[texbirds] Eastern Hidalgo County, 7/7/13

From: antshrike1@xxxxxxx
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 15:57:03 -0400 (EDT)
This morning I headed north of Weslaco to check the area wet spots.  We need 
rain!

Sugar House Pond on FM 1425 north of FM 107 - Water is still high with little 
shore for shorebirds.  Nine species of ducks was pretty good for July.



Sugar House pond on 1425, Hidalgo, US-TX
Jul 7, 2013 8:05 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
17 species

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  70
Fulvous Whistling-Duck  8
Gadwall  2
Mottled Duck  1
Blue-winged Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  2
Redhead  5
Lesser Scaup  5
Ruddy Duck  51
American Coot  145
Killdeer  1
Black-necked Stilt  112
Laughing Gull  2
Horned Lark  2
Bank Swallow  20
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Great-tailed Grackle  X




FM 1015 Pond east of Delta Lake - Water is low with good mudflats.  A Willet 
was a new county year bird for me.  Not much else but Least and Gull-billed 
Terns and Black-necked Stilts with chicks.


Delta Lake on FM 88 - Water is high on the east side but low with good mudflats 
on the west side of FM 88.  Nothing really unusual but lots of good variety.  
This spot needs to be checked frequently for juicy Hidalgo County shorebirds.  
Best stuff today were Wood Storks, Black Skimmers, four species of terns and a 
Pectoral Sandpiper.



July 7, 2013 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
26 species

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  1
Fulvous Whistling-Duck  1
Mottled Duck  1
Wood Stork  23
Neotropic Cormorant  60
American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Snowy Egret  49
Little Blue Heron  1
Tricolored Heron  1
Green Heron  1
White Ibis  10
Roseate Spoonbill  4
Turkey Vulture  12
American Coot  1
Killdeer  26
Black-necked Stilt  73
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Least Sandpiper  8
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Laughing Gull  35
Least Tern  6
Gull-billed Tern  7
Caspian Tern  9
Forster's Tern  1
Black Skimmer  2



Hargill - The cattle pens playa on FM 490 is dry but there's still some water 
at 1st and Lincoln.  One young Wilson's Plover was present along with six Least 
Terns and seven Gull-billed Terns.


Brushline Road north of FM 490 - all ponds are dry.


Dan Jones, Weslaco

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