[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, travis audubon society <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ezflaw <ezflaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:08:58 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 8:30 on April 5, 2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found past two Weeks-
A Whimbrel at Slough Pond in Bell County on 3/22 was a nice Central Texas
find.
A Horned Grebe (3/23) and photographed Chestnut-collared Longspurs
(3/23-29) were at at Bob Wentz County Park/ Windy Point in Travis County.
2 Snowy Plovers were photographed on 3/30 at Windy Point. Common Loon
continues at Lake Travis with latest word 4/4.
A Zone-tailed Hawk was seen near River Place Boulevard and Bullick Hollow
in western Travis County on 4/2.
A Black-headed Grosbeak and a Broad-tailed Hummingbird were at a Blanco
County residence on 3/22.
A migratory female Black-capped Vireo was found on 3/24 at West Bouldin
Greenbelt in South Austin. The bird was photographed on 3/26. (Travis)
A migratory Golden-cheeked Warbler was photographed at the Lake Creek Trail
in Williamson County on 3/23.
A Blue-winged Warbler at an Utley home on 3/25 was a nice find (Bastrop).
Virginia Rails were detected in Travis County at the Colorado River
Wildlife Preserve on 3/31 and at Hornsby Bend's Platt Pond 4/5.
A female Eastern Towhee was described at the Slaughter Creek Trail, off of
1826, in Travis County on 3/28 in Travis County.
An American Bittern at Laguna Gloria on 4/2,3 was a good Travis County bird.
A Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at a Bell County home on 4/4.
Hutton's Vireo was reported from Warbler Woods in Guadalupe County on
3/22-4/5.
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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