Rio Grande Valley: MacGillivray's!

May 11

I was at the mechanic in McAllen, getting my car checked over after having a transmission leak fixed last week (it is, indeed, still leaking, but in a different spot, and not fixed), when a message came through from local kid birder Ryan that he had found a MacGillivray's Warbler at Quinta Mazatlan. I was ten minutes away! I messaged him, asking him to keep an eye on it, and I'd be there shortly. It's been so fun to be interacting with so many birders this year, all invested as well, in helping me reach my goal. Thanks, Ryan! It took about 30 minutes of searching once I arrived, and I refound the bird bathing in a water feature a few dozen yards from where it had been found initially. 

MacGillivray’s Warbler at Quinta Mazatlan 

May 12 

Off to Hill Country I go in search of Golden-cheeked Warbler, then to Big Bend for Colima Warbler, and westward toward Arizona for the summering birds there!