[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:31:40 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 6:30 on 9/27, 2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
A Cape May Warbler was in Bastrop County on Arbuckle Road just south of
Elgin- off 1704 on 9/21. Fantastic find.
2 Brown Pelicans were reported from Oak Thicket Park on Lake Fayette on
9/20.
A White-tailed Kite was seen southeast of Taylor in Williamson County. The
bird was on the east side of CR473 adjacent Reservoir 17.
A Short-billed Dowitcher was confirmed to be in Williamson County, at
Granger Lake's Sore Finger WMA on 9/21. It is my personal experience that
this is a very difficult bird to see locally.
The same Sore Finger visit on 9/21 yielded FOUR American Golden Plovers-
nice fall migration birds. At least one of the birds remained as of 9/27.
A Blue-winged Warbler was at the West Bouldin Greenbelt in south Austin on
9/21.
An early flight of Greater White-fronted Geese was detected on 9/20 in
Bastrop County.
Zone-tailed Hawk reports were excellent for the week. 1 was photographed
at Roy Guerrero Park (Travis) on 9/21, 1 described from Reimer's Ranch in
western Travis County on 9/21, and 1 was viewed from Lake Creek Trail in
Williamson County on 9/27.
A Chestnut-sided Warbler had a few observers at Warbler Woods in Guadalupe
County on 9/25.
Red-headed Woodpeckers: 2 reported from a Bell County home on 9/19 and 2
were photographed at Bastrop State Park on 9/27.
-Continuing From Previous Week-
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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