Wednesday, January 30. Quality Inn, Kingsville, Texas 57 degrees at 7:00 am. Had breakfast and drove back to the King Ranch visitor's center for our 4.5 hours bird watching tour with a guide and 4 guys who were knowledgeable birders. We had an absolutely wonderful day of birding here. Many of the over 50 bird species we saw, we had seen before, like some Northern Shoveler, pintail, and blue teal ducks, but most were new to us. As I said in this blog before, many birds can only be found in this part of Texas, as they are really Mexican birds that have come north. A couple birds were sub-species of ones we know, like the black crested titmouse and the bronzed cowbird with red eyes. One of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen,
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