Texbirders, Just 100's if not thousands of Chimney Swifts stream by my house on Galveston Bay in San Leon. Sure hope they can find a roost soon! Stennie Meadours San Leon In a message dated 4/10/2013 6:47:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jarvin@xxxxxxxx writes: Carolyn, Tomorrow should be substantially better albeit short lived. I'd check both morning and afternoon. The wind is supposed to switch back to the south late in the day tomorrow so I'm betting it will pretty much be a one day wonder although some of the more tired birds make stick around for a day or two afterward. John C. Arvin Research Associate Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 103 West Hwy 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 jarvin@xxxxxxxx www.gcbo.org Austin, Texas ---------------------------------------- From: "Carolyn Dill" <carolyn_dill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:34 PM To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [texbirds] UTC a.m. April 10 Dry wherever I went, along 1941, Fairview, Skillern Tract, Smith Oaks, other High Island sites. No birds. Very windy, gusty. Oh, I did see clusters of whimbrel along a north field on 1941 close to 124. Eastern Kingbirds here and there. There was a grand total of one yellow rumped in Smith Oaks and four or five common grackles. Nice to see the nesting egrets, cormorants and spoonbills at rookery, the only action ongoing. Garrett Road off beltway 8 (east of Houston) had golden plovers and a few upland sandpipers with them. I hope whoever stayed through until evening found conditions better. Carolyn Dill Houston Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner