[texbirds] No sign of Ringed Kingfisher on Salado, but found a hummer nest with 2 young
- From: Patty Leslie Pasztor <pasztor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, SATXbirds <SATXbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 18:01:17 -0500
Hi all,
FYI - Saw a Ringed Kingfisher in San Antonio on the Salado Creek off Austin
Highway last week (July 24th at 8 PM). I mentioned it on SATX birds but not
Texbirds. I've been back several times, but haven't seen or heard it since.
I did spot a Black-chinned hummer nest high up in a Pecan tree there - quite
camouflaged (found it with my binocs only after seeing the female fly in, and
realized she was feeding young). I could see two bills poking out of the nest
when she left! I noticed that cottonwood fluff was used in nest-building (the
trees are nearby and seed fluff was all around on the ground). I was
wondering if it's a bit late to have a nest? I was in touch with Brush and he
said indeed sort of late, but that it's been an unusual year and temps are
still under 100 degrees.
Also spotted a Zebra... Heliconian, that is, a somewhat tropical butterfly. I
hadn't seen one here in a few years.
Patty Leslie Pasztor
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