[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:19:33 -0600
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 4:25 on February 21, 2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
An Allen's Hummingbird was confirmed via video-stills of the spread tail on
2/15/2013. The bird was first seen at an Austin home on 12/12/12; the bird
has departed as of 2/16/13. This is likely the first documented record of
the species in Travis County and is the second Allen's Hummingbird to be
documented through photographs of the tail (retrix 2 shape, retrix 5 size)
in the 60 mile radius covered in this Winter.
A White-tailed Hawk was photographed on 2/14,16 from 1101 and Kohlenberg
Road at the Mesquite Creek WMA near the Comal and Guadalupe County lines.
Possibly the same bird reported on 1/31 in nearby Hays County at Old
Bastrop Highway and Davis RR.
Whooping Cranes at Granger Lake are a remarkable story. This week 2
reports on 2/18 of 10 Whooping Cranes opens the possibility that the 8
wintering birds were joined by northbound migrants. Other reports are 2
adults on CR356 2/18, 2 birds at Granger Lake on 2/16, 3 birds on CR352 and
971 on 2/16, 3 birds at Sore Finger on 2/16, and 4 Whoopers on CR354 on
2/20.
Zone-tailed Hawk, a juvenile this time, was photographed below Mansfield
Dam in Travis County on 2/16. An adult was seen on 1/13 and 2/12.
A Zone-tailed Hawk continues at Palmetto State Park in Gonzales County on
2/18. The bird was seen near the overflow parking for RV campsites 1-19.
Bird was reported 1/12.
A Horned Grebe in Travis County is a good bird; on 2/17 there was one on
Lake Travis at Windy Point.
A Roseate Spoonbill at Salt Lake in Guadalupe County was a nice February
find 2/17,18.
A Common Nighthawk at Warbler Woods on 2/18 and a continuing Curve-billed
Thrasher (tricky bird in the circle) 2/18 Guadalupe County
-Continuing From Previous Week-
Buff-bellied Hummingbird continues to excite at Hornsby Bend's Platt Lane
2/15-18. Travis Co.
A Broad-tailed Hummingbird was described and video taped at an Austin
residence 2/13,17
Red-headed Woodpeckers are at Williamson County's Macedonia Cemetery 2/19
and Berry Springs Park 2/15-18.
A Prairie Warbler lingers at a Gonzales County home 2/16,18.
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centered from the
Capitol in downtown Austin. Bird sightings mentioned here have been
filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are believed to be genuine.
When documentation or photographs were provided 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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