[texbirds] 5/11/14 Bentsen Bird Walk
- From: Hannah Buschert <Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TexBirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 15:52:09 +0000
Good morning,
First off, Happy Mother's Day! We nice start to the morning with Long-billed
Thrashers singing and a Clay-colored Thrush hopping around the Headquarters
area. We quickly moved on to see if the Elf Owl would stick his head out-no
luck there. On the Kiskadee Trail, we picked up a Verdin and several Altamira
Orioles. The Kiskadee Blind was a flurry of activity with many Doves, Plain
Chachalacas and Golden-fronted Woodpeckers. At the Kingfisher Overlook, we had
two Green Kingfishers and a Brown-crested Flycatcher. Finally, we headed to
the Hawk Tower looking for a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, which we heard.
Species Count
Plain Chachalaca 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 20
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
White-winged Dove 50
Mourning Dove 10
Inca Dove 2
White-tipped Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Green Kingfisher 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 10
Crested Caracara 3
Brown-crested Flycatcher 4
Great Kiskadee 3
Couch's Kingbird 7
Cave Swallow 5
Verdin 1
Clay-colored Thrush 1
Long-billed Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 6
Northern Cardinal 5
Great-tailed Grackle 8
Bronzed Cowbird 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Altamira Oriole 3
House Sparrow 8
Happy birding!
Hannah Buschert
Park Ranger 1-Naturalist
World Birding Center
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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