[texbirds] Tyler CBC results

From: Peter Barnes <pbarnes123@xxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 23:09:29 -0500

Ten parties of 34 birders and four feeder watchers took part in the Tyler CBC 
on Jan 4, and tallied a provisional total of 110 species, more than the 106 
species 10-year average and 3 less than the previous highest total of 113 
species. Although there was good diversity, the absolute numbers of many 
species were unusually low, examples being only 5 Northern Shovelers, 10 
Green-winged Teal, 72 American Coots, 4 Forster's Terns, and only single Great 
Horned Owl, Red-headed Woodpecker and Blue-headed Vireo. 

A Crested Caracara was new for the count, and 4 hummingbirds were 
unprecedented, including 1 adult male Rufous Hummingbird, 2 Selasphorus species 
and 1 possible Archilochus species, probably a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Other 
notable finds were 4 Neotropic Cormorants, 1 Snow Goose, 2 Virginia Rails, 4 
American Woodcocks, 1 Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, a Spotted Towhee, Red-shafted 
Northern Flicker and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler. White-winged Doves are 
finally becoming more widespread, with 9 birds seen by five different parties.

Thanks to all the participants for helping out with the count and finding a lot 
of good birds.     

Peter Barnes
Tyler


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