[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:02 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of Time on DATE. Send interesting sightings- complete
with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny Anderson at
kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
Two Piping Plovers were a terrific find at Stillhouse Hollow Lake- Union
Grove on 5/5 in Bell County.
A Swallow-tailed Kite was near the river in eastern Bastrop County on 5/4.
A Bastrop County residence was lively with a female Black-throated Blue
Warbler on 5/4, a Cerulean Warbler on 5/6, a Veery and a Gray-cheeked
Thrush on 56, and a continuing Red-breasted Nuthatch.
A male Blackpoll Warbler was a two-day spectacle at Richard Moya Park on
5/5,5 in Travis County and a female Blackpoll at Brushy Creek Trail in
Cedar Park in Williamson County 5/5.
A MacGillivray's Warbler was a nice find at Roy Guerrero Park in Austin on
5/5 and a MacGillivray's Warbler was at Warbler Woods on 5/5 in Guadalupe
County.
A Black-billed Cuckoo was near the intersection of 4th and Ave. A in the
Elgin area of Bastrop County on 5/3.
Brown-crested Flycatcher has returned to Richard Moya Park 5/8 and three
were detected in Bastrop State Park on 5/4.
Cooperative Black-headed Grosbeaks at St. Edwards Park in Travis County
were photographed by several people 5/5-7. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was
present at same park on 5/5.
Wood Thrush was at Cypress Creek Park on Lake Travis in Travis County 5/5
and Booty's Road Park in Williamson County on 5/6,7.
A Veery and a Gray-cheeked Thrush were at Willis Creek WMA on 5/3 and two
Red-breasted Nuthatches on 5/5 in Williamson County.
Veery was also seen at the Colorado River Nature Preserve on 5/8,9.
Gray-cheeked Thrush: was photographed at West Bouldin Greenbelt on 5/4
(Travis), was seen at the Colorado River Preserve in Austin 5/8,
photographed at a Sunset Valley home 5/7 (Travis).
A Blue-winged Warbler was at St. Edwards Park in Travis County on 5/5 and a
Blue-winged Warbler at a Gonzales County home 5/1.
Golden-winged Warblers: a male at West Bouldin Greenbelt (Travis) on 5/5, a
female at West Bouldin Greenbelt on 5/9, a male at Warbler Woods on 5/4
(Guadalupe), and a male photographed at a Gonzales County home 5/9.
Scarlet Tanager: a female at Willis Creek WMA in Williamson 5/5 and a male
photographed at the Colorado River Nature Preserve 5/9.
Lazuli Buntings: 1 male photographed at a Gonzales County home 5/2, a male
at Back Door Springs along Barton Creek on 5/4 (Travis), a male
photographed at Roy Guerrero Park on 5/5, a male on the "Big Tree" trail on
CR347 in Williamson County 5/5, a male on the San Gabriel River boat ramp
5/3 (Williamson).
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centered from the
Capitol in downtown Austin. Bird sightings mentioned here have been
filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are believed to be genuine.
When documentation or photographs were provided that is mentioned, along
with the other information about the bird(s) being seen. For questions or
updates about birds mentioned here or to report rare or unusual bird
sightings in the Austin area, please send an e-mail to kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
Kenny Anderson
Austin
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