[texbirds] Re: RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley - June 14, 2013
- From: Tim Brush <txbrush5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: live4birds@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:08 -0500
Update on the Varied Bunting--in the same area as before along the Rio
Grande Hiking Trail, at Bentsen, this morning (June 14)--still singing
quite a bit.
Regards,
Tim and John Brush
Edinburg, TX
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Mary Gustafson <live4birds@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> .
> * Texas
> * Lower Rio Grande Valley
> * June 13, 2013
> .
> To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com(preferred) or call
> (956)584-2731 option 3.
> .
> Updates can be seen on the web athttp://rgvbirds.blogspot.com
> .
> Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species forTexas. Please send
> sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee:ecarpeATgmail.com.
> .
> NOTE: Monday-Wednesday bothBentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park and Resaca
> de la Palma State Park willhave their offices closed but the park open (NO
> TRAM, self check-in at the IronRanger) and full services Thursday-Sunday.
> .
> NOTE: Monday-Tuesday EsteroLlano Grande State Park offices will be closed
> but the park open (self check-inat the Iron Ranger) and full services
> Wednesday-Sunday.
> .
> Our rare bird alert this week includes:
> .
> Yellow-green Vireo
> Mangrove [Yellow] Warbler
> Varied Bunting
> .
> 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.
> .
> The Valley from east to west.
> .
> 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.
> .
> A Yellow-green Vireo was found at Resaca de la PalmaState Park on May 26
> and continues near the parking lot. Another was found in urban Brownsville
> June6, no more recent reports. And a thirdwas in a closed area in Hidalgo
> County! Keep your eyes and ears open!
> .
> A Chestnut-sided Warbler was a surprise singing away inEdinburg on 6/13!
> The local Blue Jayshave been detected a few times, but they are not easy
> to locate.
> .
> A male Varied Bunting was found at Bentsen-Rio GrandeValley State Park on
> May 22 and continued through at least June 4 on the RioGrande Trail (take
> the left fork and look for the bird between signposts 10-14).
> .
> PARROT REPORT
> Red-crowned Parrots are sometimes seen in the areas ofQuinta Mazatlan in
> McAllen, Valley Nature Center in Weslaco in the evening,Calvary Baptist
> Church in Harlingen (1815 N 7th Street). Brownsvilles OliveiraPark (Los
> Ebanos Road/El Paso Road across from Pace High School) hasRed-crowned
> Parrots as well, mingling at dusk with escaped Yellow-headed,White-fronted,
> Lilac-crowned and Red-lored Parrots. Red-crowned Parrots andGreen Parakeets
> are seen in urban areas irregularly all over the Valley.
> .
> 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.
> .
> 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.
> .
> 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.
> .
> FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL INFORMATION - FerruginousPygmy-Owls are present at
> El Canelo, San Miguelito Ranch and King Ranch (NoriasDivision only). Recent
> reports have *not* found Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls at SanMiguelito Ranch or El
> Canelo. This owl is very difficult to find at any otherlocation at present
> and has not been seen or heard at Bentsen-Rio Grande ValleyState Park since
> the summer of 2010, when the park was inundated by the RioGrande.
> .
> Seehttp://rgvbirds.blogspot.com/p/ferruginous-pygmy-owl-sites.html for
> moreinformation.
> .
> 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.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 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 & Tuesdayin May.
>
> Salineno feeding station closed for the summer.
>
> San Miguelito Ranch 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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