[texbirds] Beyond Extreme - The Next Big Run
- From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:15:23 -0800 (PST)
TexBirders,
Focused on running longer and putting myself in a better spot - Freeport.
During a 4.5 hour run (guessimated 27 miles) this morning I tallied 83 species
while running (no walking or standing birds allowed) and with no binoculars.
Highlights were two bobcats on CR217, 4 Hooded Mergansers, 10 singing Bronzed
Cowbirds and 5 species of gulls. Ducks and shorebirds are hard with no binos,
but a pretty good morning overall. Not sure I have another level, so my
personal record may stay right there.
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson
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Subject: eBird Report - Brazoria, Jan 11, 2014
Brazoria, Brazoria, US-TX
Jan 11, 2014 6:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
27.0 mile(s)
Comments: My second Big Run - birds seen on one run with all birds counting
while running - birds seen during short walk breaks not counted. Done in
Freeport and Quintana covering Freport Marshes, CR217, Freeport Wetlands, city
of Freeport, Freeport Storm Levee, Bryaqn Beach, Quintana Beach and Quintana
Jetty. Highlights included two bobcats on CR217. Mileage estimated based upon
perceived pace - included three large bridge ascents and some offroad running.
83 species (+1 other taxa)
Gadwall 40 LNG Wetlands
Mottled Duck 6 Quintana Beach, LNG Wetlands
Blue-winged Teal 4 Freeport Wetlands
Northern Shoveler 35 Several locations
Green-winged Teal 20 LNG Wetlands
Redhead 2 Quintana Beach
Lesser Scaup 2 Quintana Beach
Hooded Merganser 4 CR217
Ruddy Duck 3 Freeport Wetlands
Pied-billed Grebe 5 Freeport Wetlands and marsh
Neotropic Cormorant 2 Freeport marshes
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Old River channel
Brown Pelican 5 Brazos River, Quintana B each
Great Blue Heron 3 Freeport marshes
Great Egret 100 Freeport marshes
Snowy Egret 20 Freeport marshes
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 Adult bird along canls in Freeport marshes
Glossy/White-faced Ibis 4 Freeport marshes
Black Vulture 25 Near Mystery at end of old river channel
Osprey 3 Misc locations
Northern Harrier 1 Bryan Beach
Cooper's Hawk 1 City of Freeport
Red-tailed Hawk 2 City of Freeport
Sora 1 Freeport wetlands
Common Gallinule 2 Freeport wetlands
American Coot 60 Several ocations
Black-bellied Plover 3 Beaches
Killdeer 5 City of Freeport
Greater Yellowlegs 3 Freeport wetlands
Willet 1 Quintana Jetty - beach at base
Long-billed Curlew 1 Heard flying over Freeport
Sanderling 60 Beaches
Least Sandpiper 4 Quintana Jetty
Long-billed Dowitcher 5 Freeport Storm Levee
Wilson's Snipe 5 Freeport wetlands and marshes
Bonaparte's Gull 4 Tip of Quintana Jetty
Laughing Gull 10 River and beaches
Ring-billed Gull 50 River and beaches
Herring Gull 2 Beaches
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 Beaches
Caspian Tern 1 Freeport Storm Levee
Forster's Tern 15 Quintana Jetty
Royal Tern 4 Quintana Jetty
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10 Near Freeport HS
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 City of Freeport
White-winged Dove 30 CR217, City of Freeport
Mourning Dove 40 CR217, City of Freeport
Belted Kingfisher 2 CR217, Freeport Stornm Levee
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 City of Freeport, Freeport Storm Levee
Downy Woodpecker 3 CR217, City of Freeport
Crested Caracara 2 Quintana
American Kestrel 2 CR217, Quintana
Peregrine Falcon 1 Bryan Beach
Monk Parakeet 15 Old River channel
Eastern Phoebe 2 Freeport wetlands
Loggerhead Shrike 2 City of Freeport
Blue Jay 2 Heard along Brazos River
Carolina Chickadee 6 CR 217
House Wren 1 CR217
Sedge Wren 2 near Brazos River
Marsh Wren 2 Freeport Wetlands
Carolina Wren 3 CR217
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Heard along CR217
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 CR217, City of Freeport
Hermit Thrush 1 Along CR217
Northern Mockingbird 10 CR217, City of Freeport
European Starling 25 Brazos River, City of Freeport
American Pipit 3 Road to Quintana
Orange-crowned Warbler 3 CR217, City of Freeport
Common Yellowthroat 2 Freeport Wetlands
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20 CR217, City of Freeport
Savannah Sparrow 40 Many locations
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 CR217
Swamp Sparrow 3 Freeport Wetlands
White-throated Sparrow 2 CR217, one in full song
Northern Cardinal 10 CR217, City of Freeport
Red-winged Blackbird 75 Many locations
Eastern Meadowlark 10 CR217, Freeport Wetlands
Boat-tailed Grackle 1 Road to Quintana, singing
Great-tailed Grackle 250 Many locations
Bronzed Cowbird 10 Group of about 10 in full song near the Mystery
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Brazos River
American Goldfinch 3 City of Freeport
House Sparrow 20 City of Freeport
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