[texbirds] Santa Ana Daily Bird Walk, January 20, 2013 + Salineno Orioles
- From: Tiffany Kersten <tiffanykersten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:25:18 -0600
A couple from Arlington, Texas joined me for the bird walk this
morning. One of their main target birds was Ringed Kingfisher, and we
had one fly right over us on the Willow Lakes Trail. We heard a Gray
Hawk calling from somewhere probably just a bit west of the Visitor
Center. One to two gray hawks have been somewhat reliable near the
Visitor Center parking lot in late afternoon/early evening. We didn't
venture that way today, but I believe the Wilson's Phalarope is still
present on Pintail Lake.
Elsewhere on Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, just downhill from SALINENO
(the tract between Salineno and the river), USFWS volunteers are
feeding twice daily- around 8 am and around noon. Two Audubon's
Orioles, as well as one Hooded Oriole, have been making an appearance
fairly regularly, as well as 8 or so Altimira Orioles.
Santa Ana NWR- Willow Lakes, Hidalgo, US-TX
Jan 20, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
43 species
Gadwall 7
Mottled Duck 4
Blue-winged Teal 3
Northern Shoveler 15
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 5
Ruddy Duck 4
Least Grebe 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Harris's Hawk 3
Gray Hawk 1 heard only
American Coot 50
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Least Sandpiper 4
White-tipped Dove 2 at main feeders
Ringed Kingfisher 1 flyover willow lakes
Belted Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 7
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 12
White-eyed Vireo 6
Green Jay 8
Cave Swallow 8
Black-crested Titmouse 4
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Long-billed Thrasher 1
European Starling 35
Orange-crowned Warbler 12
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Olive Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Altamira Oriole 2
House Sparrow 15
Tiffany L. Kersten
Visitor Services Specialist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
3325 Green Jay Road
Alamo, TX 78516
956-784-7500
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