[texbirds] female WESTERN Tanager and others in Russ Pitman Park Bellaire

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  • Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:45:33 -0400 (EDT)

Hi all,

A female Western Tanager is feasing on a hatch of winged ants immediately 
behind the Nature Discovery Center in Russ Pitman Park. Bellaire as I type this.

Russ Pitman Park is located at 7112 Newcastle between Bellaire Blvd and 
Evergreen St just inside Loop 610 in Bellaire TX. 

Other birds today:

Mississippe Kite - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -1
Chimney Swifts  -4-5
Purple Martins - overhead
Wood Thrush - 1-2 
Swainson's Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Great-crested Flycatcher
Empid - 1 
Eastern Wood Pewee - 1-2
Northern Parulas – 6f & 1m
Black & White - 1
Tennessee W - 1
Chestnut-sided - 1
Kentucky Warbler – 1m
Canada - 1m
Hooded Warbler – 1m 
Am Redstart - 1 1sr yr male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - m&f
Indigo Buntings 6 m & 2f plus
Painted Bunting - 1m
Baltimore Oriole - 3 m & 1 f
Summer Tanager - 3m & 1-2 f 
Scarlet Tanager - 6 m & 1 F
Western Tanager - 1 f
American Goldfinch – ab 8

and probably a few others I'm forgetting!

plus all the usual residents!

Join our free Lunch with the Birds Walks starting at noon on Wednesdays through 
May 9th and our Early Evening Birdwalks Tuesdays at 6pm through May 1st. 

Happy birding!

Mary Ann

Mary Ann Beauchemin
Senior Naturalist & Park Steward
Nature Discovery Center
mbeauch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
713-667-6550 (phone)
713-667-7654 (fax)

For more information about the Nature Discovery Center, our programs and how 
you can support our work, visit www.naturediscoverycenter.org 




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