[texbirds] Re: Pollywog Pond highlights including warbling vireo, solitary sandpiper and downy woodpecker
- From: "Arlie Cooksey" <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <davidttrue@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:30:24 -0600
I hope locals can do a good search for the Warbling Vireo, as it would be
an unprecedented winter record. The AOU Checklist only shows casual winter
records for S. California and S. Arizona, and I would imagine those are
swainsonii
western birds. So there is no accepted winter record in the US for eastern
WAVI.
Brown-capped Vireo is a resident as far north as southern Tamaulipas, but
has
never occurred in the U.S. as far as I know. I don't know if it has any
seasonal movements.
Mel Cooksey
Corpus Christi
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From: "David True" <davidttrue@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:39 PM
Subject: [texbirds] Pollywog Pond highlights including warbling vireo,
solitary sandpiper and downy woodpecker
>
> I decided to take my day off from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to
> explore some areas around Corpus Christi and had some real surprises on
> this late January day. Pollywog Ponds was really fantastic. Some
> surprising birds were found with great views around the wetlands and near
> the beginning of the trail near the parking area. Here are some of the
> highlights:
>
> A large flock of songbirds, doves and woodpeckers were near the parking
> area of Pollywog Ponds in great view. This included:
> Warbling Vireo - one bird well identified mixed with goldfinches,
> warblers, vireos and woodpeckers. Seems quite early to have one of these
> but it was an easy ID and in good view.
> Blue-headed Vireo - near the Warbling Vireo and what I expected to find
> instead of with the other vireo.
> Downy Woodpecker - a female mixed with many other birds, particularly
> other woodpeckers. Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, Golden-fronted Woodpeckers
> and several Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were near it.
> Lesser and American Goldfinch - both singing and quite visible in the
> trees near the parking lot area.
> Lots of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
> Several Couch's Kingbirds calling from the tops of the trees.
> Solitary Sandpiper - this bird was vocal and active on a mudflat along the
> river in the back of the ponds. It remained in good view for at least 10
> minutes.
>
> As always at Pollywog Ponds, there were also good numbers of waterfowl and
> grebes, with several Hooded Mergansers, a Ruddy Duck and many Ring-necked
> Ducks. Most of the dabblers expected from this region were there as well.
> Only missed Mallard, Northern Pintail and Cinnamon Teal. Lots of
> Pied-billed and Least Grebes.
>
> I also stopped at Indian Point Park and Hazel Bazemore Park with smaller
> numbers but still good birds, particularly shorebirds although mostly
> common stuff. Avocets were in both parks. Many Black Skimmers along the
> shoreline at Indian Point.
>
> Certainly a fun day to be out!
>
> David True
> Park Ranger
> Aransas NWR
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