[texbirds] 4/20/14 Bentsen Bird Walk

From: Hannah Buschert <Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TexBirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:10:13 +0000

Good Morning,
It was great to have so many excited birders on this overcast morning!  We 
started off walking around the Headquarters gardens looking for a Clay-colored 
Thrush (no-show), but we did have a Long-billed Thrasher and Black Phoebe come 
around.  At the Nature Center, we had tons of Broad-winged Hawks flying over 
and one lone Chimney Swift.  At the Resaca, we were lucky enough to have a 
Green Kingfisher fly below us and more Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks flying 
over.  We finished off the morning on the Kiskadee trail listening to the 
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet calling and an Altamira Oriole weaving its nest.

Last night on our weekly Creatures of the Night tour, we were excited to have a 
quick glimpse of the Elf Owl and heard plenty of Common Pauraques and Eastern 
Screech Owls around!

Only a few more days of Hawk Watch!  Join us at the Hawk Tower for Hawk Watch 
from 8:30am-12:00pm daily until April 30th, weather permitting.

Species Count
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck       2
Mottled Duck    2
Plain Chachalaca               9
Great Egret         1
Green Heron     1
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture  10
Sharp-shinned Hawk      1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk       100
Gray Hawk          1
Laughing Gull     50
White-winged Dove       150
Mourning Dove                4
White-tipped Dove         10
Chimney Swift   1
Green Kingfisher              1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker    3
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1
Black Phoebe     1
Great Kiskadee 6
Couch's Kingbird               2
Green Jay            6
Cave Swallow    20
Long-billed Thrasher       1
Olive Sparrow    2
Northern Cardinal            2
Red-winged Blackbird    15
Great-tailed Grackle       10
Bronzed Cowbird             1
Altamira Oriole  2
House Sparrow 10

Happy Birding!

Hannah Buschert
Park Ranger 1-Naturalist
World Birding Center
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
(956) 584-9156 x 235

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[texbirds] 4/20/14 Bentsen Bird Walk

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