[texbirds] Eastern Williamson Co. 1/31/14: Whooping Crane and more
- From: Tim Fennell <tfennell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TEXBIRDS <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:42:58 -0800
Sorry for the short message earlier today but I haven't figured out the
settings on my phone so that the body of my TEXBIRD messages aren't garbled.
This morning I found an adult, unbanded Whooping Crane north of Thrall. I was
first drawn to the area by Sandhills flying in from the south (probably from
their traditional roost on CR 435). I first saw the bird from 8:00-8:30 am on
the south side of CR 420 (just east of CR 424) feeding in a plowed field with
Sandhills and geese (7 Snow, 7 Ross's and 35 Greater White-fronted). I studied
it again from 10:00-10:30 am as it was feeding in a pasture with Sandhills
(both species flipping cow patties) on the north side of CR 420. There were at
least 414 Sandhills.
Other highlights of 75 species for the morning included:
17 waterfowl species (including 2 Greater Scaup on CR 352 stock pond)
1 adult Bald Eagle soaring over Granger Lake (seen from the dam)
24 Mountain Plovers feeding in the field NW of the CR 346/CR 347 intersection
1 Burrowing Owl on CR 356
1 Pileated Woodpecker on CR 348
Cheers and Happy New Year,
Tim Fennell
Round Rock, TX (15 miles north of Austin)
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