[texbirds] Re: Alpine/Big Bend Area
- From: Peter Barnes <pbarnes123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "spkelley@xxxxxxxxx" <spkelley@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:19:47 -0600
The mystery sparrow looks like a Lincoln's. Can't see the breast streaking well
in the photo but facial pattern, plumage and overall shape look good for this.
Is the second mystery bird a Townsend's Solitaire. Looks the right shape.
Peter Barnes
Tyler
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Sean Paul Kelley <spkelley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yesterday was a great day birding wise.
> Taking 118 South, about 15 miles south of Alpine I saw a large group
> --40-50--Western/Mountain Bluebirds mixed.
>
> Less than a mile later I saw two Phainopepla's, both males.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11626055896/
>
> About three miles down the road after that I had three Desert Cardinals
> (Phyroluxia)
>
> Birds tend to get sparse on the road until one reaches the park. But in
> Study Butte, about a mile before the park entrance on someone's house a
> beautiful Curved Billed Thrasher was singing his heart out and posing for
> photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11626056416/
>
> Once up in the Chisos Basin I hiked about two miles towards the Window (My
> mother was with me so it wasn't a vigorous hike). On the trial down I got a
> Texas Towhee Trifecta: first, a Spotted Towhee posed for me in the glorious
> light for photos.
>
> Then about ten minutes later I had what I assume were three Green-tailed
> Towhees: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11625516593/
>
> After that I photographed a mystery bird:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11626059486/ and this one:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11625652694/
>
> And then another mystery bird:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11625515623/
>
> Finally, on the way back up I saw a Canyon Towhee.
>
> Before the end of the trail a beautiful Cactus Wren couple was singing and
> cackling as they do.
>
> And then out of nowhere a Mexican Jay appeared!
>
> For good measure, we saw three tarantulas on the road out of the park and I
> took a photo of one here, next to my smart phone, as he was trying to find
> his web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/11625654214/
>
> Those were the highlights.
>
> Sean Paul Kelley
> Central San Antonio
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