[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma SP - Black-&-white, Black-throated Gray, Nashville Warblers + Swamp Sparrows

From: Sherry Wilson <rollingsoles@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:10:52 -0500

Migrating Black-and-white Warblers appeared yesterday.  Today they are
throughout the park.  Five of the seven reported were in one tree.  In the
same area - Yellowthroat near Hunter's Lane - two Nashville Warblers, a
Blue-headed Vireo and a Black-throated Gray Warbler were in with some vocal
titmice and gnatcatchers.
The resaca at Hunter's Lane is starting to get some nice mud flats.  The
end of Screwbean Alley has been recently mowed and you can mow approach the
resaca easily from this angle.  Dowitchers are back, as are Roseate
Spoonbills.  Most of the ibis were near the first bridge.

Best surprise of the morning - three Swamp Sparrows in the reeds where one
of the yellowthroats was calling.

-- 
Sherry Wilson
Resident Park Host
Resaca de la Palma State Park
1000 New Carmen Road
Brownsville, TX  78521
956-350-2920

Bird Walks every Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Butterfly Walks every Sunday - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Night Hikes every Friday (must RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Thurs)  - small fee
Nature Tram Rides - Wednesday thru Sunday
(Visitor Center closed Mon/Tues)

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DIRECTIONS:  The main entrance to Resaca de la Palma State Park is located
on New Carmen Blvd. From Expressway 77/83, exit at Olmito, take FM 1732,
follow for 2.5 miles; turn left at New Carmen Road; follow for 1.5 miles;
shortly after the gravel hump in the road, turn left to enter the park.

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57 species (+1 other taxa)

Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 10
Mottled Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 12
Plain Chachalaca 7
Least Grebe 1
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 120
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 4
White Ibis 34
White-faced Ibis 21
Roseate Spoonbill 24
Turkey Vulture 6
White-tailed Kite 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 8
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 58
Laughing Gull 7
Mourning Dove 1
Inca Dove 3
White-tipped Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 9
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Great Kiskadee 15
Couch's Kingbird 11
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 5
White-eyed Vireo 6
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Green Jay 18
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 12
Cave Swallow 8
Black-crested Titmouse 8
Verdin 2
House Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Northern Mockingbird 15
Long-billed Thrasher 7
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Olive Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 31
Great-tailed Grackle 17
Altamira Oriole 3


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[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma SP - Black-&-white, Black-throated Gray, Nashville Warblers + Swamp Sparrows

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