[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:09:51 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 7:55 on August 23, 2012. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
A Great Kiskadee seen by the boat ramp at Fisherman's Park in Bastrop
County was a nice find on 8/20.
A hatch-year Red-headed Woodpecker was just outside of Bastrop State Park
on 8/19.
The West Bouldin Greenbelt in south Austin hosted a Prairie Warbler 8/17,20
in Travis County.
A healthy/wild looking Greater White-fronted Goose at Slough Pond in Temple
is a head-scratcher. 8/16 in Bell County.
Sayer's Road in Bastrop County provided looks at a Yellow-headed Blackbird
on 8/21.
A Philadelphia Vireo was reported at Hornsby Bend on 8/18.
A vocal Couch's Kingbird at Roy Guerrero Park in Austin demonstrates this
site as a strong-hold for what has become a range expansion of the
species. 8/18.
Action has picked up considerably, I look foward to exciting reports from
the field.
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centeredfrom the
Capitol in downtown Austin. The circle extends north to Belton (Bell
County), south to Leesville (Gonzales County), east to SomervilleWMA (Lee
Burleson County), and west to Blumenthal (Gillespie County).Birdsightings
mentioned here have been filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are
believed to be genuine. When documentation or photographs were provide,
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,TX
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