder-back woodpecker,Cactus wren,Ash-throated flycatcher,
House sparrow, Pyroloxia,Cassin's sparrow,Black-throated sparrow,

Curve billed thrasher,Northern Bob white