[texbirds] 5/4/14 Bentsen Bird Walk
- From: Hannah Buschert <Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TexBirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:23:14 +0000
Good Morning Everyone,
I apologize for getting the Sunday Bird Walk list out a little later than
usual, but here it is! We had a rather slow start to the morning with only
Plain Chachalacas and a few Doves at the Nature Center. As we walked towards
the Kingfisher Overlook, we heard several Olive Sparrows calling from the
shrubs along the roadway. We were happy to stumble upon a Green Kingfisher (a
lifer for a few guests!) along the banks of the Resaca. Down the Kiskadee
trail, we finally found some Green Jays and a few Blue-headed Vireos. We were
treated to the best surprise of all on our walk back to Headquarters-a bobcat
walked out of the brush about a hundred yards ahead of us and strolled across
the road!
Species Count
Plain Chachalaca 10
Neotropic Cormorant 15
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Gray Hawk 1
White-winged Dove 10
Mourning Dove 4
Inca Dove 1
White-tipped Dove 5
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Crested Caracara 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2
Black Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 5
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Green Jay 5
Cave Swallow 9
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Clay-colored Thrush 1
Long-billed Thrasher 3
Olive Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Great-tailed Grackle 5
Altamira Oriole 3
House Sparrow 10
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>
(956) 584-9156 x 235
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>
(956) 584-9156 x 235
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