[texbirds] Local Patch Challenge, North-central Austin
- From: Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds Maillist <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:23:09 -0600
I was kept from joining Don Schaezler and the Canyon Lake CBC this morning when
I discovered a nail in a tire last evening. Had to get that fixed this morning,
and so took advantage of the chill, fog, and mist keeping attendance at some of
the parks in my patch down to bird several spots that could be covered in
relatively quick stops ranging from 15 to about 45 minutes.
The spots were Bull Creek Park, City Park (just the lake picnic area, the trail
parking was all full and there were many people with dogs so didn't bother),
Lady Bird Lake near Lou Neff Point, and the Mueller Pond. Totaled 54 species
and added several to my patch list to get me up to 82 for the year in my patch
(I'm counting if it's listed in iBird Pro).
The nicest surprises were a lone male Redhead on LBL and a singing Western
Meadowlark at City Park (others were silent so who knows), and some titmice out
there that I am convinced really are black-crested. Had scrub jay and canyon
wren at Bull Creek. I didn't really expect the CAWR that close in, though I
have seen the SCJA in fairly close over the years. Here's the full list.
American Coot 261
American Crow - 2
American Goldfinch 18
American Pipit 7
American Robin 9 (FOS)
American Wigeon - 2
Audubons Warbler (Y-r) 1
Black-crested Titmouse - 3
Bonapartes Gull 1
Canvasback 1
Canyon Wren - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Carolina Wren - 2
Cedar Waxwing 83 2 flocks
Blue Jay - 12
Bufflehead 9
Double-crested Cormorant 90
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 3
Eastern/Western Meadowlark - 5
European Starling - 18
Gadwall 21
Golden-fronted-woodpecker 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret 3
Great-tailed Grackle 38
Killdeer - 2
Least Grebe 1
Lesser Goldfinch - 8
Lesser Scaup 45
Loggerhead Shrike - 1
Mallard Domestic 12
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove -3
Mute Swan - 1
Myrtle Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Redhead 5
Ring-billed Gull 4
Ring-necked Duck - 9
Rock Pigeon - 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Snowy Egret - 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Western Meadowlark 1 (kind enough to sing a bit)
Western Scrub Jay - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 3
White-winged Dove - 15
Wood Duck - 4
Dan Smith
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512-451-2632
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