[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma State Park - Northern Beardless Tyrannulet

From: Sherry Wilson <rollingsoles@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:19:34 -0600
Around 11:30 this morning a Northern Beardless Tyrannulet was calling and
visible from the first part of South Mexican Olive trail to the old camping
area (the short path to the left of the restrooms).
Even without the tyrannulet it was a remarkable morning, with four Verdin
and at least four active and singing Bewick's Wrens, all on Flycatcher
Trail.  A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was visible along the tram road between
Mesquite and North Mexican Olive, and Ladderbacked Woodpeckers were in
pairs and active.

I did find a single Black-&-white Warbler, otherwise only Orange-crowned
and a very few Yellow-rumped.

Currently, there is quite a lot of water throughout the resaca.  Even the
resaca at the Hogg Trail deck off Flycatcher loop has a few ducks.  The
Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal continue at the South Mexican Olive deck
(usually to the left).  A pair of Osprey flew over the south resaca.

If you'd like to bird the park from north to south in a morning, come join
one of our Saturday Bird Walks.  We head out on one of the electric trams,
check the resaca at up to five different stops, walk a short trail or two,
and cover the south end of the park (Quail Loop) as long as the trail is
dry.  And of course we stop for interesting birds along the way.
-- 
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)

http://www.facebook.com/resacadelapalma

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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3.5 mile(s)
53 species
Gadwall  20
American Wigeon  12
Blue-winged Teal  2
Cinnamon Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  11
Plain Chachalaca  8
Least Grebe  2
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Neotropic Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  13
Osprey  2
White-tailed Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Common Gallinule  2
American Coot  1
Killdeer  2
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Inca Dove  5
Common Ground-Dove  2
White-tipped Dove  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Green Kingfisher  1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker  9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker  6
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet  1     heard calling, also seen, near start
of South Mexican Olive trail
Eastern Phoebe  4
Great Kiskadee  8
White-eyed Vireo  14
Green Jay  18
Cave Swallow  11
Black-crested Titmouse  4
Verdin  4
House Wren  1
Bewick's Wren  4
Carolina Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Long-billed Thrasher  3
Curve-billed Thrasher  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Orange-crowned Warbler  7
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Olive Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  14
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Great-tailed Grackle  8
Bronzed/Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Altamira Oriole  3


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