Fall Migration before Summer Solstice

Bailey, the remaining radio-carrying Long-billed Curlew, made it to the Gulf coast down in far South Texas yesterday, only a few miles from Mexico and her last-year's wintering area.  This is earlier than usual, yes.   This is a fascinating project and well worth reading more at the BirdsNebraska site.

In addition, a TEXBIRDS member posted to the listserv about sighting four other Long-billed Curlews in the Corpus Christi area yesterday.   So Bailey's likely not the only early migrant. 

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