[bsg] Fw: eBird Report - Red River National Wildlife Refuge- Headquarters Unit, Sep 20, 2013
- From: Terry Davis <trdavis22@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds <LABIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:54:01 -0700 (PDT)
Hi all, getting a little behind. Here's Friday's list. Not bad considering
rain! Fos of Nashville (not early) and Hooded warbler (very late)
Red River National Wildlife Refuge- Headquarters Unit, Bossier, US-LA
Sep 20, 2013 6:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: 1 observer, 3 hrs, 45 min (0640-1025) 1 mile. Cloudy to light/
moderate drizzling rain, 75 degrees, wind 5-+ S-e beginning, light to moderate
drizzle on and off throughout survey, then Cloudy, 76 degrees, wind 5 E ending.
Rained out briefly 3 times during survey. It was wet and somewhat miserable.
New birds for fall were 1 Nashville Warbler and 2 Hooded Warbler. Great Egret
still fairly numerous at roost early, then slightly later for Snowy. Notably
less CAEG, GRHE, no LBHE. Unsurprising miss of vultures and lower numbers of a
few land birds due to weather, yet overall, numbers of many were better than
expected, especially later along the Chocolate trail. Total miss again of any
arriving wrens or sparrows
62 species
Wood Duck 33 30, 3
Blue-winged Teal 6 6, 0 eclipse/ f-t
Northern Shoveler 2 2, 0 "
Pied-billed Grebe 16 14, 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2 2, 0
Anhinga 16 16, 0
Great Blue Heron 25 6, 19
Great Egret 298 238, 60. Counted singly early at mid-lake roost
Snowy Egret 37 0, 37
Tricolored Heron 2 0, 2 juv
Cattle Egret 62 62, 0 " as GREG
Green Heron 5 4, 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 2, 0 - 1 ad/sy, 1 juv.
White Ibis 11 11, 0. Six ad, 5 juv
Roseate Spoonbill 3 0, 3. Two hy, 1 sy
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 0, 1. MODO-sized juv male.
Cooper's Hawk 2 ad m and juv f at sep locations along Chocolate.
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 1 ad, 1 juv
Red-tailed Hawk 1 0, 1 ad.
Black-necked Stilt 5 0, 5
Killdeer 10 6, 4
Spotted Sandpiper 2 2, 0. One ad.
Least Sandpiper 24 24, 0
Western Sandpiper 1 1, 0. Basic plumage w/ LESA at overlook
Mourning Dove 3 1, 2
Chimney Swift 3 0, 3. to W
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 1, 0 f-t at bldg feeder.
Belted Kingfisher 2 2, 0- prob 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 3, 4
Downy Woodpecker 9 2, 7
Hairy Woodpecker 2 0, 2. Single grp, E end of Choc
Northern Flicker 5 0, 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1 0, 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 0, 1
Alder Flycatcher 2 0, 2. Getting latish- Including single calling bird
Central/ W portion of trail in fairly extensive thicket of low unid/ small
tree, then hoarse song and calls from another in R-l dogwood on W end of trail
when leaving
Least Flycatcher 1 0, 1. In low willows near water edge.
Eastern Phoebe 1 0, 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1 0, 1
White-eyed Vireo 4 0, 4. Scatt singles
Red-eyed Vireo 1 1, 0. Calls from pecans early at overlook.
Blue Jay 13 1, 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12 8, 4- all to S
Barn Swallow 5 1, 4. Singly by calls at overlook, then 4 E/S later on cHOC.
Carolina Chickadee 15 3, 12
Tufted Titmouse 4 2, 2
Carolina Wren 14 3, 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 1, 4. Found as 2,1,1 along Choc/ habitat choice
variable
American Robin 96 6, 90. No commute early.
Brown Thrasher 5 0, 5. Scatt as 3,1,1
Northern Mockingbird 8 3, 5
European Starling 164 4, 160. Early birds on sandbar w/shorebirds, ducks.
First notable increase.
Northern Waterthrush 4 1, 3. Scatt, areas where heard usually had
buttonbush
Nashville Warbler 1 0, 1. FOS (not early) bright, frenetic tail-pumper in
low willows/mix at cen/W portion of trail- w/ 2 hy m COYE.
Common Yellowthroat 12 0, 12. Over half either seen (all hym) or heard
giving brief, jumbly song were males. Scattered throughout trail but mostly
Cen/W to E.
Hooded Warbler 2 0, 2. FOS and very late at that. Ad m in willows/ W
portion of trail, then h.o. in willows R-l dogwood, weedy-viny mix at extreme E
end of trail
Yellow Warbler 4 0, 4. Single grp Central/ E portion of trail. In low
willows/ viny understory, predominately climbing hempvine.
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1, 0. Ad (getting late to separate some hy) in
rough-leaf dogwood E end of trail.
Summer Tanager 4 1, 3. All fem-type. Pecans at overlook, then willows/ mix
at Choc, as usual.
Northern Cardinal 38 8, 30
Indigo Bunting 9 2, 7. Scatt smaller groups at overlook
Common Grackle 16 0, 16. Found scatt as 2, 10, 4
House Finch 1 1, 0. Male at overlook feeders/ground
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15231287
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Terry
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