[texbirds] RGV Ferruginous Hawk, Rock Wren, photos

  • From: Robert Becker <robertjbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:16:51 -0800 (PST)

Yesterday I found and photographed a Ferruginous Hawk in a rural area on S.R. 
1425 in Hidalgo County and a Rock Wren in western Hidalgo County that had first 
been discovered in the Mission-area CBC. Both are life birds for me. The wren 
was in an isolated area and I would recommend caution in accessing the site. A 
caliche excavation site operates there on weekdays.
The juvenile hawk was perched atop a dirt mound just north of the Sugar Mill on 
1425, close to the roadside. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology states that the 
bird's preferred habitats include mounds in open desert. Interestingly, this 
hawk remained perched on the mound while a great deal of noisy excavation work 
being done by heavy machinery nearby. The hawk was quite confiding and allowed 
me to observe and photograph it for several minutes. It did not seem bothered 
by the high level of human activity going on around it. It finally flew to 
another area farther back from the road.

Hawk and wren photos are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13451078@N03/sets/72157638997525185/

Bob Becker
Rancho Viejo
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