[texbirds] Anahuac and High Island 4/30 - 22 Warbler Species, Very Late Sandhill Crane

From: John Tharp <jlt290@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:31:16 -0500

Spent a great day birding along the coast today. Started with White Park
and then on to Anahuac in the morning and then spent the afternoon
wandering around High Island, mostly Smith Oaks.Figure it was going to be a
good day when I already had 8 warbler species before I got to High Island.
Smith Oaks was definitely the hot spot today, managed 18 warbler species in
an hour when I first walked in. Numbers of individual birds was also quite
good. The afternoon drop in was rather apparent with the arrival of many
redstarts, common yellowthroats, etc, etc.
Noteworthy was an extremely late Sandhill Crane in a field at the
intersection of FM 1985 and S. Pear Orchard Road. The bird appeared to be
healthy and was mostly into summer plumage. Not sure why it's still down in
this area. Other than a bird that may not have been healthy and spent a
summer on Galveston Island I can't find any later spring records at quick
glance.

Highlights by location:

White Park:
Red-headed Woodpecker - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 1

Anahuac NWR:
Sora - 8
King Rail - 6
Least Bittern - 2
Purple Gallinule - 4
Good shorebird numbers in appropriate habitat.
Common Nighthawk - 5
Dickcissel - 30
The Willow's was very birdy with 5 warbler species, orioles, tanagers, etc.

Searched the area SW of Winnie for any good shorebird habitat but came up
empty. Looks like there may be some W of Winnie and north of I-10. Will
investigate tomorrow if I have time.

High Island:

Least Flycatcher - 2
Empid Species - 4
Eastern Pewee - 15
Eastern Kingbird ~ 20

White Eyed Vireo - several
Yellow-throated Vireo - 6
Warbling Vireo - 4
Philadelphia Vireo - 6
Red Eyed Vireo - 22

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 8

Veery - 6
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 4
Swainson's Thrush ~ 30 for the day
Wood Thrush

Blue-winged Warbler - 2
Golden-winged Warbler - 1f
Tennessee Warbler ~ 40
Northern Parula - 2f
Yellow Warbler - 20
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 18
Magnolia Warbler - 16
Black-throated Green Warbler - 8
Blackburnian Warbler - 8
Palm Warbler - 1
Bay-breasted Warbler - 25
Blackpoll Warbler - 1m
Black and White Warbler - 10
American Redstart - 10
Prothonotary Warbler - 2
Worm-eating Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 6
Northern Waterthrush - 10
Kentucky Warbler - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 15
Hooded Warbler - 3
Yellow-breasted Chat - 4

Many Tanagers, Grosbeaks, and Buntings passing through.

Good Birding,

John Tharp
Houston, TX


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[texbirds] Anahuac and High Island 4/30 - 22 Warbler Species, Very Late Sandhill Crane

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