[texbirds] El Paso Zone-tailed Hawk
- From: jgstudio@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:09:59 -0500 (EST)
Urban birding yesterday, I stopped at Ascarate Park to try to photograph a
Greater White-fronted Goose seen the day before. Could not re-locate the goose
but I noticed a hawk soaring over the golf course. It was almost certainly the
same immature ZTHA that I had photographed on 2 January. It would appear that
this bird is over-wintering here. I am fairly sure that this is unprecedented.
I did manage a distant photo and tried to chase this bird as it soared off to
the west. I have no idea where it roosts but it seems to like the Ascarate
area.
Other birds of note included a Prairie Falcon, several Red-breasted Mergansers
in addition to the Common Mergansers, and the resident Red-crested Pochards
(feral but beautiful). A Green Heron at this season was a pleasant surprise.
John Groves
El Paso
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