Bexar County Birding

After a fun Christmas count, we decided to go out on Friday (the 27th) and re-bird the area, plus a little extra, just for kicks. We started at Evans Rd. Lake where we had Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American White Pelican, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, American Coot, Long-billed Dowitcher, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, and Song Sparrow. We drove a little down the way to check out a flock of Great-tailed Grackles (looking for Commons or blackbirds mixed in, when this Pyrrhuloxia jumped right in front of us.

We usually call this one Pyrex, because let's be real, Pyrrhuloxia is hard to say

Driving along much of the same route, we saw many of the same birds from the CBC. One highlight though was a Greater Roadrunner. He was in the road (as his name implies) and then ran off the side into the wooded area. As it was raining, we didn't stop and get out much, but we did manage a few shots from the windows. :D

Savannah Sparrow

 White-crowned Sparrow

Wild Turkeys

Finally, we left the CBC area and headed back towards the house up the loop.  We decided to cruise down some side roads to see what else was around.  We lucked out with a few Crows, a couple of Kestrels, and a bunch of Western Meadowlarks. 

Western Meadowlark

All in all, a wonderful day of birding!