[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:44:28 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 12:00 on August 16, 2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
I am catching up on a few weeks of reports, some are a little stale and I
did not mine for bird reports as I usually do. Consider sending your area
rarity reports directly- it makes it easier.
-Rarities Found-
Least Terns were reported from Bob Wentz Park on Lake Travis in Travis
County on 7/27 and Hornsby Bend also on 7/27.
A Swallow-tailed Kite was photographed at Belton Lake in Bell county on 8/5.
A Zone-tailed Hawk pair and two fledglings were photographed at Colorado
Bend State Park in the Burnet County portion of the park on 7/27.
A brief stop at Hornsby Bend by a Sanderling was detected on the Hornsby
Bend Survey on 8/10.
A Herring Gull was seen at Stillhouse Hollow Park in Bell County on 7/30.
At least 2 Bushtits were described in Lago Vista in Travis County on 8/3.
Snowy Plovers: 3 at Lake Travis' Bob Wentz Park/Windy Point on 7/27, 3
were photographed at Bob Wentz on 8/8, and one at Hornsby 8/13-15.
A Laughing Gull was a good find at Stillhouse Hollow Lake's Stillhouse
Hollow Park in Bell County on 7/29.
An American Kestrel at One Texas Cener in Austin on 7/28 and an interesting
Peregrine Falcon was photographed at the U.T. Tower in Austin on 7/28.
Shipp Lake in Bastrop County hosted 10 Wood Storks on 7/29 and also had
Roseate Spoonbills and a Tri-colored heron.
Hornsby Bend had two photographed Willets on 8/11 and one on 8/13.
-Continuing From Previous Weeks-
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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