by Kevin T McEneaney
Wintering down in South America,
they make their first appearance in Houston.
Males and females jointly decide on nests.
A brooding pair will birth three to six birds.
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Adult plumage takes two years to appear.
Their call may be a chirp, chortle, rattle.
They feed on flying insects and fire ants,
yet pollution has limited their food.
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Adult plumage takes two years to appear.
Their call may be a chirp, chortle, rattle.
They feed on flying insects and fire ants,
yet pollution has limited their food.
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I recall one summer when I planted
bird boxes for them around Stissing Lake….
