[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:01:07 -0600
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 5:20 on December, 12, 2013. Send interesting
sightings- complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information-
to Kenny Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
Dreadfully behind on the reporting- apologies for the laggard edition.
-Rarities Found Past Weeks-
A Lesser Black-backed Gull and a California Gull originally seen at Bob
Wentz Park on Lake Travis were relocated and nicely photo-documented at the
landfill on Blue Goose Road in Travis County. Birds were seen at Windy
Point on 11/28 and seen at the landfill on12/7-9. Also present at the
landfill was a photographed Franklin's Gull.
A White-tailed Kite was described at Hamilton Pool Road and Stagecoach
Ranch Road in Travis County on 11/26.
A Prairie Falcon was seen at Little Webberville Park in eastern Travis
County on 11/17. A Prairie Falcon has been seen on Alligator Road near the
Williamson/Bell County line- last seen 11/30.
A Purple Finch was among a large house Finch contingent at Cypress Creek
Park in western Travis County on 11/23.
American Bittern was observed at Meadow Lake on 11/30 and Mueller Austin's
Lake Park on 11/18-12/11.
Horned Grebe was photographed at Bob Wentz Park on 11/17 and another at
Lake Pflugerville on 12/10-11.
4 American Avocets were a bit late, seen at Bob Wentz Park on 12/1.
An Eastern Towhee was photographed at the Hill Country Conservancy property
Nalle Bunny Run on 12/7 and a Bastrop County Home on 12/9.
An adult Zone-tailed Hawk was described on Hairy Man Road (great name)
between Great Oaks Drive and Sam Bass Road in Williamson County on 12/10.
A Broad-tailed Hummingbird visits a Bastrop County residence- last report
on 11/21.
A Ross's Goose was flying upstream with a Snow Goose along the Lower
Colorado River at Big Webberville Park on 12/1.
Hornsby Bend has had a few reports of a Rusty Blackbird, bird photographed
on 11/30.
Vermilion Flycatcher, a male, seen frequently at Hornby Bend's Pond 2's
western edge.
Rusty blackbird and American Woodcock were reported on a Bastrop State Park
survey done on 12/2.
The Thayer's Gull in 1st Winter plumage seen at Belton Lake Outdoor
Recreation Area on 11/14 in Bell County has NOT been seen again. Great
documentation pictures were obtained, I enjoyed seeing those photos of a
rare bird in the area.
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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