Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl brings me to 912
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl is a year round resident in the US, but I saw more reports of sightings in the summer in TX. It is a south TX and a south-central AZ specialty. This bird lives in mesquite woodlands and most of this habitat is in private ranches. King's Ranch is the only publicly accessible ranch, and requires you to be on guided tours. This means I need to book a tour on a certain date, and the cost varies based on the number of people signing up for the tour. When it was sighted now and then at Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - Brushline Rd, I thought I would spend two session there - Sat evening and Sun morning. This owl is active during the day. In case I get it on Sat, I thought of trying for a Red-billed Pigeon. After an early morning run and yoga, followed by laundry, packing, loading of a new set of songs, and lunch, I was on the road by noon. The drive was close to 4.5 hours. I arrived at the location at 4:50 pm and it was hot and dry. I looked until a lit...