[bsg] Fw: eBird Report - N Highlands Quad, Jan 11, 2014
- From: Terry Davis <trdavis22@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds <LABIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:16:53 -0800 (PST)
Here's the second leg of yesterday's Cross Lake trip.
On Sunday, January 12, 2014 4:14 PM, "do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx"
<do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
N Highlands Quad, Caddo, US-LA
Jan 11, 2014 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.5 mile(s)
Comments: Birded with Charlie Lyon. 2 observers, 3 hours (1:30-4:30 p.m.),
10.5 miles by boat. Clear, 62 degrees 10-12 N-weginning, choppy on lake
everywhere but pockets along N shore, then clear, 64 degrees, wind 12-14 with
often higher gusts mid-way through ending. Greater Scaup was best bird.
Additional numbers of Bufflehead, Canvasback for excellent counts and single
WBNU making 12 for day was great, too! All areas were very windy and detection
levels were low except waterfowl on lake and secluded thickets/ pockets on lake.
54 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 6
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Northern Shoveler 5
Canvasback 633 ! Just think if we had been able to male to W end-
Blanchard quad portion!? Conservatively counted- largest groups of 300, 110,
100 and 80.
Greater Scaup 1 male- mid-lake N side- near shore. Excellent photos by
Charlie, including flight photos.
Lesser Scaup 1 male- also mid-lake N. VERY LOW!
Bufflehead 260 Groups containing 16 individuals seemed to rule the day,
with many such counts. Highest single group count near spillway was 80
Ruddy Duck 1490
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4040
American White Pelican 39
Great Blue Heron 16
Great Egret 2
Bald Eagle 1 ad
Red-tailed Hawk 3 1,2 all adult
American Coot 437
Killdeer 2 1,1 at somewhat odd overwintering spots.
Bonaparte's Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 690
Herring Gull 2 1 juv, another advanced 2y.
Forster's Tern 26
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 ! Actually not surprising with conditions
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1 N Lake central/ slightly W.
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 6
Carolina Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 6
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 39
Eastern Towhee 1 male
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 37
Northern Cardinal 22
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 50
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 11
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16346315
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)
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