K Dixon 1951 Journal March 4, coastal prairie NW Port Isabel, Cameron Co., Texas grassy prairie with some patches of mesquite, yucca (blooming late this season, some not yet in bloom) and cactus. Most of area had been cleared for agriculture. (I accompanied Mr. & Mrs. Davis and Mr. & Mrs. Terry Gill on a drive 4:00 - 6:00 pm) Mr. Gill estimated that half a million acres of mesquite-covered land had been cleared during the last 4 years. Lennett's white-tailed Hawk adult (1) ♀ imm(1) Sage thrasher Curve-billed Thrasher } Mockingbird Harris Hawk } together in one cactus patch Familiar Sparrows and Horned Larks in plowed field