You Won't Believe the 3 RARE Warblers We Found in South Texas!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

If you enjoyed this video make sure to check out this one from our trip to King Ranch! kzbin.info/www/bejne/poOrhXmteqqUo5Isi=lIMcj0uxdykPtCpQ

[@ABirdersParadise]

The Fan-tailed Warbler is so pretty! Always fun to see you guys get new species!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! It was a wild species to get in the US!

[@captain1697]

So glad yall got the fan tailed!! Feels good to not leave empty-birded.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It absolutely does! Would have been a bummer to miss!

[@WimWiegant]

Although I am an European (Dutch) birder, I very much appreciate your videos...! I have seen some 350 species in the U.S., but not the terrific three species shown in this video...!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@lindap9079]

As a young birder (new to birding not young in chronological years) I was 100% sure I would never learn the subtle differences between warbler species. Now with some experience under my belt, they are not nearly so daunting. I may never have the opportunity to personally see one but of the three you featured I think my favorite is the Fan-tailed.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You can do it! They’re not too bad, especially in Spring plumage!

[@realJJ250]

Good video badgerland birding !🔥

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deliaguzman1138]

Re the Fan-tailed Warbler, I’ve been right where you were, and thankfully I found someone who had seen it before-otherwise, it really is like following a pirate treasure map. It came out and did a little dance for me about 5 minutes after I said to everyone around me, “I just want it to come around and do a little dance for me.” Crazy!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha so cool!

[@ChuckDarwin1909]

I got to come across a fan-tailed warbler in manzanillo Colima, it was flocking with much larger groove-billed ani, a good look at that commensal feeding behavior. I'm pretty sure I caught a glimpse of a tropical parula as well, but it was at a time when a ferruginous pygmy-owl was just a few meters away and I was very distracted. Fabulous experiences

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha sounds like an awesome time!

[@Beryllahawk]

That fan-tail is so striking! No wonder folks love to find them. Each of your South Texas videos is so fun for me, and I can't help but chuckle at "thick vegetation" - since I grew up much farther west, hehe. Even though I'm from there I can easily forget that not ALL of Texas is flat desert :D

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha! Glad you’re enjoying the vids! Always appreciate your comments!

[@mr1pearl]

It was on my foot 😄 hey guys hope your holiday season is a good one and thanks 🙏

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Happy Holidays to you too!

[@jamescady723]

Happy Holidays, ya'll! Thanks for the great stuff.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@jamescady723 thanks! Happy Holidays to you too!

[@LamJiang]

beautiful birds. my country also has many beautiful birds. 1 like from Vietnam

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks, Vietnam has some great birds too!

[@roygbiv5164]

Quite the hall! I pursued all of them this spring, I saw just about everything else, except those 3 warblers. About the only thing the Fan tailed spot provided was a million Deer tick nymphs.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Dang! Ticks or chiggers?

[@roygbiv5164]

@@BadgerlandBirding Oh, they were deer ticks, I live in Maine, and we have lots around here. I had several individuals attached to my legs, which is always a drag, the bites take forever to fully heal.

[@kylegage87]

Congrats on the warblers! Made a trip down to south Texas last January & luckily saw all of these warblers & both becards & roadside hawk (plus lots of other lifers). The Fan-tailed wasn't even on our radar but it was initially reported while we were there so of course we had to try for it. Took 2 tries but we finally got it (& lots of chigger bites). Took a couple of tries for the tropical parula ( had a hybrid tropical/northern on our 1st attempt) & gray-collared becard too. We had the same unsatisfying looks at the golden-crowned warbler as you did. Tough bird!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@kylegage87 wow! You guys cleaned up! Congrats on the finds!

[@markshen3280]

Good Morning 🌅 to you two brothers from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. I have been enjoying your birding videos for at least half a year now, and I want you to thank both of you for interesting birds in and around America 🇺🇸. I hope you two will continue to search for new ‘LIFER’ on your bird lists. Wishing both of you lots of success and happiness in your birding journey and have a great Christmas 🎄 Season, and a prosperous New 2025 Year.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@markshen3280 thanks for watching and for the comments! Wishing you a great 2025 as well!

[@markshen3280]

@ Take care and have a Great successful birding year ahead. Keep warm during this holiday season and happy birding 🪿🦉🦅🐦‍⬛🦆

[@markshen3280]

Hi, again. Good afternoon to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. Around where I live, in the semi-rural areas of the New Territories, we have feral boars 🐗 🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗, feral cows 🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂, Chinese feral ox 🐃🐃🐃🐃🐃🐃, and Pallas’s Squirrels 🐿️

[@StuBobsGhost]

Great video. I hope to get over to the other side of The Pond again soonish. I'd be going ,"Lifer...Lifer...Lifer."

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@StuBobsGhost that’s the dream

[@StuBobsGhost]

@BadgerlandBirding Isn't it just. Have a great Christmas over there.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@ thanks! You too! 🎄

[@Oltoir]

Great finds, all!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@Oltoir thanks!

[@Soundwrecker]

Great episode! I was in Costa Rica recently and saw lifer warblers for me including: Tennessee, Buff-rumped, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated green & Black and white warblers. Cool birds!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@Soundwrecker Thanks! Congrats on the lifers!

[@rayettajones6441]

Another great video, guys! The "green parrot" looks like a "Blue Crown conure."

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! Yeah they do look a little similar minus the blue haha

[@NathanWebb-c5h]

The fan-tailed warbler was my favorite. I've seen 22 species of warblers.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@NathanWebb-c5h awesome, Nathan!

[@cathco9]

I love your adventures! Truly anxiety producing. LOL. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "you just missed it by 10 minutes." The story of my life. The good thing is, getting to see a rare bird makes up for that. You just never know what's going to show up in NJ. My most recent rarity was a LeConte's Sparrow at the end of October. I drove an hour and a half from Forsythe to hopefully see it. I missed out on one in Dec. of 2022 in PA. I was so glad I saw it because it wasn't seen again after the day I saw it. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! Oh, the Fan-tailed Warbler was my favorite of the three. Happy Holidays!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@cathco9 Happy Holidays and congrats on the sparrow!

[@mattlokisms9812]

You're not kidding about it being quiet here in TX. esp compared to the last two years.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Yeah it’s definitely a little bit of a lull right now

[@paulcherry366]

Yep, that’s the piece of styrofoam I stared at looking for the fan-tailed with no luck 😀. Did get the Becard, roadside and several other rarities so that was great. Look forward to what you’ll be bringing us next year.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you got those other ones. I love how the location is still referred to we “the styrofoam spot

[@suesanders3000]

The little yellow greenish one looks exactly like the one that comes to my hummingbird feeder. Every winter. Oct to Feb. Gridley California.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Could it possibly be a Kinglet?

[@dcaudwell]

Maybe an orange-crowned warbler? They often overwinter in milder spots like in the PNW.

[@jenisecoronado5555]

Thank you both for this very nice video! Is the fan tailed warbler related to the Robin we have here in the US? It looks a lot like it!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

They are not related although the moving along the ground and grayish brown color may make it seem like they are!

[@andyjay729]

What was making that noise in the background at about 14:03? Sounds a bit like a goose, but not quite.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@andyjay729 that’s the Plain Chachalacas! They get really noisy!

[@jrnhelgemagnussen9579]

Great video. Congrats the warblers. Are the parakits you saw introduced to Texas?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

There’s some debate on whether they moved up from Mexico or were released in the tegion