[bsg] Fwd: [LABIRD-L] Birds Moving in NW Rapides Parish, LA - Huner Yard, Sep 19, 2013
- From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:09:03 -0500 (CDT)
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Jay H.
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Subject: [LABIRD-L] Birds Moving in NW Rapides Parish, LA - Huner Yard, Sep
19, 2013
We live on the east side of Cotile Lake about 6 miles west of Boyce - Exits
98/99 on I-49.
Jay Huner
> Huner Yard, Rapides, US-LA
> Sep 19, 2013 7:15 AM
> Protocol: Incidental
> Comments: After 18 days of finding 14-18 birds per day, the dam burst
> today. There are a few birds that are either local dispertants or migrants
> ahead of the weather change. The Eastern Screech-Owl was a real treat. I've
> let the SE corner of the yard by Cotile Lake grow up to make it hard for
> people in the ratty RV park next door to get into our yard. I turned on my
> screech-owl tape a bit after 4 PM CDST and within two minutes, an Eastern
> Screech-Owl swooped in followed by a number of upset songbirds. It hung
> around for about 15 minutes. I thought I heard a second owl in the distance.
> In fact, it was the gray screech-owl calling in as low a tone as I've ever
> heard. This is the first EASO I've ever SEEN in my yard since moving here in
> 2002 and only the third I've found. Again, I'm finding screech-owls all over
> the area versus finding next to none in the previous 11 years! Had an adult
> Bald Eagle making a run over the lake around 9 AM so. Was it a resident eagle
> or an immigrant coming for the winter to winter and/or breed? No telling. It
> was nice to have a half inch rain starting around 5 PM.
> 31 species
>
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Great Egret 3
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Bald Eagle 1
> Mourning Dove 1
> Inca Dove 1
> Eastern Screech-Owl 1
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 3
> Northern Flicker 2
> Great Crested Flycatcher 1
> Yellow-throated Vireo 1
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay 9
> American Crow 2
> Fish Crow 5
> Carolina Chickadee 7
> Tufted Titmouse 7
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
> Carolina Wren 4
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
> Eastern Bluebird 4
> American Robin 2
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> Pine Warbler 1
> Northern Cardinal 9
> House Finch 4
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15210829
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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