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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
First Seen
| 4/6/18 | |
| San Antonio, TX |
Captured media details
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Notes & Observations
5/22/22 – I love this bird. I see it often during this time of year. It loves to perch on powerlines and survey fields and passersby. I recently saw nests of this bird at a local park. Shortly after this discovery, an intense storm occurred and I believe it wiped out the unsheltered nest (seen in the final photo below). Last week we discovered another nest, this time at a local pond, this one looked much more ready to withstand inclement weather.
📸 Captured
🎙️ Recorded
(None yet) 🙁
Further reading
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The challenges of recording birds
When you go out to make bird recordings, you become keenly aware of all kinds of noise you never noticed before. If you live in or near a city, you’ll find no shortage of noise sources.
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Event: Free San Antonio Bird Walk – Pleasanton Trailhead 11/21/32
I’m leading a free bird walk for Bexar Audubon this Saturday at 8AM at the Pleasanton Trailhead. This bird walk will start at Pleasanton Trailhead and go along the edge of Mitchell Lake and will … Read more
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A rare visitor at South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center
We spent the weekend in South Padre Island, a small barrier island off the west coast of Texas. I decided to visit the Birding and Nature Center located on the southern end of the island and found a reported rare visitor, the “Mangrove Warbler.”