[texbirds] Cannon Road Loop
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Hi, all!
The loop was pretty productive this morning, although I had to kinda do it
backwards as these biting gnats (plus some dicey conditions) wouldn’t let
me go straight up Cannon, although an Upland Sandpiper in the field was
nice! The gate to the section of the NWR along Rangerville Road was open, so
I swung in there to take a peek at the reservoir (which was pretty quiet),
but a calling Least Bittern and Yellow Warbler were good for the day, along
with a single Bank Swallow. The “Rangerville Resaca” had a mob of
swallows along the power lines—mostly Barns but with a good number of Caves
and
about a dozen Purple Martins. Both night herons were represented along with
a White Ibis. The Ebony Unit overlook was so overgrown that you couldn’t
see into the resaca, but thankfully you got a good view by poking down
Jimenez a little, and that yielded both grebes, Mottled and Ruddy Ducks, and
both “swimming rails”.
Backtracking westbound on Jimenez of course yielded lots of Tropical
Kingbirds, more upset Cave Swallows at the little bridge (along with an Ani),
and the only Harris’ Hawk of the day. Cannon Road from that end actually
looked pretty decent, so I headed south, but the “ear-splitting cicadas”
drowned out most everything. Had to negotiate that dicey spot after all so “
Diggory” had his first experience in four-wheelin’! J Heading back up
Weaver Road had more Uppies in the plowed fields, a Blue Grosbeak in the cane
fields, and the sod farm was alive with Long-billed Dowitchers, Stilt
Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and a few Least Sandpipers, Black Terns, and a
single Forster’s (if there was anything more interesting in there I couldn’t
find it, but I notified Rex—if anyone can find a goodie, HE can)! A young
Green Heron was most cooperative and several Band-winged Dragonlets buzzed
around as well. Picked up Horned Larks at the curve, and then looped back
down to check out Adams Garden Reservoir; a big canal keeps one from going
all the way around, but I did most of it and picked up more Black and Forster
’s Terns, and in the area where you’re next to the NWR again (on the
southeast side) heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo singing! Lots of Fulvous
Whistling Ducks were using the lake, and there were also these tiny little
orange
and black bugs hovering around that reminded me of Florida’s “love bugs” in
their behavior, but the picture I got looked more like some kind of soldier
beetle (best I could determine from the book).
Pictures and recordings are here:
http://miriameaglemon.com/phot
o_gallery/2014%20Field%20Trips/September/Cannon%20Road%20Loop.html
Bird List:
Cannon Loop, Cameron, US-TX
Sep 1, 2014 7:10 AM - 11:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
25.0 mile(s)
Comments: 81 - 86 degrees; mostly sunny & calm to a mix of sun &
clouds with slight breeze
69 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 30
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 40
Mottled Duck 4
Ruddy Duck 5
Northern Bobwhite 1
Least Grebe 2
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Neotropic Cormorant 15
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
White Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 10
Harris's Hawk 1
Common Gallinule 5
American Coot 3
Black-necked Stilt 2
Killdeer 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Upland Sandpiper 4
Stilt Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 8
peep sp. 4
Long-billed Dowitcher 50
Black Tern 6
Forster's Tern 8
Inca Dove 1
Common Ground-Dove 12
White-tipped Dove 3
White-winged Dove 100
Mourning Dove 20
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Groove-billed Ani 2
Chimney Swift 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 10
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Brown-crested Flycatcher 6
Great Kiskadee 8
Tropical Kingbird 10
Couch's Kingbird 6
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 7
Loggerhead Shrike 4
White-eyed Vireo 5
Green Jay 5
Horned Lark 4
Purple Martin 12
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 50
Cave Swallow 100
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 7
Bewick's Wren 1
Long-billed Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 5
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Olive Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
Dickcissel 7
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Great-tailed Grackle 100
Altamira Oriole 3
House Sparrow 3
Mary Beth Stowe
McAllen, TX
miriameaglemon.com
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