[texbirds] Hornsby/Platt - Purple Finch, 2 vireos, Golden-crowned Kinglet, snipes.

From: Christian Walker <christian.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:40:37 -0600
Hello,
I led the Hornsby Bend bird walk with Jean Martin, Stan Van Standt and others 
this morning and we found a lot of birds. The ponds were relatively quiet, but 
Platt Lane was super busy. Some in our group took a picture of a female Purple 
Finch which I did not seejealous. Definitely the highlight of the day, but 
other good birds along Platt were both Blue-headed and White-eyed Vireos, good 
numbers of sparrows including 2 Dark-eyed Juncos, great looks at a 
Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a Cave Swallow along the river. Platt was amazingly 
birdy - we spent two hours just walking from the abandoned house to the river. 
The ponds had good numbers of ducks, mainly shovelers, with 2 Bufflehead, some 
Lesser Scaup, and a Ring-necked Duck. Also great looks at Wilsons Snipes. 

Good birding,

Christian Walker
Austin 512 431 2495

Hornsby Bend (HOTE 037), Travis, US-TX
Nov 15, 2014 7:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Leading the Hornsby Bend bird walk with Jean Martin. Overcast, 
0-5 mph E, around 45 degrees F.
42 species (+2 other taxa)

Gadwall  8
American Wigeon  4
Northern Shoveler  650
Green-winged Teal  90
Ring-necked Duck  1
Lesser Scaup  10
Bufflehead  2
Ruddy Duck  30
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Black Vulture  2
American Coot  3
Killdeer  13
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Least Sandpiper  30
Wilson's Snipe  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Crested Caracara  1
American Kestrel  1
Monk Parakeet  13
Eastern Phoebe  7
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  4
Loggerhead Shrike  1
Blue Jay  1
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted x Black-crested Titmouse (hybrid)  2
Carolina Wren  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Eastern Bluebird  2
Hermit Thrush  2
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  15
American Pipit  3
Orange-crowned Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  25
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Western/Eastern Meadowlark  3
Great-tailed Grackle  35
House Sparrow  2

View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20559747

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Begin forwarded message:

> From: ebird-checklist@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: eBird Report - Platt Lane (Travis Co.), Nov 15, 2014
> Date: November 15, 2014 at 1:30:48 PM CST
> To: christian.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Platt Lane (Travis Co.), Travis, US-TX
> Nov 15, 2014 10:00 AM - 12:10 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 1.5 mile(s)
> Comments:     Birding with the Hornsby Bend Bird walk folks. Overcast 0-5 mph 
> E, 44 degrees F.
> 50 species (+2 other taxa)
> 
> Wood Duck  3
> Gadwall  70
> American Wigeon  20
> Lesser Scaup  1
> Pied-billed Grebe  3
> Double-crested Cormorant  6
> Great Egret  1
> Snowy Egret  1
> Red-shouldered Hawk  1
> Red-tailed Hawk  3
> Killdeer  3
> Spotted Sandpiper  1
> White-winged Dove  2
> Belted Kingfisher  1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
> Downy Woodpecker  3
> Northern Flicker  3
> Eastern Phoebe  4
> Loggerhead Shrike  1
> White-eyed Vireo  1
> Blue-headed Vireo  1
> Blue Jay  1
> American Crow  3
> Cave Swallow  1
> Carolina Chickadee  7
> Tufted x Black-crested Titmouse (hybrid)  3
> House Wren  7
> Carolina Wren  7
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
> Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  14
> Eastern Bluebird  2
> American Robin  2
> Northern Mockingbird  5
> European Starling  3
> Orange-crowned Warbler  4
> Common Yellowthroat  1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  60
> Chipping Sparrow  12
> Field Sparrow  3
> Savannah Sparrow  3
> Song Sparrow  3
> Lincoln's Sparrow  5
> White-throated Sparrow  1
> White-crowned Sparrow  9
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
> Northern Cardinal  21
> Red-winged Blackbird  90
> Western/Eastern Meadowlark  15
> House Finch  2
> American Goldfinch  2
> House Sparrow  1
> 
> View this checklist online at 
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20559819
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Christian Walker
Independent Adjuster
Austin, Texas
(512) 431-2495




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[texbirds] Hornsby/Platt - Purple Finch, 2 vireos, Golden-crowned Kinglet, snipes.

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