[texbirds] RBA - Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley - July 26, 2013
- From: Mary Gustafson <live4birds@xxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
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* Texas
* Lower Rio Grande Valley
* July 27, 2013
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To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com(preferred) or call
(956)584-2731 option 3.
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Updates can be seen on the web athttp://rgvbirds.blogspot.com
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Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species forTexas. Please send
sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee:ecarpeATgmail.com.
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NOTE: In summer, on Monday-Wednesdayboth Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
and Resaca de la Palma State Park havetheir offices closed but the park open
(NO TRAM, self check-in at the IronRanger) and full services Thursday-Sunday.
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NOTE: In summer, on Monday-TuesdayEstero Llano Grande State Park offices are be
closed but the park open (selfcheck-in at the Iron Ranger) and full services
Wednesday-Sunday.
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Fall migrants continue toappear, with Dickcissel and Solitary Sandpiper
appearing, as well as a fewPainted Bunting and Black-and-white Warblers.
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Two pelagic trips were scheduledfor South Padre and both filled within a day
with lengthy waiting lists. Trip dates are July 27 and September 28.
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Our rare bird alert this week includes:
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White-rumped Sandpiper
Yellow-green Vireo
Mangrove [Yellow] Warbler
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This is a general reminder that playing recordings is notallowed in Texas State
Parks nor in many LRGV birding sites. All State Park andNational Wildlife
Refuge visitors must stay on trails. Thank you for not
disturbing the wildlife or damaging the vegetation.
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The Valley from east to west.
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Mangrove Warbler, a well-marked subspecies of YellowWarbler that may be
distinct enough to warrant full species status, can be seenby contacting the
Sealife Center at (956) 299-1957.
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A White-rumped Sandpiper was photographed on TX 4 nearKopernik Shores on July
23; this is a very rare fall migrant in the LRGV.
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A female-plumaged Rose-throated Becard was photographedat Santa Ana NWR on July
19, and heard on July 20. The bird was on the tram road where thePintail Lakes
trail crosses near the levee; it was relocated near where thePintail Lakes
trail cutoff joins the Chachalaca Trail. The becard was not seen on July 21 or
July25. There is a lot of habitat for abecard to hide in!
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No recent reports of the various Yellow-green Vireos, themost recent reports
are from Cannon Road, though Resaca de la Palma would alsobe worth checking.
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PARROT REPORT
Red-crowned Parrots are sometimes seen in the areas ofQuinta Mazatlan in
McAllen, Valley Nature Center in Weslaco in the evening, CalvaryBaptist Church
in Harlingen (1815 N 7th Street). Brownsvilleâs Oliveira Park(Los Ebanos
Road/El Paso Road across from Pace High School) has Red-crownedParrots as well,
mingling at dusk with escaped Yellow-headed, White-fronted,Lilac-crowned and
Red-lored Parrots. Red-crowned Parrots and Green Parakeetsare seen in urban
areas irregularly all over the Valley.
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Green Parakeets can be seen staging in McAllen near 10thand Dove in the
evening, sometimes winging a few blocks over to Nolana xMcColl. Watch for a
couple of Mitred Parakeets that sometimes mingle with them.
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In Hidalgo, at 5th and Gardenia near the HidalgoPumphouse World Birding Center,
a few Monk Parakeets have taken up residencebuilding nests on telephone poles,
keeping company with an escaped Rose-ringedParakeet. These birds have been
present since winter 2010.
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WHITE-COLLARED SEEDEATER INFORMATION - Most sites forWhite-collared Seedeaters
are in Zapata and Webb counties. Information isprovided as a service to
visiting birders. Sites to check include the SanYgnacio County Park/Seedeater
Sanctuary at the foot of Washington Street in SanYgnacio, the Raptor Trail at
the west end of San Ygnacio, the library pond inZapata, and Laredo's Las Palmas
Trail, North Central and Father McNaboe Park.Access to La Laja Ranch, also a
Seedeater site, is by advance reservationsonly. E-mail the owner at
Edward.herbst AT att.net. This is a fee site.
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FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL INFORMATION - FerruginousPygmy-Owls may be present at El
Canelo, San Miguelito Ranch and King Ranch(Norias Division only). San
Miguelito isopen March-May and the owls were not present in 2013. This owl is
verydifficult to find at any other location at present and has not been seen
orheard at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park since the summer of 2010,
whenthe park was inundated by the Rio Grande.
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Seehttp://rgvbirds.blogspot.com/p/ferruginous-pygmy-owl-sites.html for
moreinformation.
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Directions are provided only for sites not included inthe ABA Birders' Guide to
the Rio Grande Valley or the Birders' Guide to theTexas Coast. These guides are
indispensable for visiting birders.
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Site Closures:
Allen Williams Wildscape, Pharr, open by appointmentONLY; Call or text
956-460-9864.
Bentsen-RGV State Park, building/store closed/no trams onMonday-Wednesday but
the grounds are open (self-pay station).
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands World Birding Center, buildingand grounds both closed
on Sundays.
Estero Llano Grande State Park, building/store openWednesday-Sunday.
Frontera Audubon Thicket, Weslaco, closed Sunday morningsand all day Mondays
except by appointment.
Los Ebanos Preserve, San Benito, Appointment ONLY;956-241-2494.
Methodist Camp Thicket, Weslaco, group reservations (fee)only. Contact Estero
LlanoGrande State Park.
Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen, closed Sundays and Mondays.
Resaca de la Palma State Park, building/store closed/notrams Monday-Wednesday
starting June 1, grounds open (self-pay station). Building/store closed/no
trams Monday &Tuesday in May.
Salineno âfeeding station closed for the summer.
San Miguelito Ranch â Closed until March 2014.
Santa Ana NWR- closed to bicycles
Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, closed Sunday mornings andMondays.
Mary Gustafson
Mission, Texas
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