[texbirds] Re: Possible Western [was: Cassin's Finch] irruption
- From: Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:31:30 -0500
Greetings,
More reports of Cassin's in eastern New Mexico and the Colorado plains. Eastern
New Mexico also had a report of Acorn Woodpecker. The Colorado plains reports
Pygmy Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee and Evening Grosbeak.
Texas listers might want to plan trips to the panhandle this fall to see what
rarities might pop up - maybe a Clark's Nutcracker or something juicy like that.
Cameron Carver
Lubbock, TX
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> On Oct 7, 2014, at 6:33, Chuck Sexton <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> TexBirders,
>
> I think Cameron makes a good point. Here in CenTex we’ve seen a few odd
> early first-of-season occurrences that were just head-scratchers. Placed
> into context, they just *might* indicate an influx of birds from the mountain
> West. These include very early (but small numbers) of Cedar Waxwings, a few
> early White-crowned Sparrows, and a few others I’m forgetting. In the past
> few days (Oct. 5-6), we saw our expected first push of wintering Flickers
> into the Austin area but oddly, most/all of this first wave have been
> Red-shafted.
>
> Drought conditions have been ameliorating (very patchily) over much of Texas
> and I understand much of the Trans-Pecos is verdant right now, yet the
> drought in parts of the Great Basin and West Coast is worsening. This may
> set up a dynamic of redirecting wintering species into West Texas or further
> to the east.
>
> Never a dull moment in Texas birding!
>
> Chuck Sexton
> Austin
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