Texas Day 9

The plan for today was to return to Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge and then, in the afternoon, travel south east to the Mexican border and visit the Sabal Palms Sanctuary.

Brown crested Flycatcher

Brown crested flycatcher

Black crested Titmouse

Verdin

Harris's Hawk

Least Grebe

Least Grebe

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Regarding the Sabal Palm Sanctuary; The Sanctuary sits on a 527-acre tract of land on the Rio Grande in Brownsville,Texas and is one of the most uniquely biodiverse habitats in the country, containing one of the last vestige of original Sabal Palm forest in the U.S. The Sanctuary provides breeding habitat for many endangered or high-priority birds and is a critical source of shelter and food for migrating and wintering species.

Louisiana Waterthrush

the wings bars visible from a Caerulean Warbler

Green Anole

Snake