[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma State Park - EBird, Migrants, Nesters & Trails

From: Sherry Wilson <rollingsoles@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:54 -0600
Although it was a great morning to be outdoors, much of the activity was
after our late-morning shower.  Magnolia, Canada, Tennessee and Common
Yellowthroat were the warblers I found along the tram road and South
Mexican Olive.  Red-eyed Vireos were in the same wooded section of South
Mexican Olive as Magnolia Warblers.

Olive Sparrows were probably undercounted as there was twittering from many
young sparrows throughout the park.  Titmice families can also be seen and
heard everywhere.

Yellow-billed Cuckoos were in the north part of the parking area (near the
old trams), just before the first bridge, and along the last section of the
tram road.  They could be also be heard from Kiskadee Trail.  Groove-billed
Anis were easy to locate.

The Altamira Oriole nest that is visible from the Kiskadee deck is looking
a little precarious after all the rain last night.  Let's hope it was
anchored well enough to survive the season.  It's definitely easier to see
now.  Three other oriole nests seem to be in great shape.

The Little Blue Heron, seen from the South Mexican Olive Deck, was a white
first-spring bird but not as blotchy as the one we've been seeing.

With all this much-needed rain, most of the trails will be muddy so please
wear appropriate shoes if you plan to hike any but the ADA trails (South
Mexican Olive, Kiskadee, Ebony).  There is plenty of great birding from the
road and accessible trails so come on out!.
-- 
Sherry Wilson
Resident Park Host
Resaca de la Palma State Park
1000 New Carmen Road
Brownsville, TX  78521
956-350-2920

Bird Walks every Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Butterfly Walks every Sunday - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Night Hikes every Friday (must RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Thurs)  - small fee
Nature Tram Rides - Wednesday thru Sunday

http://www.facebook.com/resacadelapalma

DIRECTIONS:  The main entrance to Resaca de la Palma State Park is located
on New Carmen Blvd. From Expressway 77/83, exit at Olmito, take FM 1732,
follow for 2.5 miles; turn left at New Carmen Road; follow for 1.5 miles;
shortly after the gravel hump in the road, turn left to enter the park.

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51 species (+2 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  10
Mottled Duck  2
Plain Chachalaca  14
Least Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Little Blue Heron  1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
White-tailed Kite  2
Crested Caracara  1
Common Gallinule  2
Laughing Gull  1
White-winged Dove  26
Mourning Dove  11
Inca Dove  2
Common Ground-Dove  1
White-tipped Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  3
Groove-billed Ani  7
Buff-bellied Hummingbird  1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker  3
Ladder-backed Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Empidonax sp.  1
Ash-throated Flycatcher  1
Brown-crested Flycatcher  5
Myiarchus sp.  1
Great Kiskadee  5
Couch's Kingbird  10
White-eyed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Green Jay  13
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  8
Cave Swallow  3
Black-crested Titmouse  12
Carolina Wren  2
Northern Mockingbird  25
Long-billed Thrasher  5
Tennessee Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Magnolia Warbler  3
Canada Warbler  1
Olive Sparrow  16
Lark Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  7
Blue Grosbeak  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Great-tailed Grackle  19
Bronzed Cowbird  7
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Altamira Oriole  2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma State Park - EBird, Migrants, Nesters & Trails

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