[texbirds] Re: Ash-throated Flycatcher & Western Kingbird at King Ranch - Monday 12/08/14
- From: "John Arvin" <jarvin@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <TLangschied@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:18:19 -0600
Tom/Texbirds,
The Western Kingbird Dec. influx is a regular thing (in small numbers).
Western Kingbirds depart pretty early, by August at least, and are rarely
seen thereafter until late Nov.-early Dec., then there is a rash of
sightings all along the coast. There is a very small wintering population
in the Mississippi delta and in south Florida. I'm not sure about the
arrival schedule of the latter but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't
consist of these late migrants (from where?).
jca
John C. Arvin
Research Associate
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
103 West Hwy 332
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
jarvin@xxxxxxxx
www.gcbo.org
Austin, Texas
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From: "Tom Langschied" <TLangschied@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 10:07 PM
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Ash-throated Flycatcher & Western Kingbird at King
Ranch - Monday 12/08/14
TexBirders,
Yesterday, I was surprised to find a Western Kingbird mixed in with a group
of Couch's Kingbirds on the Santa Gertrudis Division of King Ranch, western
Kleberg County. Also nearby was an Ash-throated Flycatcher. It's
interesting how recently I've seen several species I haven't seen for at
least a couple of months, which may indicate some lingering birds further
north that are finally getting pushed down because of weather or food
issues. Also odd is the appearance of 1 or 2 Lark Buntings lately, whereas
in past years when I normally start to see them they are in larger
numbers.
Further below is the list of birds found yesterday.
Good birding,
Tom Langschied
Kingsville, TX
Birds noted on the Santa Gertrudis Div., King Ranch - 12/08/14
1. Greater White-fronted Goose 1
2. Blue-winged Teal 2
3. Northern Bobwhite 10
4. Wild Turkey 9
5. Pied-billed Grebe 1
6. Neotropic Cormorant 8
7. Great Blue Heron 2
8. Great Egret 1
9. Cattle Egret 3
10. Black Vulture 14
11. Turkey Vulture 5
12. White-tailed Kite 2
13. Northern Harrier 5
14. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
15. Cooper's Hawk 1
16. Harris's Hawk 2
17. White-tailed Hawk 2
18. Red-tailed Hawk 8
19. Sandhill Crane 60
20. Killdeer 7
21. Common Ground-Dove 9
22. White-tipped Dove 4
23. White-winged Dove 1
24. Mourning Dove 60
25. Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5
26. Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3
27. Crested Caracara 10
28. American Kestrel 8
29. Eastern Phoebe 12
30. Vermilion Flycatcher 5
31. Ash-throated Flycatcher 1
32. Great Kiskadee 6
33. Couch's Kingbird 13
34. Western Kingbird 1
35. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 10
36. Loggerhead Shrike 6
37. Blue-headed Vireo 2
38. Green Jay 12
39. Black-crested Titmouse 1
40. Bewick's Wren 1
41. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
42. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
43. Curve-billed Thrasher 2
44. Long-billed Thrasher 1
45. Northern Mockingbird 14
46. European Starling 10
47. Orange-crowned Warbler 1
48. Olive Sparrow 2
49. Vesper Sparrow 1
50. Lark Bunting 1
51. Savannah Sparrow 18
52. Lincoln's Sparrow 6
53. White-crowned Sparrow 2
54. Northern Cardinal 5
55. Pyrrhuloxia 1
56. Red-winged Blackbird 3
57. Western Meadowlark 70
58. Great-tailed Grackle 90
59. American Goldfinch 1
60. House Sparrow 12
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