[texbirds] Ferr. Hawk, Red shafted Flicker, Harris Sp.
- From: Carolyn Dill <carolyn_dill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Texbirds \(texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx\)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:01:50 -0800 (PST)
There is indeed a ferruginous hawk on the Katy Prairie but the one I saw was a
standard
light phase adult, first sighted going southeast between Hebert and Penick,
then an hour
later I got much closer, longer looks on Morrison near 529. Two other hawks, a
harrier
and a red tailed, swooped low right next to it as if to encourage it to move
along. Obvious
difference in size, wing length, "eagle" bill and feathered to the toes. Having
decided it
flew far enough south, it promptly headed northwest. I wouldn't be surprised if
no one
finds any color phase of ferruginous for the next couple of days as this
species likes to cover
a range even hundeds of miles long and then double back to cover the same area.
Dipped on roadrunner and short eared owl, will try again evening.
Paul Rushing Park had a northern flicker of the red shafted variety, near to
the police station,
feeding with meadowlarks and brewer's blackbirds nearby.
Kickapoo Road had a lone Harris Sparrow with a flock of white crowned. On the
way
to this road, on Betka, was also a flock of about a dozen lark sparrows perched
up on wire.
Carolyn Dill
Houston
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