[texbirds] Maverick County WTHA, 75 species
- From: Bryan Calk <bryancalk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:13:16 -0800 (PST)
Howdy,
Kathy Bader and I took a short drive down to Quemado, TX for the day to see
what we could find; we ended up uncovering a hidden gem.
By serendipity we were invited to private property by a passing stranger and
what we found was a bird haven. Quemado Creek's lower tributary ran through the
property and the owners had a fantastic feeder set up.
Between this property and exploring the ag fields and town, we ended the day
with 75 species.
Personal highlights:
A Juvenile White-tailed Hawk (lifer, NCR?)
2 Long-billed Curlew (lifer)
Wood Ducks
10 total Raptors
Phoebe trifecta
Sandhill Cranes (got to watch them come down and land for the first time which
was cool for me!)
Full List with best estimates on BBWD and blackbirds:
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 500
Wood Duck 12
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 16
Mallard (Mexican) 1
Canvasback 1
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 12
Bufflehead 18
Northern Bobwhite 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Neotropic Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Cattle Egret 75
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Harris's Hawk 2
White-tailed Hawk 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryan_calk/8215002505/in/photostream
Red-tailed Hawk 12
American Coot 9
Sandhill Crane 60
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Long-billed Curlew 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 150
Mourning Dove 30
Inca Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Green Kingfisher 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 7
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Crested Caracara 6
American Kestrel 6
Merlin 1
Black Phoebe 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
Say's Phoebe 5
Great Kiskadee 6
Loggerhead Shrike 4
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 20
Chihuahuan Raven 1
Black-crested Titmouse 3
Verdin 2
House Wren 1
Bewick's Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Long-billed Thrasher 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Olive Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 10
Lark Sparrow 3
Black-throated Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 40
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 20
Pyrrhuloxia 2
Red-winged Blackbird 300
Eastern/Western Meadowlark 50
Brewer's Blackbird 800
Great-tailed Grackle 300
Brown-headed Cowbird 200
Lesser Goldfinch 24
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 30
Bryan Calk
Fort Clark Springs/College Station
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