[texbirds] Bolivar to Anahuac today
- From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: 4 Texbirds Maillist <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:19:19 -0500
Today was a birders day out in the area with hundreds of birders out and
about. One result was the scouring of shorebirds from the beaches by
caravans of vans etc.
Many of the avocets and other shorebirds were over along the Port Bolivar
loop north of the old store. They were trading back and forth to Bolivar.
Most in high breeding plumage.
I spent a good bit of time trying to find land migrants in Port Bolivar and
Crystal Beach with a total of 1 each of the orioles. 5 golden plover still
in back of Cobb Realty.
High Island had people with cars parked out to the motel from Smith Oaks. A
black billed cuckoo was in front of the gate. Most warblers were up at west
end of Smith Oaks from Don's drip down the hill to the bottom. I added a
few like cerulean golden-winged to yesterday's list. In fact golden-winged
was perhaps the commonest bird and singing a lot.
The ruff was still at Skillern and seen by many. Hawks were scarce but it
was unclear if they had gone or been annoyed enough to leave the road.
Several swainson's on Pear Orchard plus a red-tail there. One of the pale
krider's was still along the main anahuac entrance road and an adult
white-tailed hawk was a mile east of the culvert just past the houses east
of the t-intersection of 562 and 1985.
Many of the brewer's blackbirds were still at the southwest corner of the
intersection of Fairview road and 562 out in the dead grass. Some were
further out but probably 100 are still there. A couple of odd birds were
likely sub-adult red-wings but there was a good mix of birds today.
No enforcement of the kennedy rule today.
--
Joseph C. Kennedy
on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston
Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
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