[texbirds] Palo Pinto County (no Barrow's Goldeneye)
- From: Jay Packer <jay@xxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 11:13:23 -0600
Amy and I birded Palo Pinto County yesterday. We stopped briefly (an hour?) in
the morning at Possum Kingdom Lake to look for the Barrow's Goldeneye. No luck
(which means it will probably seen on Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming
week.) We did have a Northern Rough-winged Swallow and American Pipit though
which were not here last weekend. We also found a Golden-crowned Kinglet below
the dam off Red Bluff Road.
On a small pond of Hwy 16 approaching Possum Kingdom lake (form the south) we
had a pair of Hooded Mergansers. We also birded Palo Pinto Reservoir. On the
way there, we found a great pond on FM 919 that had tons of ducks, including
the day's only Canvasback. At Palo Pinto Reservoir highlights included Sandhill
Cranes, Greater Yellowlegs, lots of distant ducks, Red-shouldered Hawk, and
more. Nothing particularly rare.
The best birds (and birding) of the day came from FM 2372 west of Strawn, TX.
(This is the road where the new state park will go in. It leads to Lake Tucker
and the Strawn City Park. Thanks to Greg Cook for the recommending this spot.)
We had at least two Downy Woodpeckers, three Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, House Wren, and
much more. The best bird of the day was a male Eastern Towhee. He even perched
in the same tree as a male Spotted Towhee giving us nice side by side
comparisons.
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