[texbirds] 4/6/14 Bentsen Bird Walk
- From: Hannah Buschert <Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TexBirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 16:43:39 +0000
Good morning,
The bird walk this morning started off a little slow with not too much going on
at the gardens or the Nature Center. We were serenaded by a group of Plain
Chachalacas, and had a few White-winged and White-tipped Doves around, which
helped illustrate the differences nicely. At the Resaca, we had a group of
Ruddy Ducks and a tree full of Vultures. We walked into the Acacia Loop in
search of Orioles and Tyrannulets. Just before the Kiskadee blind, we found a
pair of Great Kiskadees and Altamira Orioles busy building nests! Not too much
in the blind, but we had both Northern Beardless Tyrannulets calling and
chasing off a Green Jay above the blind! Very exciting!
Species Count
Ruddy Duck 5
Plain Chachalaca 33
Neotropic Cormorant 2
Great Egret 10
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 16
Gray Hawk 1
White-winged Dove 7
Mourning Dove 2
Inca Dove 5
White-tipped Dove 10
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 15
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2
Great Kiskadee 6
Couch's Kingbird 2
Green Jay 13
Cave Swallow 15
Clay-colored Thrush 1
Curve-billed Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Great-tailed Grackle 25
Altamira Oriole 4
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>
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