[texbirds] An Abundance of Franklin's Gulls
- From: Steve Glover <countylines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:32:07 -0700 (PDT)
Hi all,
Just a heads up for those south of the Metroplex: Between about 8 a.m. and 1
p.m., Greg Cook, Darlene Moore, Ed Wetzel and I estimated 46,000 Franklins
Gulls moving south over Kaufman County. At least 12 of the loose-knit flocks
numbered over 1000 birds and the largest of the flocks, which was strewn over
several miles, contained an estimated 12,000 birds. Despite the north winds
there were relatively few other birds on the move, the most noteworthy being 2
Palm Warblers and a nice dark-phase Swainson's Hawk.
Steve Glover
Fort Worth
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