[texbirds] Re: American Redstart in Lubbock
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: terrverts@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:06:29 -0500
Tony, these animals come every year to my water features in early-mid
July, I can only assume they are post breeders though historic records
indicate they once bred on the Lavaca R. ~70 miles south of Utley, I would
love to find them as breeders in the lost Pines.
B
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Greetings All:
>
> I led a field trip to Clapp Park in Lubbock, from 6:30 to 8:00 this
> evening, and while birding was fairly slow (the heat was hot, the birds
> were not) I was startled to stumble upon an absolutely brilliant male
> AMERICAN REDSTART in the willow tangle at the west end of the dike. This
> species is casual in our region during June and has a history of popping up
> in heavily wooded, riparian areas during the month ... though there is, so
> far as I know, no evidence of territory holding or attempted breeding.
> This particular bird sang once during a half hour period - a somewhat muted
> version of typical AMRE song - and I heard call notes on two occasions
> during the same period.
>
> Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock
>
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Brush Freeman
Independent and affiliated Field Biologist
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http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca de los Alacranes., Utley,Texas
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