[texbirds] Quintana to Galveston 3/1 - Rough Legged Hawk, Northern Gannets
- From: John Tharp <jlt290@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:48:59 -0600
A nice day to be out today but somewhat slow bird wise. Plenty of the usual
ducks and shorebirds around the area. The persistent northerly winds have
pushed the tide well below normal causing the shorebirds to spread out but
they do make conditions more favorable for seeing Gannets. Highlights are
as follows.
Eared Grebe - 12 through the course of the morning.
Northern Gannet - 6 Surfside Beach - Visible with binocs but best viewed
with a scope.
Rough Legged Hawk - Present at it's usual spot on the west end of Galveston
Island. I observed the bird soaring over the field and occasionally landing
out of site between 10:40am and 11:00am.
Common Goldeneye - 4 for the day, 2 males and 2 females, 3 were seen from
Sportsman's Road and the 4th was off of Stewart Road.
Golden Crowned Kinglet - calling from the bushes near the water tower at
the Rough Legged Hawk site.
Hermit Thrush - a few at Lafitte's
Black and White Warbler - 2, 1 male at Xeriscape and 1 male at Lafitte's
Good Birding,
John Tharp
Houston, TX
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