[texbirds] Garfield to Cedar Creek (Local)...Bastrop/Travis Co.s

From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 12:14:15 -0500

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  Has been years since I birded the south side of the Colorado eastward
from Garfield  but even for the date the big bottom land stuff was good. I
wish I had hit the area during breeding season, but should be good in
winter too.  I could see the sports lights of Webberville Park across the
river. There were Miss. Kites in 4 areas but since I did not bird these
areas this summer, I don't know if they bred here or are migrants,   A pair
was at Crystal Lake too.
  Odd thing was a building that had Barn Swallows going in and out of the
porch...It seems very late for them to still be nesting but I could not see
up in there to know about any nests.

  Of course it is Aug. 7 so I stopped by the Valero station at 71-1209 to
check on my favorite families of Western Kingbirds....Sure enough they are
all gone, nor did I have a single Painted Bunting today....Chuck-wills shut
down in Utley back on July 27 ...I often have them thru today

Blk.-bellied Tree Ducks several, 2 with 7 ducklings
Tri-colored Heron 2
Miss. Kites 6-7
Pileated Wood. 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Couch's Kingbirds 2
Least Fly. 1
Traill's Empid...Probable Alder
Y-b. Cuckoos 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1 still singing
Am. Robin 1
Summer Tanager 2
Dickcissels ~20...a flock on Caldwell Rd.n. of Garfield
Orchard Orioles 12-14
Lesser Goldfinches 2, near Tucker Hill...Not sure which county...right near
line. Best find of day as they are rare this far east.
Texas Rat Snake

Crystal Lake

Tri-colored Heron 1
Common Gallinule 1
A few shorebirds
Orchard Orioles 4-5
1000's of Tiger Beetles.


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Brush Freeman
503-551-5150 Cell
120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas


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[texbirds] Garfield to Cedar Creek (Local)...Bastrop/Travis Co.s

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