[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:54:06 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 8:35 on October 24,2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Exceptional Sighting-
A Band-tailed Pigeon was photographed in Williamson County on 10/21. The
bird was on CR258 near the intersection of 183 and 29.
-Rarities Found This Week-
A Nelson's Sparrow (photographed) continued at Travis County Park Bob
Wentz/Windy Point on 10/21. This a bird rarely detected in the Audubon
checklist area and was seen along the water's edge downstream from the boat
ramp (currently out of commission).
This afternoon, 10/24, had a White-tailed Kite (photographed) in Williamson
County on Althea and Pasture Roads. A Ferruginous Hawk was photographed on
CR402 south of FM2268.
A Broad-tailed Hummingbird was photographed at a Bell County home on
10/15-18.
Vermilion Flycatchers: Roy Guerrero Park in Travis County 10/24, Berry
Springs Park 10/24 (WilCo), and Hornsby Bend's Platt Lane 10/20.
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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