[bsg] Fw: eBird Report - Cross Lake/Shreveport, Nov 4, 2012

From: Terry Davis <trdavis22@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds <LABIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:08:58 -0800 (PST)
 Hi all,Here's a belated list from nearly two weeks ago. I reporteda partial of 
this listawhile back- and true to form- left out a goodrecord- our twoCommon 
Loon! - also Pine Siskin.




Cross Lake/Shreveport, Caddo, US-LA
Nov 4, 2012 2:25 PM - 5:25 PM
Protocol: Traveling
12.0 mile(s)
Comments:     2 observers, 3 hours (2:25-5:25 p.m.) 12 miles by boat. Cloudy, 
90 degrees, wind 8 n/e beginning, cal, 68 degrees, calm ending. Survey of Cross 
Lake with Charlie Lyon. Gadwall nos astounding! first Common Loons and Horned 
Grebe, lots of Franklin's Gull.
58 species (+1 other taxa)

Wood Duck  2     m/f mid-lake n side
Gadwall  1260     Single grp 450 mid-lake n, 10, then 800+ in single, somewhat 
widely spread grp e of bridge- surrounded by large scattered group of Ruddy 
Duck.
Mallard (Domestic type)  55     45 at hatchery, then scatt 4,1,1,1,3
Northern Shoveler  74     Scatt, most mid-lake n, then some e end- 1,7,5,13,40,8
Canvasback  250     most mid-lake n, scatt smaller groups nearer e end
Ring-necked Duck  66     Many scattered groups of 2-15 mid-lake n.
Lesser Scaup  10     1,9 just arriving, mid-lake n, then larger grp slightly 
west
Ruddy Duck  2790     2500 east end in general vicinity of I-220 bridge, rest 
scattered gps of 1- 95, those mostly mid-lake n side
Common Loon  2     Vocal, dark-backed adults at sep locations mid-lake n side- 
allowing close approach- initially calling without solicitation, then 
responded, but only somewhat afterward.
Pied-billed Grebe  28     Lots of singles to largest group of 4, most mid-lake 
n, some w end.
Horned Grebe  16     1 midlake n, then single group of 15 mid-lake north, 
slightly to east.
Double-crested Cormorant  2120     20 scatt, rest at w end roost.
American White Pelican  47     46 dropping in from high headed eastward at 
mid-lake, slightly west. Single at e end.
Great Blue Heron  17     Scattered
Great Egret  60     Scattered singles, grps of 9, 26 at mid-lake n side.
Black Vulture  50     In mixed kettle w end
Turkey Vulture  124     120 kettle, rest low singles mid-lake north
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1     ad, prob m mid-lake n
Bald Eagle  2     ad, male and fem perched on large snag at Bird Island.
Red-shouldered Hawk  1     very vocal ad, mid-lake n
Red-tailed Hawk  1     ad, w end
American Coot  3200     First major increase. Largest concentrations mid-lake, 
north
Killdeer  1     at yacht club near dark
Greater Yellowlegs  2     singles high overhead s/e at mid-lake n.
Franklin's Gull  454     Roost, many scattered across east end.
Ring-billed Gull  97     roost mid-lake s
Herring Gull  3     dark and paler 1st cycle, 1 ad.
Forster's Tern  70     roost- mid-lake s
Barred Owl  2     Very vocal pair- Fortney Bayou
Belted Kingfisher  8     scatt, most mid-lake n, then w end
Red-bellied Woodpecker  8
Downy Woodpecker  3     2,1
Northern Flicker  5     singles
Pileated Woodpecker  1     Fortney Bayou
Eastern Phoebe  8     Scattered 1-2, good representation.
Blue Jay  6     3,2,1- low
American Crow  4     1,1,2
Fish Crow  30     single gp very high s at mid-lake n
Carolina Chickadee  6     1,1,1,3- no TUTI!
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3     Single vocal group- Fortney Bayou
Brown Creeper  1     Sharp's property- mid-lake n
House Wren  3     2,1
Winter Wren  8     1,1,1,3,2- good nos.
Marsh Wren  1     In large reeds, mouth of Fortney Bayou.
Carolina Wren  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4     2,2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  10     3,1,1,3,1,1- very notable presence for land areas 
covered at mid-lake n
Eastern Bluebird  30     Single group, at first high to s/e at mid-lake n, 5 
circled back in response to E Screech-Owl
Northern Mockingbird  8
Pine Warbler  2     1,1- very low in surveys thus far.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10     2,1,5,2- largest concentration Sharp's- 
mid-lake n
White-throated Sparrow  22     grp 20 at Yacht club hedge, 2 mid-lake n
Dark-eyed Junco  6     2,4, near yacht club
Northern Cardinal  9     low
Red-winged Blackbird  11     4,1,6
Common Grackle  1     W/ 6 RWBL
Pine Siskin  5     Single grp, mid-lake n
American Goldfinch  2     w/near siskin
House Sparrow  2     yacht club

View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12055770

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Good birding,

Terry
[bsg] Fw: eBird Report - Cross Lake/Shreveport, Nov 4, 2012

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