[texbirds] Re: Flamingo chick fledged last week on Bolivar Peninsula in 3rd year of trying: illustrated and documented
- From: Linda <lbarrett10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: 4 Texbirds Maillist <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bird.fried@xxxxxxxxx" <bird.fried@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:10:17 -0500
As I read everyone's emails about revealing nest locations, I just kept
thinking that common sense is not so common. Then I read Joseph Kennedy's
posts and remembered why I've always looked forward to the day I'm out birding
and can add The Joseph Kennedy to my "life list." Several years ago he
patiently corresponded with me during my initial infatuation with nesting
Yellow-Crowned Night Herons in a tree at a nearby residence, the specific
address of which I promise to never again reveal.
Thankful for this list,
Linda Barrett
SW Houston
Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 1, 2014, at 7:19 AM, "Bird.fried" <bird.fried@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> Well written account. I was really drawn in. I couldn't wait to open the
> pics to see the chick. Could this be HDNT from Calhoun County and it's
> mismatched mate from the Kansas zoo? Had they finally mated and had a little
> one? And then I opened the picture.....
>
> Joe, you're a bad seed. And call me gullible. But thanks for the much
> needed levity.
>
> Bob Friedrichs
> Houston
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 1, 2014, at 6:55 AM, "gil.eckrich" <gil.eckrich@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Yep, those spring breakers, oil spills and tides peruse this forum all the
>> time, looking for nests to .... ;)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Joseph Kennedy
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5:12 AM
>> To: 4 Texbirds Maillist
>> Subject: [texbirds] Flamingo chick fledged last week on Bolivar Peninsula in
>> 3rd year of trying: illustrated and documented
>>
>> The recent discussion of not publicizing nesting birds is very pertinent
>> inasmuch as a pair of flamingos finally were able to fledge a single chick
>> last week on Bolivar Peninsula.
>> There is quite a history about the effort. Two years ago I was buying a
>> beach permit at the giant store when the lady next to me in line mentioned
>> that pink flamingoes were nesting near her cabin back near an offshoot of
>> the intracoastal just west of Crystal Beach. We went there together and
>> there was a single bird next to a damaged nest scrape and a couple of other
>> rude nest piles/scrapes. Apparently high tides and a fast boat had resulted
>> in the loss of the egg?
>>
>> Last year, things went better. Until a group of spring breakers got lost and
>> partied with fireworks at the end of the road thinking they were on the
>> beach. They were removed but the nest was abandoned. Things had gone well as
>> we built several dummy nests before the birds arrived copying pictures in a
>> national geographic magazine and one of them had been used with just a
>> little modification.
>>
>> This year we did the nest building thing again and arranged for the road to
>> be barricaded at night and when the watchers at the nest were not at home.
>> The colder weather was very worrisome but it also kept the tides low
>> creating places to feed and not threatening the nest mounds which we had
>> moved a little further from the water. An egg was laid and then a chick
>> hatched and was fed. It was standing some and all looked well and then came
>> the oil spill not very far away.
>>
>> Sort of panic as to what to do but any effort to protect the area would have
>> possibly alarmed the parents more than the oil would do damage and all came
>> out well thanks again to the north winds. And then the chick started walking
>> around and at the end of last week left the nest site and started wandering
>> a little.
>>
>> Here are a couple of pictures celebrating the blessed event. We did not take
>> many as that would have required closer approaches to the birds than was
>> thought helpful. As can be seen, the chick is about half the size of the
>> parent.
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/155052863
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/155052862
>>
>> The above will be the documention for some time to avoid publicizing the
>> location of the birds. The area is still blocked off and entry would not be
>> allowed but it is best not to tempt people with birds so near yet so far.
>> Thanks to all that made this event possible. This note will provide all the
>> written information needed by the TOS as well as the photographic
>> documentation.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joseph C. Kennedy
>> on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston
>> Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
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