Tag: Long-Billed Thrasher

Thrashing and Splashing

Been quite the busy bee (err Bri) since returning home from Texas. Having to deal with the ankle injury, all the work related with the Haunted Trail and well, life in general, I fell behind on my tasks (starting last year). I don’t know about you, but that nags at me to no end and if I get too far behind it basically feels like I’m “thrashing” around in a sea of commitments. One of those failed endeavors was documenting all my bird sightings. I don’t mention it much, but I try to document all the sightings made during the annual Average Year efforts (link here). I only made it a few months into last year so I was way behind starting this year – now resolved. All of 2025 is done (link here) and 2026 (link here) is now current (with exception of the graphs which I only update monthly). Happy to say I am bettering my pace from last year’s record setting tally (400+3 provisional) with a current count of 254+3. In my best Chico Escuela voice, Texas was berry, berry good to me.

Keeping with the “thrashing” theme, thought I would feature a bird that knows a lot about that!

Curve-Billed Thrasher found at Laguna Vista Nature Trail, Laguna Vista, TX in January 2025

Hit the jump to learn more about this angry looking bird… and if you behave, we just might give you a bonus species!

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A Thrashing Surprise

Sorry, been awhile since getting some material out on the wild side of LifeIntrigued.  To my defense, I did put up a number of running recollection posts on my main blog this month.  Decided it was time to dust the cobwebs here.   Tonight, we feature another catch while on our Texas Gulf Coast Birding Trip back in December 2017 – on the 30th to be exact so just a few days from the current year. This makes this an extremely fresh post based on my normal wildlife recollections. Recently I was offered the opportunity to speak at our local camera club. Their president saw my speech to the local Audubon Society and thought the camera club would enjoy it as well – although likely without the crickets.  This has added to the overall whirlwind of activities that has been consuming me over the last two months (if you have been reading my posts, you are well aware of how I’ve been struggling to get posts out). With Saturday’s completion of the season’s last scheduled half marathon trail run (yeah) this speech is the final task on my to-do list ahead of my favorite day … Halloween. This post allows me to pad my bird count by an extra tick before then – yep, this is another new bird!

Long-Billed Thrasher found at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, December 2017

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