[texbirds] Re: A Silly Texas Warbler Question (or Two or Three)

  • From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx" <jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:27:13 -0500

I believe there was a write up in an old issue of the Spoonbill where Ted
Eubanks and Jim Morgan had 34 species in a day at High Island. What did the
Cornell Tim do last year, they had to be pushing that with their route.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Berner Family wrote:

> Texbirders:
>
> I was looking at the TBRC list of the 54 warbler species that have been
> seen in Texas all-time and had a silly Texas warbler question (or two).
>
> What's the most warblers than any individual person has seen in Texas?
>
> 1. Has anyone seen all 54 warblers in Texas in their lifetime?
> This is possible--although Texas Connecticut warblers are tough. 53 may be
> the record. Who has 53 or 54?
>
> 2. What's the most warblers seen in Texas in one year?
>
> Looks like Lynn Barber had a very impressive 50 in 2005 (missing only
> Connecticut, Slate-throated Redstart, Fan-tailed and Hermit)
> which must be the annual record.
>
> Okay--here's one question I'm not sure anybody knows the answer to.
>
> 3. Texbirders, Who has seen the most warblers in one day in Texas and how
> many was that?
>
> I'm guessing it's slightly greater than 30 but well less than 40.
>
> Has anybody out there seen more than 30 wood-warblers in Texas in one
> calendar day--if so--Where and When. There's got to be a very interesting
> story behind that--I'm guessing it was a while ago on the Upper or Central
> Texas Coast when warblers were more plentiful.
>
>  Do Tell.  Brush ???, Ted E ???, Mel ???
>
> thanks
>
>
> John Berner
> Katy/W.Houston
> W. Houston/Katy
>  Here's the link to the 54 warblers--skip down to
> FAMILY PARULIDAE: WOOD-WARBLERS
> http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/statelst.htm
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