[texbirds] RBA:November 22, 2012 LRGV - correction again

From: Mary Gustafson <live4birds@xxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:40:26 -0500 (EST)
OOPS again.  My apologies to VNC, where a CRIMSON-COLLARED GROSBEAK was found 
last weekend! 
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RBA
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* Texas 
* Lower Rio GrandeValley 
* November 22, 2012 
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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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Capitalized birds markedwith a + are Review Species for Texas. Please
sendsightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee:
ecarpeATgmail.com. 
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NOTE: Access Update âSalineno â The Valley Land Fund bird feeding station 
at Salineno isclosed.  Contact Valley Land Fund withany questions.  The river 
access is open.
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Estero Llano GrandeState Park once again has its buildings open 7 days a week!  
This is great news!
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Our rare bird alert thisweek includes: 
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Long-tailed Duck
Surf Scoter 
Red-breasted Merganser 
Reddish Egret
Prairie Falcon
+ ROSE-THROATED BECARD 
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Mangrove [Yellow]Warbler 
+CRIMSON-COLLAREDGROSBEAK
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This is a generalreminder that playing recordings is not allowed in
Texas State Parks nor inmany LRGV birding sites. All State Park and
National Wildlife Refugevisitors must stay on trails. Thank you for not
disturbing the wildlifeor damaging the vegetation. 
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Couchâs Kingbirds are invery short supply again this winter. Flocking birds 
seem to be in low numbers in general.  Mallards of the northern subspecies are 
atSanta Ana and Estero Llano Grande State Park, while Mexican Mallards 
areupriver from Roma. 
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The Valley from east towest. 
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On South Padre Island, aRed-breasted Nuthatch continued through at least 11/17. 
A Blackpoll Warbler waswell documented on 11/17!  
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Mangrove Warbler, awell-marked subspecies of Yellow Warbler that may be
distinct enough towarrant full species status, can be seen by contacting the 
Sealife Center at(956) 299-1957. 
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At Estero Llano GrandeState Park, the +ROSE-THROATED BECARD was refound on 
11/21 in the Tropical Zone.  The Prairie Falcon has reappeared at the parka few 
times in the past week, but it is not seen often.  A Greater Scaup was an 
excellent find at thepark on 11/18-19!  
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A female-plumaged +CRIMSON-COLLAREDGROSBEAK was found at Valley Nature Center 
on 11/17 after being heard early inthe morning for a couple of days.   
Nofurther observations. 
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Rare for the county, aLong-tailed Duck was found at Donna Reservoir on 11/17, 
and was joined by aSurf Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser on 11/18! All three 
birds continuedthrough 11/21.  Donna Reservoir is on1423 south of US 83.  
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Reddish Egret continuesat Delta Lake on 11/12. 
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Four Hooded Merganserswere a good tally on 11/21 at Santa Ana NWR. 
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A Golden-crowned Kingletand a Northern Flicker were surprises at Salineno on 
the river ten days ago.  Red-billed Pigeon and Muscovy Duck were moreexpected 
flybys on 11/14. A female Yellow-headed Blackbird was at Falcon StatePark on 
11/14. 
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Red-crowned Parrots aresometimes seen in the areas of Quinta Mazatlan
in McAllen, ValleyNature Center in Weslaco in the evening, Calvary
Baptist Church inHarlingen (1815 N 7th Street), and also at Oliveira
Park (Los Ebanos Road/ElPaso Road across from Pace High School) in
Brownsville, mingling atdusk with escaped Yellow-headed and Red-lored
Parrots. Red-crownedParrots and Green Parakeets are seen in urban areas
irregularly all over theValley.
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Green Parakeets can beseen staging in McAllen near 10th and Dove in the
evening, sometimeswinging a few blocks over to Nolana/McColl. Watch for
a couple of MitredParakeets that sometimes mingle with them.
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In Hidalgo at 5th andGardenia near the Hidalgo Pumphouse World Birding
Center, a few MonkParakeets have taken up residence building a nest on
a telephone pole. 
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WHITE-COLLARED SEEDEATERINFORMATION - Most sites for White-collared
Seedeaters are in Zapataand Webb counties. Information is provided as a
service to visitingbirders. Sites to check include the San Ygnacio
County Park/SeedeaterSanctuary at the foot of Washington Street in San
Ygnacio, the RaptorTrail at the west end of San Ygnacio, the libray
pond in Zapata, andLaredo's Las Palmas Trail, North Central and Father
McNaboe Park. Access toLa 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-OWLINFORMATION - Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls are present
at El Canelo, SanMiguelito Ranch and King Ranch (Norias Division only).
San Miguelito is closeduntil March 1. This owl is very difficult to
find at any otherlocation at present and have not been seen or heard
atBentsen-Rio GrandeValley State Park since the summer of 2010, when
the park was inundatedby the Rio Grande. 
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Directions are providedonly for sites not included in the ABA Birders'
Guide to the Rio GrandeValley or the Birders' Guide to the Texas Coast.
These guides areindispensable for visiting birders.
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Site Closures: 
Allen WilliamsWildscape, Pharr, open by appointment ONLY; Call or text
956-460-9864. 
Edinburg Scenic WetlandsWorld Birding Center, building and grounds both
closed on Sundays. 
Bentsen-RGV State Park,building/store closed/no trams on Monday, but the 
grounds are open (self-paystation). 
**Estero Llano GrandeState Park, building/store open 7 days a week! **
Frontera AudubonThicket, Weslaco, closed Sunday mornings and all day
Mondays except byappointment. 
Los Ebanos Preserve, SanBenito, Appointment ONLY; 956-241-2494. 
Methodist Camp Thicket,Weslaco, group reservations (fee) only. Contact
Estero Llano GrandeState Park. 
Quinta Mazatlan,McAllen, closed Sundays and Mondays. 
Resaca de la Palma StatePark, building/store closed/no trams Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,grounds open (self-pay station). 
SALINENO â FEEDINGSTATION CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
San Miguelito Ranch -Closed until March 2013. Lety at 956-365-3118 or
Buny55ATaol.com 
Santa Ana NWR- closed tobicycles 
Valley Nature Center,Weslaco, closed Sunday mornings and Mondays.
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Mary Gustafson
Mission, Texas

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