[texbirds] Lafitte's Cove 4/14 - 21 Warbler Species, Other Migrants
- From: John Tharp <jlt290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:03:11 -0500
Excellent afternoon at Lafitte's today! Lots of birds and birders. The
biggest surge of migrants was in the 5:30 to 6:30 PM time frame. Highlights
as follows:
Swainson's Hawk - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Eastern Pewee - 4
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 6
Yellow-throated Vireo- 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 2
Warbling Vireo - 20+ , Seemingly everywhere for a few hours this afternoon.
Philadelphia Vireo - 1 very likely candidate seen briefly this afternoon
Red Eyed Vireo ~ 6
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2
Tennessee Warbler > 10
Orange-crowned Warbler - 3
Nashville Warbler ~ 8
Northern Parula - 1
Yelow Warbler - 1 or 2 males
Yellow-rumped Warbler - a few (Audubon's form still hanging around and
looking sharp for spring)
Black-throated Green Warbler > 10
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 or 2 males
Palm Warbler - 2
Black and White Warbler ~ 4
American Redstart - 2
Prothonotary Warbler - 1
Worm-eating Warbler - at least 2
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Kentucky Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Hooded Warbler - 2
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Canada Warbler - 1 male, seen by many observers
Yellow-breasted Chat - 2
White-throated Sparrow
White Crowned Sparrow
Summer Tanager ~ 10
Scarlet Tanager ~ 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak ~ 10
Blue Grosbeak - 2
Indigo Bunting > 40
Dickcissel - several flyovers
Orchard Oriole > 15
Baltimore Oriole > 15
Other goodies reported that I wasn't able to get on myself included
Black-billed Cuckoo (2 in the morning), 1 male Bullock's Oriole (well seen
by an observer familiar with the species), and Painted Buntings. Long day,
I probably forgot something.
Good Birding,
John Tharp
Houston, TX
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