[texbirds] Re: Austin Area RBA
- From: Arman <armanmoreno@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "kennya290@xxxxxxxxx" <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:52:10 -0500
Be advised that the location of Lewis's Woodpecker is closed on weekdays. Your
best bet is to try early on a weekend.
Arman Moreno
Austin, TX
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> On Apr 3, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
> This update is as of 7:00 on 4/3/2014. Send interesting sightings- complete
> with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny Anderson at
> kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
> -Rarities Found This Week-
>
> An exceptional find of a photographed Lewis's Woodpecker on 3/29,30 in
> Burnet County is this week's top billing. Here's some of the information
> from Ebird, "The habitat was an artificial lake that left a ring of dead
> oaks around the edge, concentrated at the north end. There was a nice small
> stand of live oaks to the west of the lake immediately adjacent to the
> north end where the bird was located. The bird was reliably located by most
> observers in this same small area over the two day period. FYI the site
> where it was seen Revei(l)le( Peak)Ranch is privately owned, but the owner
> allows day use commercially for a variety of activities for a fee of $10
> per day. he has told me that it is ok for bird watchers to come and look
> for this bird. The caretaker knows approximately where the bird is located
> and will direct bird watchers to this site (which is very close to the main
> parking area)"
>
> I don't have any more recent reports, or better way to contact the property
> owner. Here is a link to the contacts: http://rprtexas.com/contact/
>
> The Inks Lake National Fishery in Burnet County had an update of
> Long-tailed Duck on 3/30, it has been reliable for some time but it is
> getting late in season so updates welcomed.
>
> A Blue-winged, possibly Brewster's, Warbler visited a Bastrop County water
> feature on 4/2.
>
> A Broad-tailed Hummingbird continued at an Austin home- 3/30 latest report.
>
> A White Ibis was early at Hornsby Bend on 3/30.
>
> American Bittern has been at Central Park Pond, 3/29,30 latest.
>
> 12 Horned Grebes at Stillhouse Hollow Union Grove WMA was a good total on
> 3/29 (Bell).
>
>
> Love to get more information, more recent information, better contact for
> the Burnet Lewis's Woodpecker...Best behavior at the ranch, especially you!
>
> 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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