Flanked by laughing gulls
Here's a new addition to my life list. To my knowledge, this is the first time I've seen a Summer Tanager.
I heard an unfamiliar bird call while working in my yard, and I used Merlin Bird ID to identify the song, and then used the audio samples to call him over. He obliged and flew over to investigate, allowing me to snap a couple photos.
After we finished our section of the West Galveston CBC I wandered around Galveston to see if I could find a few birds that I had not yet seen for the year. The weather was very fogy really inhibiting seeing any distance and it prevented good light so the photos were not particularly good.