[texbirds] Granger Lake (particularly Pecan Grove WMA) on 12/1/12 - Pileated Woodpecker, Say's Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Fox Sparrow
- From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 09:47:50 -0800 (PST)
Veena Mohan and I spent just under 2 hours hiking along the San Gabriel River
(Pecan Grove WMA) below the Granger Lake dam in Williamson Co. on 12/1/12.
Despite the warm afternoon and strong south wind, we came across several
mixed-species groups of songbirds. Highlights were a heard-only Pileated
Woodpecker on the south side of the river, a Say's Phoebe in the grasslands
between the entrance road and dam, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Brown Creeper,
Golden-crowned Kinglets, and my first Fox Sparrow of the season, among others.
We did take a stab at trying to find the Whooping Cranes at Friendship Park,
but none were immediately visible.
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 19
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 including dark phase
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 Loud "kuk kuk..." call heard on south side of river
Crested Caracara 1
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Say's Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
American Crow 11
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted x Black-crested Titmouse (hybrid) 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Bewick's Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Field Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 9
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern/Western Meadowlark 6
American Goldfinch 7
Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy
318 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
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