[texbirds] Re: Pollywog Pond highlights including warbling vireo, solitary sandpiper and downy woodpecker
- From: steve mayes <sgmayes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>, <davidttrue@xxxxxxxxxxx>, TEXBirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:44:43 +0000
Mel and TexBirds, I was birding with Nick Block on the Freeport CBC a few years
back when he discovered a Warbling Vireo in a flock that came in to a
screech-owl tape. I saw the bird well and it was definitely a Warbling Vireo
but I do recall Nick saying that he felt it was a western bird. Steve
MayesNederland, TX
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> To: davidttrue@xxxxxxxxxxx; texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Pollywog Pond highlights including warbling vireo,
> solitary sandpiper and downy woodpecker
> 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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