Keep in mind that the number of Brown Booby reports for Texas has increased to
the point that the TBRC has removed the species from the Review List. Several
of these reports include multiple birds.
Keith
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On Jul 19, 2018, at 3:24 PM, Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)
<FCollins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think dispersal would be radial but given the location of the islands the
majority of the birds would work around the edges of the Caribbean Sea and
the Gulf of Mexico so Texas would get more than its share. Of course
dispersal would be much greater than just from this nearest colony. The
population seems to be expanding in its more northern tiers so we have better
chances of getting birds than perhaps 50 years ago.
Fred
From: Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 3:12 PM
To: Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3) <FCollins@xxxxxxxx>; 1 Texbirds
(texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [texbirds] Re: Brown Booby Search
Thanks, Fred.
Population increase but the dispersal northward seems unusual. Seems like a
recent phenomenon.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:36 AM Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)
<FCollins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
The following numbers are from:
STATUS OF SEABIRD NESTING POPULATIONS
ON ARRECIFE ALACRANES, GULF OF MEXICO
THOR E. MORALES-VERA1, F. DANIEL RUZ-ROSADO2, ENRIQUETA VELARDE2, & EDWARD O.
KEITH3†
This is the closest breeding area to Texas. It was surveyed in 1986 and again
in 2009
Brown Booby went from 10 pair to 80 pair. Red-footed went from one pair to
13. Masked Booby dropped from 2536 to 1615 pairs. If the increase continued
from 2009 through this nesting season it could account for all the birds
appearing in Texas.
I think David has a splendid idea.
Fred Collins, Director
Kleb Woods Nature Center
20303 Draper Road,Tomball TX 77377
281-357-5324
Harris County Precinct 3
Steve Radack Commissioner
www.pct3.com
From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of Dennis Shepler
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 4:24 PM
To: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>; 1 Texbirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
<texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Brown Booby Search
Davey et al
I would like to know what is happening to the south regarding water temps,
food source availability/population trends, number of fledged young, nest
habitat dynamics, amount of plastics/microplastics in feeding areas, etc.
Boobies are here but what are the causes of the inordinate dispersal of
boobies. From what population(s) are the birds we are finding. If anyone
has that info, it would be nice to peruse. Determining the dispersal
throughout Texas would be an interesting endeavor and I would join David, and
others, in that effort in October.
Shepler
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:59 PM Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Davey et al
I would like to know what is happening to the south regarding water temps,
food source availability/population trends, number of fledged young, nest
habitat dynamics, amount of plastics/microplastics in feeding areas, etc.
Boobies are here but what are the causes of the inordinate dispersal of
boobies. From what population(s) are the birds we are finding. If anyone
has that info, it would be nice to peruse. Determining the dispersal
throughout Texas would be an interesting endeavor and I would join David, and
others, in that effort in October.
Shepler
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:48 PM Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
interested in joining the search. my participation will be based on my
health conditions at the time of the census/search. I will contact you as we
approach the date. If you are on the 9/22 pelagic, I will there (I hope).
Billy D. Dawgler
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:32 PM David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Would you be interested in participating in a Brown Booby search on the
weekend of October 13-14, 2018? The explosion of Brown Booby records in Texas
fascinates me. By month I took a look at the last 5 years plus 2018 so far
and found there are about 99 reports in eBird. Tallying these by month shows
the majority of records come from October (12 records). Records from Scurry,
Wise, Tarrant, and Camp county show Brown Boobies are possible on almost any
large body of water in the state. Records in Nebraska and Iowa suggest that
even Lake Meredith in the panhandle could possibly host a bird. There are a
number of lakes that get scant attention from birders. I propose we organize
a search of as many lakes and bays as possible that weekend and see how many
if any Texas birders can find.
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David Sarkozi
Houston, TX
(713) 412-4409 twitter ID dsarkozi
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