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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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Birding at Night
Like most birders, I go birding in the morning. The day is new and birds are looking for food, water, and romance. But what happens when the sun goes down? Do birds still exist? Last night, I saw a favorite birding hotspot in a whole new way…by the glow of the moon.
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poll: which bird is the most brat?
it’s like other online polls but its about birds so its not
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Thousands of Purple Martins form a daily ‘birdnado’ in Texas as they stage for 2024 fall migration
Every year after laying their eggs and fledging their chicks, thousands and thousands of Purple Martin birds concentrate into a mega flock. They begin roosting together nightly in the lush trees of a Petco parking lot in Round Rock, Texas. Because birds are cool and thousands of birds are obviously more cool (bird math), Travis…