Green-breasted Mango!

July 6th 

My phone rang around 10 am. Clay Taylor was calling. Since we are both working the two upcoming birding festivals in Southeast Arizona next month, I presumed he was calling to nail down some travel logistics. 

Nope. 

"GREEN-BREASTED MANGO! In my yard!" 

I'd been having a lazy morning, having never really fully recovered from the cold I had last week. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and headed the 2.5 hours to Corpus Christi. 

Within minutes of my arrival, the bird teed up in a dead retama tree across the yard, and I snapped a short video with horrendous lighting. I stuck around for another hour, hoping to get better photos, but not having luck, and needing to get back home to attend to other tasks, I took off. 

This is a Code 4 bird, and one that was not on my "expected" list for the year. I'll take any bonus birds I  can get, ESPECIALLY if they don't require a plane flight! 

Year List: 645