Just a quick post about today. This was my solo birding day before picking up Ken and Bruce at the McAllen Airport in the evening.
First stop was Santa Ana to hope for Hook-billed Kite and the Crimson-collared Grosbeak, both without any luck. Great looks at Altamira Oriole, and lots of waterfowl. After there I went to Estero Llano Grande, cool translation Big flat estuary. A great story of rehab of an old cotton plantation into a wetland using mostly Ducks Unlimited dollars.

Also stopped at the nearby granary to see the blackbird spectacle there, and a try at the Audubon Oriole spot, scouting as Bruce needs this for his life list.

Good day and got the guys home after.