Interesting that Anhingas are not being seen at High Island given the large flocks of soaring Anhingas we often see at the Smith Point Hawk Watch. You would think there would at least be passers by. Dan Smith dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 512-451-2632 http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com On Aug 2, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Winnie <wbburkett@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I counted birds coming in to the Rookery to roost last night it was > interesting as usual. Most birds are close to done bringing up their chicks, > Black Terns were feeding in the pond and I saw the first Anhinga I have seen > on High Island since Ike. > > Migrants are trickling through with a waterthrush and Black and White Warbler > seen in the woods and a Swainson's Hawk flying over Boy Scout Woods. > > Smith Oaks, Galveston, US-TX > Aug 1, 2013 6:10 PM - 8:19 PM > Protocol: Stationary > Comments: Watching water birds come in to roost. Roosting birds and > fly-bys > were counted > 27 species > > Wood Stork 1 > Neotropic Cormorant 411 > Anhinga 1 > Great Egret 155 birds were coming in to a night roost > Snowy Egret 114 birds were coming in to a night roost > Little Blue Heron 120 birds were coming in to a night roost > Tricolored Heron 69 > Cattle Egret 68 > Green Heron 2 > White Ibis 15 > Roseate Spoonbill 64 > Black Vulture 5 > Purple Gallinule 1 > Common Gallinule 6 > Greater Yellowlegs 1 > Laughing Gull 34 > Black Tern 11 > Mourning Dove 8 > Common Nighthawk 1 > Chimney Swift 1 > Crested Caracara 1 > Eastern Kingbird 1 > Blue Jay 2 > Barn Swallow 1 > Northern Cardinal 1 > Great-tailed Grackle 6 > Orchard Oriole 7 > > > > > Winnie Burkett > Friendswood & the Bolivar Peninsula > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner