From a small town to a big city...
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A Birding Blog
By Jared Conaway
From a small town to a big city...
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Y'all. I made it to Texas! About a week ago, my parents decided they wanted to go to Texas and take me with for a bit of birding. I did all the research on birding locations and frequencies of birds present via ebird to determine where I wanted to go. 3 spots really caught my attention: Warbler Woods, Landa Park, and the beast called Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. Mitchell Lake was absolutely the best option, with over 340 birds found there. however, it was in southern San Antonio, which was out of the way and meant that we had to drive through the huge city just to get there. Its hours were similar to HRP, which meant we either had to work our schedule to include it on the way there, or on the way out. I was absolutely fine with excluding it from the itinerary, as it would be pretty slow anyways. I was mainly interested in it because of easy waterbirds, a pair of Audubon's Orioles (which hadn't been seen since late May), and because Pauraques appeared to have a good sized population there. Fortunately Landa Park was also great for waterbirds (except Roseate Spoonbill) and Warbler Woods had potential for Paurauque. However, I didn't think I'd see a Pauraque anyways. The reason that Mitchell Lake is a bit different than the other locations, is because it is partially in the Rio Grande Valley, making it more tropical. That valley is the reason Texas is such a phenomenal state for birding. I really hope I make it there in the near future. So, Landa Park and Warbler Woods weren't eliminated, which meant I could still get a decent amount of lifers in the short time we had. A little after 3:00 in the afternoon on June 27th, we departed to begin the very long drive to get to Landa Park in New Braunfels, TX. New Braunfels lies within Comal County, and is a part of the now limited ecoregion known as the Edwards Plateau "hill country". My first bird that I would consider great was Chihuahuan Raven. I always look forward to seeing these highly intelligent corvids whenever going to southeast Arizona. Despite seeing them on both my trips to the region, I only just now thought of the idea to photograph them while in the car. I'm pretty sure I've brought up the fact that my camera has a focus issue, so pulling this off is pretty much impossible. Not to worry though, because on the way back I used my Dad's camera. They were surprisingly uncommon, with only 1 seen for every 100 telephone poles. I saw a group of 3 once, and a few times 1-2 individuals flew by. Chihuahuan Ravens (CHRA) inhabit the lowlands of the Chihuahuan Desert; overlapping with Common Raven near mountain ranges, but absent at mid to high elevations. CHRA flies around mountains to get places, but CORA will fly through lowlands to get places, which is where the confusion comes in. I don't want to bore you right from the start, so I'll go over identification later. There is nothing better than a Swainson's Hawk. If you want to be random, involve the Swainson's Hawk. "I love riding Swainson's Hawks." "I like Swainson's Hawks." "I saw a Swainson's Hawk beat up Dwayne Johnson." Using the Swainson's Hawk as a way to be random is a hundred percent guaranteed to confuse your friends. Try it free today or your time spent reading this paragraph back. Alright so basically the SWHA is a Buteo- meaning it is a buzzard, which literally means it's a hawk. Pretty creative Latin name, huh? It's not as cool as Common Buzzard: It's scientific name is Buteo buteo, and the nominate subspecies is Buteo buteo buteo. Yep, its Latin name is Hawk Hawk Hawk. It proves the idea that Latin names are fancy wrong. Common Buzzard is much more elaborate. Anyways, I thought I'd throw that interesting fact in there, as it's pretty funny (to me). While we're on this topic something cool to do when you have free time is to look into the meaning of these Latin subspecies names you see on my Life List. I just googled the definition of "caerulescens" (see Snow Goose). It means cerulean, which means blue. This makes a lot of sense considering Snow Goose has what's known as a blue morph. Not all these can be found, such as "strepera", which just took me to articles about Gadwall. The Swainson's Hawk is closely related to Red-tailed Hawk, but with longer wings, and different plumage patterns. They have dark, light, and intermediate/rufous morphs. SWHA breeds across the taiga belt, montane forests, deserts, and grasslands. wintering in open habitats in some of Central America, and in southeast South America, making it a long-distance migrant. Let's take it back over to CHRA for a second. As you can see it's perched on a telephone wire. I've never seen Common do this, and I've seen hundreds of thousands of them. This most likely has to do with the smaller feet of CHRA. This also applies to hawks: RTHA perches on thick branches and telephone poles, whereas smaller Buteos such as Rough-legged and Red-shouldered perch on thinner branches and telephone wires. We drove through the Dragoon Mountains, the landscape was really unique, as is expected with the Sky Islands. Oaks grew amongst the many rock formations. As we passed the ominous Chiricahuas, an epic lightning storm commenced in the dusky clouds. As the sun set, we entered New Mexico- a state I've never been in. Couldn't see anything in New Mexico. At about 1:00 in the morning we stopped at a rest area in western Texas. Bizarrely, I heard a bird singing, and it was completely black out. I thought it could be a nightjar, but it sounded very passerine like. While my parents took a nap, I listened to the peculiar song that I heard about every 10 minutes. After a while, I began to think what it could be, and before I could think too hard, I knew exactly what it was. It was one of the few birds songs I had listened too prior to the trip on Macaulay Library (online resource for bird sounds). As it turns out, it was a Cave Swallow- my last regularly occurring swallow for America. CASW is in the same genus as Cliff, and often nests alongside them under bridges. CASW is found mainly in Texas and Mexico, with smaller populations in southernmost New Mexico plus the Caribbean. I took a nap after we had started driving again, and when I woke up I could see the hill country. We eventually stopped at a rest area, which woke me up right away due to potential for birds. There were some groves of Texas Live-Oak. Many Western Kingbirds flew around, peeping and squeaking. Adult female Vermilion Flycatcher. Remember the post when I first saw the glorious Vermil'? Man, that feels like so long ago. I now see them all the time on my golf course. Very dark American Robin. I'm beginning to think that the reason that Pacific and Eastern birds are darker is because the humidity possibly affects the pigment. In any case, the American Robin is a neat creature. The sun rising over the hill country was magnificent. Finally, it was light out and we arrived at a Love's gas station. There weren't really any birds, so I decided to photograph some Texas Live-Oaks. Here's another one. So many of the trees had these spiky gray clumps on them, which I just found out from inaturalist are called Small Ballmoss; a type of air plant. Air plants are plants that grow on trees (so their roots are in the air). Apparently they are also in the mountains of southeast Arizona. They seem to be closely associated with oaks. We stopped at a Denny's in Boerne to break the fast, and upon recommendation we took Hwy 46 to New Braunfels. We drove through some beautiful juniper-oak woodland, with some sections of pure oaks. I saw what I seriously think was a Barred Owl on a fence post. It definitely was a bird, and certainly not a hawk. Its head was turned but appeared large. It lacked ear tufts. Man, you got to love those mystery birds, especially the ones that are potential lifers. It took us 18 hours, but we finally made it to Landa Park. Landa Park is a large park with a golf course that utilizes natural spring water and is one of the main birding hotspots in Comal county. It has stands of mature riparian trees plus many oaks. It is situated near central New Braunfels, and is adjacent to Schlitterbahn water park. Right across the street is a gorgeous riparian location called Panther Canyon natural trail. Upon getting out of the car, I was blasted with humidity, and cicadas were singing absolutely everywhere. Mom said they sounded like sprinklers. These were Superb Dog-day Cicadas; a large species. We decided to bird Panther Canyon first. It definitely reminds me of Oak Creek, and Madera even more so. Towards the trailhead was a very huge American Sycamore. American Sycamore has very unique leaves; the projections are a lot shorter than Arizona Sycamore, and with serrated edges. It was a new tree for me. Do you see the deer? #I'vebeenphotobombed. This is an Texas White-tailed Deer. In Arizona we have the Mexican subspecies, which is a lot grayer, called Coue's White-tailed Deer. I'm not sure what species of tree this is. I've looked into mulberries and Texas Ash, but they don't match. Panther Canyon was dominated by Texas Live-Oak, Southern Live-Oak, Lacey Oak, and some Post Oak. Cedar Elm, American Sycamore, and Texas ash were also present. As we walked through the canyon, chickadee-dee-dee was heard often. It was the vocalizations of Carolina Chickadee. Living in Arizona, the chickadee I've heard & seen the most has been Mountain. Let me tell you, every time I here them, it reminds me of the happy memories I made with the Playful, inquisitive Black-capped Chickadee. Carolina Chickadee (CACH) is very similar to Black-capped in all aspects, and takes their place in the southeastern US, and is just as personable. They are very common within their range, inhabiting deciduous forests and hardwood swamps. Like Black-capped, they love seed-filled feeders, and often except food right from the hand without hesitation. CACH does have distinguishing features that differentiate it from BCCH; The main one is the lack of white wash on the wings. Other than that, it is softer toned overall with inconspicuous contrast. The flanks are less buffy, and the white on the auriculars is less extensive and bright. The nape is grayish rather than white. CACH is the smallest chickadee alongside Chestnut-backed at about 4.75 inches long. Carolina Chickadee was a beloved lifer for me. You know, this bird is significant because it is the very first identification challenge I learned (Carolina vs. Black-capped). It nearly completes my North American Chickadees, leaving only Gray-headed. This CACH is foraging in a Cedar Elm, focused on the Small Ballmoss. Moss pillowed the twisted branches of oaks abundantly. Living in an oven caused me to appreciate the presence of lots of moss. I love moss. Black Vulture- I saw so many of these on the way to Landa. Early in the morning I saw kettles of 30-40 on large steal power poles. They outnumbered Turkey Vultures 50 to 1. This guy was very fast compared to the BLVUs in Arizona- and much lower in the air. There, they are higher because they rely on Turkey Vultures to find food, and then they steal from them. However, with Black being much more abundant in the east, it might be the other way around. Ashe Juniper- this conifer defines the central TX hill country, and is an important species for nesting with the endangered Black-capped Vireo and Golden-cheeked Warbler; the hill country icons. These junipers were common, but the distribution has dramatically decreased as woodlands have been cleared for grazing land, neighborhoods, and cities. Pretty much right after the chickadee, I heard the slurred warble of White-eyed Vireos. I never saw them in the canyon or Landa Park. They're a really dope bird that is common in the east. I found a pair of Bewick's Wrens which foraged in the Small Ballmosses. the ballmoss seemed really favored by all the birbs. In the southwest, Bewick's Wren lack brown tones, and have barring on the wings. Eastern ones are like chocolate chips, lacking wing barring. The narrow supercilium, unmarked wings, smaller size, and gray underside distinguish them from Carolina Wren. Cedar Elm Eastern House Wren, once again jumping around the ballmoss, looking for small insects. I have now seen all 3 subspecies groups for HOWR in North America. We walked about halfway through Panther Canyon before walking back to bird Landa Park. American Sycamore at Landa. Many eastern birds favor this species, such as vireos. Here is a domestic type Muscovy Duck. This duck is a very large species, in fact the largest in North America. Wild Muscovies are much more amazing, with red facial skin limited to the eye area, additionally having a glossy green-black body and white wing coverts. Wild MUDUs are very rare in the United States, with near annual sighting very close to the border of Mexico along the Rio Grande River. Close to Panther Canyon in a grove of Cottonwood, Walnut, and Sycamore trees I heard the rattle of Golden-fronted Woodpecker. It sounds identical to Gila Woodpecker, which threw me off. Unfortunately it didn't show itself, but vocalized a few times. afterwards I heard a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. The Comal River runs through Landa Park, and in fact is the main reason people go here. There is even a hardwood swamp in the river. The enormous tree in this picture is a Baldcypress- one of my favorite trees. It is an epic conifer, with the largest specimen being freaking 39 feet wide! The once vast Baldcypress swamps of the southeast were the home of the elegant Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The IBWO was the 2nd largest woodpecker in the world at 21 inches, only smaller than the extinct Imperial Woodpecker. It is extremely tragic that both these beasts of woodpeckers are potentially gone forever. The swamp within Landa has Eastern Cottonwoods, American Sycamores, Southern Live-Oak, Eastern Black-Walnut, Texas Ash, and of course Baldcypresses. Egyptian Geese were very common at the park, and are actually countable for my Life List. Their situation is similar to the Rosy-faced Lovebirds of Phoenix. I'll provide life history on both species when I make it to Africa. #winkemoji. Hardwood swamps define the Southeast region of the continent, and is an absolutely beautiful forest category. Many of the eastern warblers migrate through them, gleaning off the the rich insect life. The Baldcypress is awesome because it's a conifer. Texas Cooter turtle. This was an abundant reptile lifer, often basking at the base of the oak trees at the water's edge. I walked across a bridge that went over the river to be greeted by the most adorable thing ever: a family of Wood Ducks. Don't tell me I didn't warn you. Wood Duck babies are infamously cute. There were 3 little ducklings, plus a female and 2 males. I've never seen WODU chicks, but man... they were cute. Upon noticing the male that wasn't in eclipse plumage, I saw a perfect photography opportunity. The intense colors of a male Wood Duck were the only thing that was powerful enough to draw me away from the sheer adorableness of the female & babies. Last year, capturing shots of WODU was difficult as they stayed in the shadows of overhanging branches, and were reluctant to come out from behind the foliage. These WODUs were a lot different, as they stayed out in the open. The elegance of a male Wood Duck is so recognizable that even nonbirders are familiar with them. This is thanks to their widespread distribution, having eastern and western populations that meet in Montana. WODU's range is expanding north to southeast Alaska, and the eastern population is extending west. This duck is a small species that nests in mature trees, and a few days after hatching, the ducklings free fall out of them to follow their mother to a pond with vegetation. In a natural setting, this would be a hardwood swamp or deciduous forest in the east, and a redwood or coniferous forest in the west. However, many parks and ponds in an urban setting are ample enough. This is why the 2 populations are less separated by the Great Plains now. Everyone loves the Wood Duck. I left the WODUs alone after just a few minutes to let them keep being adorable in peace, and so I could find some more lifers. A bunch of little chestnut birbs caught my attention. They constantly chased each other from one tree to next, and they sang while they did it. These tiny rambunctious passerines were Carolina Wrens, yet another lifer. Like the other small wrens, standing still was not on their agendas. I followed them around, turning the camera on only for them to move. One of them flew into a juniper, allowing for a backlit pic. Carolina Wren (CAWR) is larger than the other species of small American wrens, and is monotypic to the genus Thryothorus. Allaboutbirds.org describes it as "a chunky bird". It is a small chungus indeed. CAWR is primarily found in the moist shaded deciduous forests of the southeastern US, and may be expanding west. It has a bright reddish-brown upperside, prominent white supercilium, and buffy underside. These hyper fluffers are very common within their range, often skulking in hedgegrows and other compactly dense foliage, gleaning insects from the leaves. They will eat from mealworm feeders. Landa Park had an extensive amount of mature oaks, and very large Eastern Cottonwoods and Eastern Black Walnut. Eastern Cottonwood is very similar to the Fremont Cottonwood of the southwest, except the leaves are serrated. Just like Fremont, it is a riparian species that attracts migrating warblers and vireos. With it being mid-summer, I didn't expect to see any warblers. The Baldcypress is closely related to the Coast Redwood of California, but unlike most conifers it is deciduous, hence "bald" is in the name. Pileated woodpecker utilizes this tree for nesting, and many passerines eat the seeds from the cones. We came across a massive oak that was growing horizontally that had a bunch of cooters & sliders, and 6 male WODUs in eclipse plumage. WODU with a receding hairline- or in this case: featherline. Red-eared Slider be flying for miles. That ball below his neck is a snail: the slow mo's are together. The American Sycamore steals the spotlight once again. Below is a closeup of the leaves: My dad and I walked to the other side of the park where there was a lot of oaks and picnic tables. Picnic tables equals an abundance of Fox Squirrels. Fox Squirrels are a large species that is common across its range across eastern North America. They are always associated with oaks because their natural diet consists of acorns. They are often mistaken for Eastern Gray squirrels- and the other way around- but they can be easily distinguished by the Fox Squirrel's buffy underside (Eastern Gray is white underneath). "Gib me da acorns an I show you da way to da Golden-fronted Woodpeckers." These rodents were everywhere, and I mainly focused on 2 that followed each other around. They allowed very close approach, suggesting they accept handouts. The pale silvery colored air-plants hanging from this oak are Spanish Moss. They weren't on every tree, but were fairly common. Spanish Moss highlights the large trees in humid southeastern swamps; sometimes trees such as Baldcypress are covered in them. Surprisingly- but also not- they are in the same genus as Small Ballmoss. It's surprising because these 2 airplants are very different shapes. however, I definitely see the similarities. We walked around underneath a grove of Texas Live-Oak, and upon doing so, my dad did something pretty awesome: He pointed out a Golden-fronted Woodpecker! This an adult female GFWO. Her bright yellow forehead is the reason for the name. When she rang her classic melanerpes rattle call, another one responded from a nearby oak. They called to each other quite a bit, and I tried to keep up with her as she quickly moved up and down the tree, and flying to others. It didn't take long for the other woodpecker to fly out of its tree, but man, it took a while to capture his glory. This is an adult male GFWO; a real stunner. He stood still on this branch for about a minute, but I only got a couple good photographs. I also looked at him through my binoculars. The GFWO is almost exclusively found in Texas in the United States, with a little of the population in southwest Oklahoma. It is very similar to Gila Woodpecker, sharing the zebra-pattern back & wings. However, it is larger, with a scarlet- rather than red- crown with orange on the nape & a yellow forehead. The body and head is a lighter tan color, more like gray. The rump is completely white and the tail is entirely black. They eyes are also brighter red, and the bill is longer. The call is identical to Gila, but higher pitched than Red-bellied. GFWO inhabits oak and mesquite woodlands at low to mid elevations. Their diet consists of grasshoppers, crickets, acorns, berries, and other fruits. 2 more GFWOs joined them, which appeared to be young ones. At this point, they all got pretty hyper and keeping track of 4 woodpeckers became difficult. The beautiful Golden-fronted woodpecker used to be my favorite woodpecker on our continent north of Mexico, but since last year it has been Lewis's Woodpecker. After observing the happy woodpeckers, we went over to 1 oak tree that Landa Park is famous for. Landa has a massive monumental Texas Live-Oak that was planted about 90 years ago, and it is an enormous chungus. Something I noticed in Texas is that the oaks were consistently larger. In Arizona, most oaks are just tiny, with plenty that are 6 feet or under in height. Not to mention most of our oaks are smaller species anyways. I've only seen a handful of large oaks in AZ, which have only been Emory, Gambel, and Arizona White-Oak so far. But enough talk about oaks, let's move on. So basically there were some Black Vultures. Another Baldcypress because I just can't help myself (they are epic trees). We checked out another section of the Comal River to look for waterbirds, but we just came up with Black Vultures and... house sparrows (they don't deserve to be capitalized, because they capitalize native birds). We spent about 2 and 1/2 hours at the park, and that includes our time in Panther canyon. Right when we got back to the parking lot, my dad found me a lifer once again... He appeared to be selling water. I would think so considering he was perched on a faucet. I started out about 20 feet away from him. But then I got closer... Much closer now... As I approached him he flew right past me, then coming back around to get to his perch. Closer... Really close... Very close! And now I was closest. At this point I was just a few inches away! I got so close that I had to back up slightly for my camera to focus. This was a very friendly Eastern Phoebe. He flew down to the ground underneath an oak to attempt catching a Snowy Tree-Cricket. It was funny because I walked up to him, and I ended up catching the cricket- easily as well. He had to have been pretty jealous. Note the pale yellow gape; this means he's an juvenile individual. Generally with phoebes the youngins are more beautiful. The juv. Black Phoebe for example, has rufous wingbars plus feather edges on mantle & rump. Man though, he is absolutely adorable! Eastern Phoebe (EAPH) is the most widespread of the phoebes, found across the eastern half of North America, plus the Great Plains and the taiga belt of Canada. Some guy named Felipe Guerrero just found one on the Denali Highway... EAPH prefers open habitat just like the other phoebes, choosing prominent perches to scout for insects. And apparently in some cases, fails to catch a Snowy Tree-Cricket. This was a really fun bird. Once we left, we drove by more of the Comal within the park as we were redirected by a roundabout, and I began thinking that now I would see a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Sure enough, he finally made an appearance at the same time I was pondering this. If he was a little earlier he may have gotten a great portrait. Anyways, the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron- which will now be referred to as YCNH because of the ridiculous name- was a highly anticipated lifer that is so amazing in appearance. Fortunately I have a vivid memory of this distinct heron. Compared to the plump Black-crowned Nighty, it is slender. It has a slate gray color on the underside, with black streaking on the wings, plus white edges on black secondaries & primaries. The face pattern is really dope; a white horizontal cresent on the auriculars, a black collar joining into a black nape that sharply curves halfway down the slender neck. It has a broad black stripe going through the bright red eye and joins with the nape stripe. The crown is pale yellow-whitish with 2 long white plumes . The bill is straight rather than curved, and lastly the legs are orange. The juveniles of the 2 species are very similar, so here's how to distinguish them: YCNH: The head and body are are clearly separated BCNH: the head and body are indistinctly separated, making it look like a blob YCNH: gray underneath with narrow brown streaks close together BCNH: white underneath with broad grayish streaks YCNH: gray auriculars BCNH: whitish auriculars YCNH: straight black bill BCNH: black upper mandible; yellow lower mandible; bill slightly curved YCNH: white dots on brownish back; tiny white dots on wings BCNH: short streaks on grayish back; larger white spots on wings YCNH: thin white feather edges on wings BCNH: gray feather edges on gray wings. The courtship display of the YCNH is a pretty spectacular one: it spreads out its wings, arching them, meanwhile fluffing up its spiky mantle feathers. It is mainly in the southeast US, as far north as Massachusetts, and south to coastal Atlantic & Pacific Mexico, with a few small populations in estuaries of southern California. The YCNH was a sweet lifer that I've wanted to see since I learned such a creature existed. We found a restaurant and ate some good food outside in the humid environment. I even had a Dr. Pepper. After that, we walked around central New Braunfels. After hearing what sounded like a machinegun Verdin, I looked up to the sky to see a lot of Chimney Swifts flying around. These tiny birds are often described as "flying cigars" This is because the body is semi-rectangular. It is aptly named as it nests and roosts almost exclusively in chimneys nowadays. In a natural setting, it probably would've been in a large hollowed out tree. It is the eastern counterpart of Vaux's Swift, being slightly larger and darker. Both species are tiny with long wings and have very short tails (when tail is folded it appears to be absent). We then went to our La Quinta hotel in San Marcos. While we drove on the I-10 I saw about 7 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, another lifer. They were perched on the powerlines, but I didn't see as many as expected. They were like really trashy looking Western Kingbirds with ridiculously long tails. I'm just kidding, they were freaking epic. At first I saw many females, and couple younger birds. The males looked really distinctive with the salmon colored underside, and of course the really long black & white forked tail. I leaned either forward or backward depending on what side the powerlines were on, attempting to get pictures through the car. It didn't work. In the evening, we decided to go to Warbler Woods Birding Sanctuary to know exactly where it was and hopefully meet the people who run the place. It's pretty cool because you have to email beforehand to get the code so that not just anybody can get in (there's a lot of birding locations that get vandalized by pesky teenagers). I actually found out about Warbler Woods from looking on Google Maps, and I knew right away that we had to visit this place. On ebird it is the top hotspot for Guadalupe County, with its best birding occurring during spring migration- which makes sense because it's in the eastern US. The first birds we heard and saw were Northern Cardinals of the nominate cardinalis subspecies. The NOCAs of the east are slightly darker red, but the most obvious difference is the broad black forehead band. This area is very narrow on southwestern NOCA. The crest shape and length is different as well; long and broad tipped on southwestern; shorter and more sharply pointed on eastern. Lastly, the bill shape is different; more rounded culmen on southwestern; straighter on eastern.
A doggo came after us. Turns out it was nice doggo. His name was Ninja, and he turned out to be the owners' dog. He was a border colie, and there was another dog that was a golden retriever. Both had severe haircuts. Man though, the retriever started to lean against me, wanting a pet. They were sweet puppers. Anyways, their owner- Don Schaezler- runs Warbler Woods with his wife, Susan. I started talking to him, asking questions about birds so I had info for the next morning. He said if we wait until 9 P.M., we could listen to Chuck-Wills-Widows, but unfortunately we couldn't. I'll get Chucky someday though, right? *cries on the inside* Birds present were a few CHSWs, abundant NOCAs, CACHs, and a couple Black-chinned Hummingbirds (BCHU). We went back to the hotel with some valuable information. I managed to finish the day off with lifer #11: Common Nighthawk. I first saw a couple, including one flying around the streetlights. We stopped in a parking lot to get directions and I rolled down the window, listening to a lot of them, without seeing them. CONH is a large, long-winged nightjar that hunts for moths, often using lights to its advantage because nocturnal insects are attracted to them. CONH is found across North America, including southeast Alaska. In the west, they are found in mid to high elevation coniferous forests; in the east & north, they inhabit deciduous forests and lowland pine forest. In the Texas hill country, Common and Lesser Nighthawks are both present, but Lesser is at the Low elevations that are at the northernmost limit of the Rio Grande valley. With that said, this post is finished. So: adios y'all.
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