[texbirds] Re: Kingsville CBC results
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Jim Sinclair <jim.sinclair@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:27:34 -0600
YBFL!?...That is amazing. If there are photos I'd like to see to maybe
rule out an Elaniea.
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Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Jim Sinclair <jim.sinclair@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On a day that started off cold and blustery we recorded a total of 155
> species (subject to review) on our Kingsville CBC held on 3 January. A few
> teams had difficulty covering their area due to muddy road conditions
> (including mine).
> After years of drought we finally are getting some of our water back. We
> recorded 17 species of waterfowl this year.
>
> Some notable misses were: Ross's Goose, Western Sandpiper, Burrowing Owl,
> Swallow species (although we do have some swallows during count week).
>
> There were an incredible number of Brown-headed Cowbirds reported - 25677 -
> making up more than half the total number of birds recorded.
>
> Each of the following 31 species was reported by only a single team, with
> nine of the 11 teams providing one or more of the unique reports:
>
> Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Peafowl (feral population),
> Tricolored Heron, Reddish Egret, Green Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron,
> Stilt Sandpiper, Willet, Short-billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher,
> American Woodcock, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Caspian
> Tern, White-tipped Dove, Groove-billed Ani, Black-chinned Hummingbird,
> Merlin, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher,
> Verdin, Winter Wren, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush,
> Sprague's Pipit, Cassin's Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, Song Sparrow.
>
> Green Kingfishers seem to be increasing in numbers and spreading out. They
> were recorded by three different teams with one team observing them in two
> different locations.
>
> Thanks to all who participated and to those who prepared the lunch!
>
> --
> Jim Sinclair (TX-ESA)
> TOS Life Member
> Kingsville, TX
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