Cameron kindly sent this for the season to date on the Creepers...I hope he does not mind my sharing. https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/14327443f32c9136?projector=1 Pretty weak showing for sure....Don't know about the Trans Pecos area as nothing from there yet....But the other biggy appears to be a concern over Yellow-rumped....I can say that I spent 4.5 days on the Brazos NE of abilene in good riparian habitat and neither BRCR or YEWA once in that time (nor a White-throated Sparrow) ********************************************************************** Brush Freeman 503-551-5150 Cell http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I have not seen any creepers anywhere this fall. They have been usual in > the smith point woods but not this year. > > I have always had some on favored trees at home but those trees are gone > from Ike and drought. The wind in November took down several of the dead > trees that woodpeckers used so they are not available. Creepers were fairly > evident last winter at bear creek park while looking for the greater pewee > etc but one trip this fall had none although I looked in the same patches. > > This is the first winter I can remember without them. Even places like > Arthur Storey have had them in past years, alone in in mixed flocks. > > > On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Anyone seeing Brown Creepers this season?...I have seen exactly one and >> that was back when they were likely migrating....Last year they were as >> thick as hairs on a bear. >> ********************************************************************** >> Brush Freeman >> 503-551-5150 Cell >> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ >> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- > Joseph C. Kennedy > on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston > Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx > 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