What's Hiding at Edinburg Scenic Wetlands? RARE South Texas Bird Species Found!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Warbler at the end is Orange-crowned not Tennessee!

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

It’s so nice to hear you narrate your own videos instead of AI. Love your videos.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you enjoy them! We hate AI narration

[@markshen3280]

Hi, I searched GOOGLE and it indicates that the Groove-billed Ani is a tropical bird in the Cuckoo family.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s true! However, unlike other members of the cuckoo family they actually nest build

[@justicia_azul]

I get to hear these birds all the time in the Rio Grande Valley. The Anis make such cute, squeaky calls. It's a lovely sound to hear in the morning.

[@torinkyifh5085]

The Yellow Crowned Night Heron yawning was so cute 😃

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@torinkyifh5085 they are adorable

[@jackiejones9831]

I love yalls 'infovids'. I'm learning so much. Keep it coming, y'all ❤

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@jackiejones9831 will do! Glad you’re enjoying them!

[@captain1697]

This is so cool!! New place to go on my list. Also if you’re gonna stay any longer in south texas, highly recommend Mitchell Lake Audubon center. Lots of great waterfowl and miles of driving trails!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Interesting! Never heard of that place before 🤔

[@captain1697]

@ also I misspoke. It’s more like south-central Texas. It’s 3 hours north of Edinburg 😅

[@hollyperry3774]

@@BadgerlandBirding It's in San Antonio and it used to be the sewage treatment plant back in the early 1900. It is now a 1,200-acre nature preserve that includes grasslands, wetlands, brushland, ponds, and woodlands. The lake is exclusively for wildlife viewing and does not allow fishing or recreational activities. Fly in on your way to Port Aransas to see the Whooping Cranes or stop by in April for Fiesta!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@hollyperry3774 Haven't been to San Antonio yet so that would be interesting for sure!

[@CaracaraCole]

Glad to have yall in Texas! 💪

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks Cole! Love your KZbin handle, btw :)

[@michaelsimko7694]

Some of those birds are a real treat to see. Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are beautiful. Great Kiskadees are colorful and I've heard they can be very noisy like Belted Kingfishers. I've heard that Anis can be rare sightings due to the short time they spend.The size of the bill and tail on Curve-billed Thrashers are amazing. Great-tailed Grackles have become very well established in human habitats and the bird has a very interesting history with Mesoamericans. Green Jays, Brown Jays, and Crested Caracaras would have been more treats to see.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

The Brown Jays are really only found at Santa Margarita Ranch these days. All the birds you mentioned definitely give the RGV a unique vibe

[@darylbernard2616]

Love birding Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and really enjoy your videos of places I've been - takes me right back there!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@darylbernard2616 it’s a great spot! It looks much different here compared to the part in my RGVBF trip from last year! -Derek

[@BertosBirdLife]

I cannot wait to check out that part of Texas in the near future, it's going to be lifer city

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@BertosBirdLife if you’ve never been there before you’re gonna get so many lifers!

[@sieranystrom]

Awesome! I got my lifer Ringed Kingfisher there when I visited in April, but missed the Green at that location. Such a great birding spot!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@sieranystrom haha together we got the Kingfisher slam!

[@737Parkie]

Awesome video. Thanks guys…..never knew about the green kingfisher being an Okie. My favorite South Texas bird is the crested caracara.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Now you need to go find one!

[@Velotooslow]

Nice! A really good area for ringed kingfisher is at the SPI Bird sanctuary. You have to be there right when they open and go towards the right side of the board walk and there’s always a female hunting in the morning

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Interesting! We eventually found two on a power line a few days later

[@frankmckinley1254]

Great video, thanks. 👍

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you liked it!

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

Wow ! I've been birding in that area 4 X's, yet haven't been to Edinburg yet. Guess I need to add this one to my list :) I finally got my lifer Green Kingfishers at two different spots in South Texas this year...,. But still need Ringed. I saw him too, but buried in branches ! Urggg... Great video :) TYSM :) Oh ! I saw Groove Billed Ani too..... but same as the Ringed Kingfisher, buried in branches.... So still need him too.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It’s kind of a hidden gem 💎

[@chasingbirds3073]

I'm headed down to south TX next week. Will definitely check this place out. I need Green Kingfisher!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It may actually be the best place to find them!

[@Soundwrecker]

Great video! I just squeezed some birding in along the river in Austin during a visit.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@Soundwrecker very cool! What were your highlights?

[@Soundwrecker]

@@BadgerlandBirding It was great. We made our way through some brush to get to the river on the east side of Roy G. Guerrero state park, in downtown Austin. It was packed with waterbirds. New to me were Gadwall and American Wigeon. A Snowy Egret fished and danced with outstretched wings in front of us while we hid. So good, and in the city more or less.

[@NathanWebb-c5h]

That was really cool! I've seen black-crowned and yellow-crowned night herons.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@NathanWebb-c5h yeah they’re both very cool birds!

[@lukeocasio2784]

Great vids guys ... Let me know if you wanna take a trip of the greater Austin area.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Sounds great!

[@markshen3280]

Hi, good morning to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. I am pleasantly surprised to learn that you discovered the Groove-billed Ani. Unfortunately, it’s a BROOD PARASITIC BIRD, just like all its Cuckoo-related birds around the world where they lay a single egg in the nests of other birds, and when that bird starts to mature, it has the strength to push out all other unhatched eggs out of the nests.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Anis actually are NOT brood parasites. They are communal nesters and have strong parental instincts

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

I see scissor-tail flycatchers here in NE Texas all the time. I have kingfishes in my pond that I watch.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s awesome! Always great to see Scissor-tails :)

[@mikeanderson4337]

Great video, what time of year we’re you there?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@mikeanderson4337 hey, Mike! It’s in the video description as well but we shot this a few weeks ago! So early November.

[@kerrymagee199]

Another great video guys. My best friend and birding buddy from Augusta Maine are huge fans. I am curious about something....who does the acoustic guitar intro to your videos? Very catchy. Keep up the great work.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@kerrymagee199 thanks, Kerry! Ryan created it and I re-recorded it on garage band! You can hear the original version in some of our earlier videos including this one. -Derek kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZaoapZqbNqZkKcsi=lGnmSPzcgHAVNR-c

[@TracyBirds]

Nice! When were you there?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@TracyBirds last week!

[@lynelleweber6447]

It would be nice if you put the dates you are filming on your videos. Thx

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@ it’s in the description :)

[@DW-mp5tw]

Love the channel keep it up! BTW the warbler at the end of the video is an Orange-crowned, not a Tennessee.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@DW-mp5tw yeah, you’re right!

[@markshen3280]

Sorry, I stand corrected! Google is correct after I assumed that the Ani is brood parasite ! 🫡

[@BadgerlandBirding]

No problem! I had to look it up to find out :)