[texbirds] Santa Ana Daily Bird Walk, January 7, 2013
- From: Tiffany Kersten <tiffanykersten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 11:48:59 -0600
A nice retired couple from Arkansas joined me today for a shorter walk than
usual, and we kept mainly to the paved tram road which limited our species
seen. A young male indigo bunting came as a great surprise in a flock
of gnatcatchers, a few yellow-rumps, a few orange-crowned warblers, and a
pine warbler, all just a bit south of the observation tower. Three northern
bobwhite were a new species for me for the refuge, located near the access
road to Pintail Lake. The visitors also enjoyed the best looks they'd ever
had at Lincoln's Sparrows.
Walks leave the Visitor Center daily at 8:30.
Photos of bird sightings from walks are often posted on our facebook page
at www.facebook.com/SantaAnaNWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, US-TX
Jan 7, 2013 8:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
32 species
Northern Bobwhite 3
White-faced Ibis 6 flyover
Harris's Hawk 2
Killdeer 3 heard only
Inca Dove 3
Common Ground-Dove 6
White-tipped Dove 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 4
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 8
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 6
Tree Swallow 2
Cave Swallow 4
Black-crested Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Long-billed Thrasher 2
European Starling 15
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Olive Sparrow 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1 just south of the observation tower near the tram
road. mostly brown, fairly plain bird, thick bill, with patchy spots of
blue coming in- most noticable patch of blue behind the eye. no wing bar.
Red-winged Blackbird 400
Altamira Oriole 2 at feeders
House Sparrow 12
Good birding!
Tiffany Kersten
Visitor Services Specialist
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
tiffany_kersten@xxxxxxx
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