Birding at Santa Ana etc

Saturday the weather changed, 95 on Friday and 65 on Saturday!  very windy but we went to Santa Ana for a bird walk.  we have been trying to go every weekend but the weather has not cooperated or we had other plans.  Our guides are another volunteer couple.  we ID'd another 15 birds so our total count for the RGV is 108!!  we can still find a few more especially this month.  The birds should be migrating north from Central and South America right through the refuge. 

our tour took us on our trails, they looked pretty good!!  we did see one area where we could weed whip, will take care of that on Monday.

The skies cleared but the wind remained.

we went to Quinta Matzalan with Mike and Carol in the Afternoon.  Local trees..

local critters..

Ocelot:

Jagurandi:

Me and Carol with a Mountain Lion:

new growth on the cactus:

heading out for lunch:

we went to Alejandro's seafood buffet in Mission.  Most of the food was pretty good. the fried shrimp and two shrimp/seafood salads were the best.  I had doubles (maybe triple) servings of those.  The cold shrimp was not that good. it had been frozen so lost its taste.  If we had time this place could be a repeat.  On Wednesdays they have shrimp and BBQ ribs! 

Eric had a campfire but no one showed up!  but that was OK, the winds died down, the sky was clear, and the fire was great!