[texbirds] Lake Travis (Austin, Travis Co.) and Cedar Park (Williamson Co.) highlights 5/5/13
- From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 12:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
Got out this morning to do some birding in my NW Austin patch. First stop was
the east end of the Brushy Creek Trail in Cedar Park (Williamson Co.). The
habitat looks lovely but it can be difficult to bird due to all of the foot and
vehicle traffic. Anyway, highlights were 5 Warbling Vireo, 2 Philadelphia
Vireo, a singing (heard only) Northern Parula, a male Chestnut-sided Warbler, a
female Blackpoll Warbler, an Ovenbird, and 2 male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
My next stop was Lake Travis (Austin, Travis Co.). Bob Wentz/Windy Point Park
had 3 Redhead, 2 Eared Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 6 species of shorebirds
(highlights being 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper and 13 Long-billed Dowitcher), 1
Franklin's Gull, 6 Forster's Tern, 2 Least Flycatchers, and 1 Tree Swallow.
At Cypress Creek Park on Lake Travis, I was able to kick out 1 Wood Thrush and
1 male American Redstart.
A quick stop at Sandy Creek Park on Lake Travis kicked out 2 of the resident
Rock Wrens, as well as 6 species of shorebirds (2 Killdeer, 1 Spotted
Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Baird's Sandpiper, 11 Semipalmated
Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper).
Rich
Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy
318 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
Email: rkost73@xxxxxxxxx or rkostecke@xxxxxxx
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