Limpkin near San Benito, TX 11/18/23

The Rio Grande Valley Limpkin invasion continues!  Estero Llano Grande State Park has had as many a three in the flood channel.  A first Starr County record was found a couple of days ago at Santa Margarita Ranch as birders tried to relocate the Bare-throated Tiger-Heron.  And today Michael Marsden found a Limpkin in a drainage canal south of San Benito at a spot know as Cantu Corner.  The bird was reported to have flown out of view around the corner and as the banks bordering the canal are private property, I decided to wait and see if the bird was refound.  Well it was refound by Alex Lamoreax and his tour group a little bit later.

So I drove over along with the Indiana Gang butterfly group who were visiting my yard.  We searched for a while and were not having any luck.  Then Isidro Montemayor from Brownsville drove up and almost immediately found the Limpkin.  It was really burried in the cattails but eventually wandered into the open for good photos.

This is the 429th bird species I've seen in Cameron County, TX.  And the Roadside Hawk that I've dipped on twice is still waiting at Resaca de la Palma.