[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Noll/Anderson <nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:42:41 -0700 (PDT)
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 9:07 on June 7, 2012. Send interesting sightings- complete
with species name, location, and contact information- to Kenny Anderson at
nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
An update to the Texas Ornithological "Handbook of Texas Birds" is underway,
this exciting news comes with a desire for real "meat" input from folks
ground-truthing species distribution within the state. Take them up on
personal observations, changes, onomales, photos, and insights. A great book
even better, you can be the change!
Exceptional Sighting
While outside of the 60 mile radius that defines this alert; I am so excited by
the fantstic find of Black-tailed Godwit- that I would elbow anyone not
familiar with the unbelievable amazing bird at Brazoria NWR. Great find!
-Rarities Found This Week-
A Red-headed Woodpecker was "on" Cottletown Road in Bastrop County on 6/7.
A White-breasted Nuthatch was at Big Webberville Park 6/4,5,6 in eastern Travis
County.
An Osprey was observed along the Colorado River adjacent to Hornsby Bend on 6/6
in Travis County.
-Continuing Birds From Previous Week-
A Black-crowned Night-Heron is along the Colorado River in the DowntownAustin
area, turning up at the Longhorn Dam on 6/7.
A Gray Catbird was at Warbler Woods on 6/2.
Hutton's Vireo continues at Warbler Woods 6/1,2,3
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
nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Kenny Anderson
Austin,TX
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