[texbirds] Delta Lake, 10/11/12
- From: antshrike1@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:00:32 -0400 (EDT)
This morning I wanted to check out the area wet spots in eastern Hidalgo
County. Turned out they were all dry except for Delta Lake which was low
enough for some exposed shoreline on the northeast shore. Best birds were the
continuing Reddish Egret (on the east side of the highway by the dam or
spillway or whatever it is), three Black-bellied Plovers and a Black Skimmer.
These are all hard to get away from the coast.
Delta Lake (LTC 008), Hidalgo, US-TX
Oct 11, 2012 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
30 species
Blue-winged Teal 4
Wood Stork 4
Neotropic Cormorant 45
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 20
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 1
Reddish Egret 1
Roseate Spoonbill 5
Turkey Vulture 10
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Common Gallinule 1
American Coot 1
Black-bellied Plover 3
Killdeer 6
Black-necked Stilt 17
American Avocet 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 60
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 18
Wilson's Snipe 1
Laughing Gull 10
Franklin's Gull 3
Caspian Tern 9
Forster's Tern 2
Black Skimmer 1
Sugar House Pond - Dry but the sugar house is in operation so maybe some
effluent will be pumped to the pond soon.
CR 2500 pond on FM 88 - dry for a long time
All ponds on TX 186 are dry
Hargill playas are mostly dry. The one on Lincoln and 1st had a little water
but no birds. There was a late Western Kingbird on the fence.
Bucy Road Pond - dry
Dan Jones, Weslaco
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