Sunday, June 14, 2026

Purple Martins at Lakeline Park / Lake Muir

I guess birders like to have "lists" and the list I'm focused on right now are is the list of birds I've reported in 2026 in Williamson country. I've come across Purple Martins before and in 2026 but not in Williamson country so that was one of my objectives recently and I hit pay dirt today. A flock of about ten if not more were flying around. They are surprisingly big. They seem much bigger than a swallow or a swift. When I first saw them, I didn't know what they were.

They flew around. Some landed in a tree briefly, them headed over to hunt over the lake. And fairly quickly, they were gone. I got a few pictures.

Then I saw another large bird... No!!! That is not a vulture. Turns out it was a Red-tailed Hawk. Weee!!!

And finally as I was on the last leg of the jouney, I wondered where all the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were. Seriously... I did! And so one came up and said "Hi!!! I'm right here.!"

Please enjoy the images.

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