Happy New Year Texbirders!
We had a good start to our year lists with 26 species on our 'Kick off Your
Year List' Bird Walk. Fifteen birders, led by Rob Comstock (thank you Rob!),
braved the cold and wind in search of birds. We started off with a Crested
Caracara fly over the parking lot and ended up with a good representation of
raptors. Plenty of Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-Rumps, and American Robins in the
tree tops. The Great Kiskadee and White-throated Sparrow were heard from the
tower.
Please join us for our next Bird Walk on Saturday, January 16th at 8:00am.
Species Count
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
White-winged Dove 1
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Crested Caracara 1
Great Kiskadee 1
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 25
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 27
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 19
White-throated Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Great-tailed Grackle 3
Happy birding in 2016!
Hannah Buschert
Park Ranger II (Lead Interpreter)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Sheldon Lake State Park
14140 Garrett Road
Houston, Texas 77044
(281) 456-2800 x232
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