SW Louisiana Birds

Thanksgiving vacation was great.  I made a few short trips out, but for the most part I stayed home and enjoyed family time.  Below are a fe...

Can you spot the Yellow-headed Blackbird? Click to enlarge. How many species in the flock below?

Steve LeBlanc sent these great shots of a Peregrine having dinner offshore.  Click on them to see them in all their glory.  Thank you, Steve...

It's always interesting to use continent-wide factors to predict trends in migration.  This year, the biggest factor affecting migration...

Mac Myers, James Beck, and I took a slow ride down to Cameron Parish yesterday.  The forecast during the week had called for medium low temp...

At one of my first stops, this Ash-throated Flycatcher popped out in the open.  These birds can be secretive at times, but this one wasn...

A surprise yesterday tucked in among a few thousand ducks, coots, and other waterbirds was this Red-necked Phalarope.  These north...

Mac Myers, Dave Patton, and I joined up with New Orleans maestros David Muth, Curt Sorrells, and Phillip Wallace for a weekend of birding in...

       Yesterday, Mac Myers and I met up with Dave Patton in Cameron Parish.  Birding was pretty good; it was one of those days where everyb...