[texbirds] Fwd: Black-legged Kittiwake and Mountain Plover right now on UTC
- From: "" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "live4birds@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:22:35 -0600
Sorry completely forgot to forward this email from Mark Bartosik with his
stunning photos of these two birds.
Mary Gustafson
Mission Texas
(Stupid Spell Check and Auto Correct Provided by iPhone)
Begin forwarded message:
> From: MBB22222@xxxxxxx
> Date: December 15, 2014 at 9:45:08 PM CST
> To: live4birds@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Black-legged Kittiwake and Mountain Plover right now on UTC
>
> Hi Mary
>
> Perhaps you are interested to spread the news (I already told you that I
> cannot post anymore) - quite interesting pair showed up on UTC last weekend
> (Sunday to be exact). I do not mind if you post locations - BTW photos are
> GPS tagged - love this new gadget. (Cut).
> HY Black-legged Kittiwake on Texas City Dike (unfortunately with swallowed
> fish line so who knows how long is going last)
>
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543351
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543349
>
> Mountain Plover on Bolivar Peninsula - seems to stay all day long foraging in
> intertidal zone and on or above whack line on the beach - interesting
> behaviors and little off as winter location goes. I am interested to confirm
> its age if somebody has experience in this species.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543494
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543495
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543496
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543497
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543498
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543499
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/158543500
>
> video
> http://youtu.be/dlB8UPRi21I
>
> On the other hand I have no clue how and why I got myself into the plovers ...
>
> but they are cute and there are not too many left ... This year, so far, I
> documented about 60 banded PIPL in two counties, about twice that many
> re-sightings ... Have great cooperation with people who band them so there
> are many interesting potentials to study individual birds in the field - they
> have them only for short part of the year and I for many more months.
>
> Mark
>
>
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