ZERO - The number of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers I found in the meadow this morning; there were 8 yesterday.

EIGHTY-SIX - The number of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers I counted along the route I took today between Mission, TX and Del Rio, TX (about 330 miles of driving or, roughly, 1 STFL per every 4 miles).

(The best one was as I was pulling in to the Border Patrol checkpoint outside Laredo - landing on a wire coming straight at me with wings and tail feathers fully spread. Can we have a do over with my camera in hand, please?)

The STFL's were only outnumbered by Northern Mockingbirds and Mourning Doves (I didn't actually take a head count of these two but I am certain there were more).