[texbirds] Four oriole spp in Marathon 5/24
- From: Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 11:51:35 -0500
Better late than never -- yesterday morning's pre-work jaunt to the
ponds (private property) with Dale Ohl, Bill Sain, and Julie Oesper
yielded an underwhelming variety of waterfowl but an excellent visit
overall. I guess the summer waterfowl doldrums are expected by now,
but I hadn't anticipated such good oriole diversity: multiple Scott's,
Bullocks, and Orchard, and a stray Hooded; last spring one male Hooded
stuck around Post Park, but the habitat there is far, far better than
at the ponds! One stray Wilson's Phalarope was nice, along with a
late, unspotted Spotted Sandpiper.
Otherwise, it was the usual suspects - Lark Sparrow, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Cassin's and
Western Kingbirds, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Scaled Quail, itty-bitty
Killdeerlings, and lots of ruckus from Killdeer parents.
Good birds, good company, what more can you ask for!
Happy trails,
-h
Heidi Trudell
Marathon, TX
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