This week I gave a talk for a gardening club that is on a hilltop at Lake
Travis just up from Hippie Hollow. The neighborhood is surrounded by
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve land. They have Painted Buntings coming to
feeders, see Golden-cheeked Warblers fairly often and have had Black-capped
Vireos in the past.
The hostess has lots of hummingbird feeders and many Black-chinned.
Interestingly, she mentioned that she also occasionally gets a really big
hummer- hmm. Now she is going to try to get photos. Stay tuned.
At the talk I also got a report of ospreys nesting at Lake Travis (Travis
County), from someone who lives on the lake.
The TOS Handbook mentions other areas where they are uncommon breeders,
like the upper Texas Coast.
We have lots of summer records of Osprey here in Austin (sightings taper
off in June and July) but I thought they were non-breeders. Is this an
unusual record? If so, I will try to document it.
Thanks.
Jane Tillman
Austin
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