[texbirds] Highlights from the Muleshoe NWR CBC on Sunday
- From: Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:23:38 -0600
Greetings All:
On Sunday, 21 December 2014, ten birders worked the area-restricted count
at Muleshoe NWR, tallying 74 species (well above the record low of 30
species but a ways from the record high of 90 species - maybe another wet
year or two will bring things around).
Anthony Hewetson and Ellen Hildebrandt had perimeter owling and the refuge
east of 214. Highlights from their area were: 1 Wood Duck, 6 Redheads, 1
Eared Grebe, 1 Virginia Rail, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Common Ravens, 11
McCown's Longspurs, and 2 Common Yellowthroats.
Rob Lee, Tome Dolan, and Jan Jannett had the northern highlands.
Highlights from the highlands were: 18 Scaled Quails and an unidentified
sapsucker.
Cameron Carver, Craig Carver, and Manuel De Leon had The Rim and Upper and
Lower Goose Lakes. Highlights from their area were: 2 Scaled Quails, 1
Rock Wren, and 5 Chestnut-collared Longspurs.
Justin Bosler and Phllip Kite had The Campground/Headquarters area as well
as Upper and Lower White Lakes. Highlights from their area were: 1 Snow
Goose, 1 Common Merganser, 10 Scaled Quails, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Greater
Yellowlegs, 1 DUNLIN, 1 Short-eared owl, 1 House Wren, 2 Brown Thrashers,
200 Lapland Longspurs, 25 McCown's Longspurs, 1 Fox Sparrow, and 1 Pine
Siskin.
Later in the day, we were allowed to wander up to the playa southeast of
the Goose Lakes Complex to see the Dunlin. This gave Cameron Carver, Craig
Carver, Manuel De Leon, Anthony Hewtson, Ellen Hildebrandt, Phillip Kite,
and Rob Lee a chance to look at this stunningly out of place and season
bird!
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock
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