[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:51:24 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 9:20 0n September 13, 2012. Send interesting
sightings- complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information-
to Kenny Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
I assume the Brown Booby is no longer at Canyon Lake? No reports, either
positive or negative, since the 9/3 evening sighting.
-Rarities Found This Week-
A male Cerulean Warbler found at Hornsby Bend on 9/8 was nicely documented
with photographs. The bird was relocated in the afternoon; this could be a
first record for the well-birded property.
A Calliope Hummingbird was visiting a Bastrop County home's feeder as of
9/9.
A Swallow-tailed Kite was a fly-over northwest of Bastrop off 969 on 9/8 in
Bastrop County.
A Reddish Egret on Lake Belton's south shore on 9/6 was a nice find, and
it was relocated on 9/7 where Cowhouse Creek widens to become Lake Belton.
Bell County
A Blue-winged Warbler was reported from Max Starke Park in Seguin in
Guadalupe County on 9/13.
A male Golden-winged Warbler was along the Lower Colorado River below the
Longhorn Dam on 9/9 Travis
Yellow-throated Warbler, a breeder at the location, lingers at Nalle Bunny
Run Preserve ( A Hill Country Conservancy) 9/13 Travis County
Prairie Warbler has been at a Gonzales County home from 9/8-13.
-Continuing Birds From Previous Week-
Couch's Kingbirds are reliable at Roy Guerrero Park in Austin, last report
had two vocal birds 9/9.
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centeredfrom the
Capitol in downtown Austin. The circle extends north to Belton (Bell
County), south to Leesville (Gonzales County), east to SomervilleWMA (Lee
Burleson County), and west to Blumenthal (Gillespie County).Birdsightings
mentioned here have been filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are
believed to be genuine. When documentation or photographs were provide,
that is mentioned along with the other information about the bird(s) being
seen.For questions or updates about birds mentioned here or to report rare
or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, please send an e-mail to
kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
Kenny Anderson
Austin
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