[texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 07:25:48 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 7:00 on 4/3/2014. Send interesting sightings- complete
with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny Anderson at
kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
An exceptional find of a photographed Lewis's Woodpecker on 3/29,30 in
Burnet County is this week's top billing. Here's some of the information
from Ebird, "The habitat was an artificial lake that left a ring of dead
oaks around the edge, concentrated at the north end. There was a nice small
stand of live oaks to the west of the lake immediately adjacent to the
north end where the bird was located. The bird was reliably located by most
observers in this same small area over the two day period. FYI the site
where it was seen Revei(l)le( Peak)Ranch is privately owned, but the owner
allows day use commercially for a variety of activities for a fee of $10
per day. he has told me that it is ok for bird watchers to come and look
for this bird. The caretaker knows approximately where the bird is located
and will direct bird watchers to this site (which is very close to the main
parking area)"
I don't have any more recent reports, or better way to contact the property
owner. Here is a link to the contacts: http://rprtexas.com/contact/
The Inks Lake National Fishery in Burnet County had an update of
Long-tailed Duck on 3/30, it has been reliable for some time but it is
getting late in season so updates welcomed.
A Blue-winged, possibly Brewster's, Warbler visited a Bastrop County water
feature on 4/2.
A Broad-tailed Hummingbird continued at an Austin home- 3/30 latest report.
A White Ibis was early at Hornsby Bend on 3/30.
American Bittern has been at Central Park Pond, 3/29,30 latest.
12 Horned Grebes at Stillhouse Hollow Union Grove WMA was a good total on
3/29 (Bell).
Love to get more information, more recent information, better contact for
the Burnet Lewis's Woodpecker...Best behavior at the ranch, especially you!
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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