[texbirds] Re: Local Patch Challenge, North-central Austin
- From: Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:27:40 -0600
I meant to say a "lone male Canvasback" on LBL.
Dan Smith
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On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was kept from joining Don Schaezler and the Canyon Lake CBC this morning
> when I discovered a nail in a tire last evening. Had to get that fixed this
> morning, and so took advantage of the chill, fog, and mist keeping attendance
> at some of the parks in my patch down to bird several spots that could be
> covered in relatively quick stops ranging from 15 to about 45 minutes.
> The spots were Bull Creek Park, City Park (just the lake picnic area, the
> trail parking was all full and there were many people with dogs so didn't
> bother), Lady Bird Lake near Lou Neff Point, and the Mueller Pond. Totaled 54
> species and added several to my patch list to get me up to 82 for the year in
> my patch (I'm counting if it's listed in iBird Pro).
>
> The nicest surprises were a lone male Redhead on LBL and a singing Western
> Meadowlark at City Park (others were silent so who knows), and some titmice
> out there that I am convinced really are black-crested. Had scrub jay and
> canyon wren at Bull Creek. I didn't really expect the CAWR that close in,
> though I have seen the SCJA in fairly close over the years. Here's the full
> list.
>
> American Coot – 261
>
> American Crow - 2
>
> American Goldfinch – 18
>
> American Pipit – 7
>
> American Robin – 9 (FOS)
>
> American Wigeon - 2
>
> Audubon’s Warbler (Y-r) – 1
>
> Black-crested Titmouse - 3
>
> Bonaparte’s Gull – 1
>
> Canvasback – 1
>
> Canyon Wren - 1
>
> Carolina Chickadee - 4
>
> Carolina Wren - 2
>
> Cedar Waxwing – 83 – 2 flocks
>
> Blue Jay - 12
>
> Bufflehead – 9
>
> Double-crested Cormorant – 90
>
> Downy Woodpecker - 1
>
> Eastern Bluebird - 3
>
> Eastern/Western Meadowlark - 5
>
> European Starling - 18
>
> Gadwall – 21
>
> Golden-fronted-woodpecker – 1
>
> Great Blue Heron - 1
>
> Great Egret – 3
>
> Great-tailed Grackle – 38
>
> Killdeer - 2
>
> Least Grebe – 1
>
> Lesser Goldfinch - 8
>
> Lesser Scaup – 45
>
> Loggerhead Shrike - 1
>
> Mallard – Domestic – 12
>
> Mallard – 5
>
> Mourning Dove -3
>
> Mute Swan - 1
>
> Myrtle Warbler – 5
>
> Northern Cardinal - 2
>
> Northern Mockingbird - 2
>
> Orange-crowned Warbler – 1
>
> Pied-billed Grebe - 5
>
> Red-bellied Woodpecker – 3
>
> Redhead – 5
>
> Ring-billed Gull – 4
>
> Ring-necked Duck - 9
>
> Rock Pigeon - 15
>
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1
>
> Snowy Egret - 1
>
> Spotted Sandpiper – 1
>
> Turkey Vulture – 2
>
> Western Meadowlark – 1 (kind enough to sing a bit)
>
> Western Scrub Jay - 1
>
> White-throated Sparrow - 3
>
> White-winged Dove - 15
>
> Wood Duck - 4
>
>
>
>
>
> Dan Smith
> dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 512-451-2632
> http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com
>
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