[texbirds] Caldwell Co. Turkeys, Y.H. Blackbirds etc.
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:27:21 -0500
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At day break this morning there was nothing moving overhead so knew it was
gonna be a slow day around here...I could think of nothing to do as I have
pretty much done all the local stuff possible. Figured I needed to bust
out before the busy holiday weekend. I had a couple of choices some
distance off, Bastrop-Buescher SP, S. E. Bastrop Co. even thought about the
long haul to Granger Lk. but opted for N. Caldwell Co. in hopes of finding
some water. Most of the small ponds I know are dried up but some of the
bigger bodies still have water but no shorebird habitat as the weeds
follow in as water recedes. I kind of regret not going to Salt Lake down
near Luling but it would have required another 15-17 mile drive from where
I was.
The sandy uplands near Rosanky and McMahon were pretty dead except for
roadrunners and ground-doves...Very little in the way of passerine migrants
noted anywhere, except swallows, but still there were some nice birds near
or where there was water. As usual I quit around 11A.
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks 16
W. Turkeys 11
Wood Storks 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2
White Ibis 2 (Imm.)
Ground Doves 8
Miss. Kites 7
Roadrunners 11
Golden-fronted Wood 2
Pileated Woodpecker 4
E. Phoebe 1
E. Kingbirds 4
Yellow warbler 2
Lark Sparrows 6
Y. H. Blackbirds 5
Orchard and Baltimore Orioles ~10
Hope folks find some nice birds over the next three days.
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Brush Freeman
503-551-5150 Cell
http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
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