Apologies for repeatedly kicking a hornet's nest, but must playback be used so casually? -h Heidi Trudell Marathon, TX On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Barbour, Philip - NRCS, Fort Worth, TX <Philip.Barbour@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Saturday, 24 August, 2013, 0330 pm: I watched a female Black-throated Gray > Warbler foraging in Ashe juniper trees in NW Austin. > I got very good, close looks of this somewhat rare (for Central Texas) > western warbler. I was in a friend's (Paula Shaw) backyard casually imitating > an Eastern Screech Owl when this bird flew in. As this was a lifer for me, I > asked Paula to bring a book so I could check what > I recognized as a warbler unknown to me. We played call notes from her iPad > and the bird came back in and gave both of us definitive > looks at an unexpected migrant. > This was on private land in a gated community (Golf Vista Drive, River Place > Blvd, near the Overlook). Coordinates are 14R 0609886, 3360485 at 267m (~801 > ft). > Philip > Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D.,Certified Wildlife Biologist (r)|Central Region > Biologist > ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, LA, AR, MO, IA, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI > USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service|Central National Technology > Support Center > 501 West Felix Street, Building 23|Fort Worth, Texas 76115 > Office:(817) 509-3225| Fax:(817) 509-3336|iPhone:(817) 320-2095 > Email: philip.barbour@xxxxxxxxxxxx > [[Use this link to access the USDA Home Page]]<http://www.usda.gov/> > > > > > > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for > the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the > use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and > subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email > immediately. > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > -- Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. - Mark Twain Big Bend Birds & Nature - http://www.bigbendnature.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner