[texbirds] Granger and Thrall areas (Williamson Co.) 9/2/13: 10 shorebird species, Wood Storks, and Pileated Woodpeckers
- From: Tim Fennell <tfennell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TEXBIRDS <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:27:44 -0700 (PDT)
I birded the areas around Granger and Thrall (eastern Williamson Co.) between
7:30 am and noon today. The main highlights were 10 shorebird species
[including Black-necked Stilts (surprisingly rare in the county) and a
Buff-breasted Sandpiper- the majority of the shorebirds were at Reservoir 17 on
CR 473, just south of FM 112 as reported by Chuck Sexton earlier this week),
Wood Storks, and a pair of vocal Pileated Woodpeckers stripping bark on dead
trees along the trail that runs west of the primitive boat ramp in the San
Gabriel WMA (access road runs south at the sharp turn north on CR 347, east of
HWY 95). A selected list of the morning's 63 species with some details is below.
Cheers,
Tim Fennell
Round Rock, TX
R17= Reservoir 17
Blue-winged Teal 12 (R17)
Northern Shoveler 2 (R 17)
Redhead 1 (photographed on pond SW of FM 112/CR 449 intersection)
Wood Stork 4 (drying pond on CR 436, south of HWY 79-where Chuck Sexton
reported 17 earlier this week)
Tricolored Heron 2
White-faced Ibis 2
Swainson's Hawk 12
Black-necked Stilt 5 (R17)
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 2 (R17)
Lesser Yellowlegs 10 (R17)
Upland Sandpiper 15
peep sp. 30 (R17)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1 (R17)
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 1 (R17)
gull sp. 6 (seen flying over Granger Lake, most probably Ring-billed Gulls
but too distant to be sure).
Pileated Woodpecker 2 (seen well and heard on trail running west from
primitive boat ramp at San Gabriel River at sharp turn on CR 347)
Crested Caracara 2
Empidonaxsp. 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 30
Loggerhead Shrike 6
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Yellow Warbler 4
Lark Sparrow 30
Summer Tanager 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 2
Orchard Oriole 4
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