
American Coot on Mineral Wells Lake
As previously posted, Desi and I made the rounds this past weekend which includes Mineral Wells Lake. One of the identifications and counts performed was on the American Coot. Personally, I saw and counted 21 in three separate groups. The largest group contained 12. I saw this group paddling towards a very dismayed Ring-billed Gull. […]

Local State Park hosting Ring-billed Gulls
Our local state Park here in Mineral Wells, Texas is playing host to a plethora of gulls at the moment. Desi and I spent quite a bit of time watching this group fish today. The poor Shovelers were being harassed by the Ring-bills as well as the Coots. They would swoop down and pull up […]

“What the hell is that?” Towhee and Downy!
Not posting a lot of text here. No fancy Exif, format or captions. In fact, I am working on a plumbing issue but after my “walk” this morning I came across two “brand new” birds to me. I cannot wait to get the answers and I know you are the guys to ask. 1. I […]

Birding Mineral Wells State Park in Texas
First of all, here is the bird list for Mineral Wells State Park. This list is a good starting point for a North Central Texas BIRD LIST and it contains some great general information for newcomers trying to bird watch at the lake. What the PDF does not contain is the location of the bird […]