[bsg] Fw: eBird Report - Mooringsport Tropical Kingbird loc, Dec 2, 2012
- From: Terry Davis <trdavis22@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds <LABIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:41:08 -0800 (PST)
Hi all, Here's the neatest list of the day, with other liststo be posted later.
Mooringsport Tropical Kingbird loc, Caddo, US-LA
Dec 2, 2012 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.15 mile(s)
Comments: Birded with Rosemary Seidler, Ronnie Maum, Willie Matthews. 4
observers, 30 minutes, .15 miles We arrived at 10 a.m. at the location to
confirm identity of the Couch's/Tropical Kingbird found the previous day by
Carolyn Phillips, Shirley Huss, Martha Lennard and Lily Poole and were
successful. Congrats ladies on a 1st Northern Interior Tropical Kingbird!!
The habitat is a small point jutting northeast of downtown Mooringsport into
Caddo Lake. The area is developed with houses lining Ferry Street on the North
side and the single residence of 409 on Croom. It is open South of there toward
Miller and somewhat beyond. There are relatively few large trees except right
along Croom. Most of the area is open and grassy with much of the lake visible
from the road.
15 species
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Forster's Tern 3
Tropical Kingbird 1 Initially observed today in tree in back yard of 409 E
Croom and adjacent Ferry St. It was first spotted in a low tree that was barely
visible from the front yard over the top of a driveway and just Northeast of
the house. When first observed, the colder, darker back color and very
contrasting edges looked Tropical. However, the bill shape, possibly due to
angle of observation, looked quite Couch's at the time and appeared shortish
and possibly bowed slightly at center/curve to culmen. We got into position
approx 75 feet W of the tree behind the parking shed, Ronnie snapped photos and
I briefly played a short burst of Couch's. The bird left the tree and
relocated, seemingly agitated. Couch's was again played with the bird
relocating more distantly. We then played another short burst of Tropical and
the bird immediately made a beeline back toward us on diagnostically
kingbird-like shallow, fluttery/rapid wing-beats in a
possible show of aggression. It then perched in a tree on the Southeast corner
of the house and began giving the rattling, ascending and rapid chip-series of
Tropical Kingbird, occasionally lightly fluttering its' wings. Photos were
again taken and a very short voice recording was made on an I-phone. The bird
was then observed relocating back and forth to very short and well-spaced
playback of TRKI, spending much of this wide circle on the northeast side of
the house along Ferry St and to the North and slightly Northwest along Croom-
then from there back to the N side of the yard- all the while staying generally
on the northern 1/4 of the block. It was observed and photo'd catching an
insect/moth and eating it. It was also observed being quickly ousted by two
Eastern Bluebird after briefly perching on a wire behind houses on the N side
of Ferry st. Final recordings of multiple, fairly closely-strung vocalizations
and photos were taken as it sat near the
top of a medium/small pecan near the corner of Ferry and Croom. Several short
voc's consisting of few chips were also heard and recorded. The broad-tipped
and fairly deeply bifurcated tail was also very evident at this time, although
the bird was to immediately close the tail in a single flinch thereafter,
giving the tail a narrower and square-tipped appearance. We have yet to look at
the photos to better determine bill shape (this may prove interesting from what
was seen)- but will edit this accordingly once that is done. By numerous calls,
the identification was certainly correct.
Loggerhead Shrike 1 Singing at Miller and Croom on NW side both as we were
arriving and leaving- interestingly giving exact same phrase over and over
without change on both occasions- "terlih"..terlih......"
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 2 Observed ousting TRKI from wire after it briefly landed
between the pair
Northern Mockingbird 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Northern Cardinal 3
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12211075
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
It night be interesting to find out what birds are using the strip of woods
along the bridge immediately Northwest of there.............................
Good birding,
Terry
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