Wanderings: 400 Birds In 2024

A Few Birds Pre-eclipse (199 Species YTD)

April 8, 2024
Birds of Texas

Carolina Wren taking a break from its morning song in the John F Burke Nature Preserve

Great Egret with its tadpole catch in the early morning. On the pond at the John F Burke Nature Preserve

Great Egret with its tadpole catch in the early morning. On the pond at the John F Burke Nature Preserve

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker defying gravity in the John F Burke Nature Preserve in Dallas, TX.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker defying gravity in the John F Burke Nature Preserve in Dallas, TX.

I had the opportunity to travel down to Dallas for work and coordinate that trip with the solar eclipse. While I was excited to see the eclipse later that day, I was able to pick up a few new birds before heading in to the office. This is where travel really helps your bird count. None of these birds would be that hard to find back home in Wisconsin in the right time of year, but it was far easier down here!