[texbirds] Katy Hawk

From: "Ray Porter" <ray.porter314@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 07:06:02 -0600

Thanks for all the responses. At 100 yards in the fairly dense fog, the bird 
appeared more eerie than recognizable, even the Bobwhite at close range were 
hard to see ,,, <in a slightly mesmerized voice> it was something about the 
eyes.

Anyway, in other tidbits, there were two White-tailed Hawks in the area, one 
adult and one juvenile. At the Bear Creek bridge (first time I had been 
there) there were a number of sparrows. I heard one song for about a minute 
but couldn't locate the singer. I do not believe it was one of the sparrows. 
Out on Pinnick Rd I saw a Krider's hawk but my camera got hinky, so I missed 
the shot.

For those on Travis County, I saw the curious spectacle of a Vermilion 
Flycatcher completely fascinated with its reflection on a road mirror at 
Hornsby Bend.
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff500/rporter314/ebird%20photos/VermilionFlycatcheranditsmirrorimage_zps34e48e8f.jpg

On the big pond there was a sleeping duck (never raised its head while I 
observed) which I will presume was a Shoveler (sinice it was in the company 
of Shovelers), which I guess would be considered a leucistic variety. This 
one stood out in the crowd.
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff500/rporter314/ebird%20photos/LeucisticShoveler_zps607f6c4e.jpg






Ray Porter
Highlands, Tx 

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