[texbirds] Re: Local Patch Challenge Update
- From: Stephen Gast <segast23@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:35:37 -0800 (PST)
I am one of those who have been working off-line so far - but here is a report
- I am now officially out of the closet.
Well I have taken up the LPC (Local Patch Challenge) with my circle centered on
my home which is about 2.65 miles WSW of the center of the Buffalo Bayou CBC at
Houston Audubon and here in urban West Houston. So I miss Memorial Park, but
gain all of the west side of Barker Reservoir. And of course the jewel in this
area is all of Bear Creek and Addicks Reservoir areas. Of huge importance also
are the Eldridge water retention ponds just north of the Westpark Tollway.
I blame Ken Hartman and Jim Hinson for getting me into this because of their
guidance with two of the first birds on my list in the first days of Janauary:
Henslow's Sparrow and Greater Pewee, respectively. As of today, after adding
Sharp-shinned Hawk and Winter Wren I stand at 119. Gaps are Brown Thrasher,
Creeper and Woodcock (although I did have a Woodcock flying over Interstate 10
at Silber this morning at 8:00 a.m. - 1.5 miles east of my eastern boundary -
drat!). Tougher gaps are Purple Finch, Sprague's Pipit and Rusty Blackbird.
Most unexpected so far was a single rogue Bonaparte's Gull flying over Barker
Reservoir about two weeks ago after the bigger rains. Diving ducks, geese and
shorebirds are the big challenge going forward, shorebirds especially since I
can find no good habitats for these so far in the circle. A single Ruddy Duck,
a single Pintail and a pair of Hooded Mergansers all were more than I expected
to have on the list so far. Will report again sometime in the spring.
Good birding.
Steve Gast
Houston, Texas
segast23@xxxxxxxxx
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From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 11:50 AM
Subject: [texbirds] Local Patch Challenge Update
Another good weekend for the Local Patch Challenge. I count 20 patches
over 100 species now, and I'm sure there are several others not on
eBird.
Winter will be winding down and I expect most of us will be target
birding, trying to locate those winter species before they leave.Time
to make a list of those birds we have expected and not found yet! I
have about 10 species in mind I need to find ASAP before spring gets
here.
Activity has been high. I was just curious how many gallons of gas
this challenge has save?. Each gallon of gas not burned saves about 20
pounds of CO2 emissions. I myself have likely saved 15-20 gallons of
gas or 300-400 pounds of CO2, and I get to bird a lot more!
I'm curious, what has been the best bird in your patch?
--
David Sarkozi
Houston, TX
(713) 412-4409 twitter ID dsarkozi
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