[texbirds] Austin Area Rare Bird Alert
- From: Kenny Anderson <kennya290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:47:01 -0500
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 10:00 on August 28, 2013. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at kennya290@xxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
A female Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported from a gated community in
northwest Austin, very difficult bird in the circle. 8/24 Travis County
A Black Phoebe was described at a Barton Hills home in south Austin on 8/17
in Travis county.
A nice document photograph was received of the Piping Plover at Stillhouse
Hollow WMA on 8/22. Also seen were Black-bellied Plover (photo) and
Peregrine Falcon. (Bell County)
A strange occurrence of Burrowing Owl, photographed in a parking garage
near the Capitol Building on 8/23, is quite unseasonal and an odd location.
An immature Reddish Egret has been photographed several time at Bob Wentz
Park on Lake Travis in Travis County 8/23,24, 25,27.
Two Laughing Gulls were heard and seen overhead in Webberville on 8/27
(Travis).
Temple Lake Park in Bell County hosted an alternate plumage Black-bellied
Plover on 8/23,25. Two Snowy Plovers were observed on 8/25 (1 on 8/26) at
Temple Lake Park. 1 Snowy Plover was seen on the Cowhouse arm of Belton
Lake on 8/25.
Bob Wentz Park on Lake Travis had a Snowy Plover on 8/27.
A possible Great Kiskadee was from 42nd and Avenue G in Austin on 8/27 was
of interest. Kiskadees were around the circle much more frequently in 2012
and seemed to have had a retreat in 2013. Any future sightings reported
would be appreciated.
An early House Wren and a Blackburnian Warbler were nice yard birds in
Bastrop County on 8/26,27 and 8/27 respectively.
Northern harrier was reported from Devine Lake in Williamson County on 8/26
and a female/immature Northern harrier was seen near Elgin in Bastrop
County on 8/27.
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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