[texbirds] Richland Creek WMA North Unit
- From: D D Currie <ddbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:46:10 -0500
Dell and I birded Richland Creek WMA North Unit today and ran into Martin
Mattingly and Michael Francis. We had a great study of swallows with 7
species found in one tree in Freestone County: Barn, Bank, Tree, Cliff,
Cave, Northern-rough Wing, and Purple Martin. There were approximately
2000 swallows across the WMA with most being Barn and Tree.
The sheer number of waders has dropped dramatically since our last visit.
Today, the White Ibis numbers were competing with White-faced Ibis
numbers.....both in the 200 - 300 range across the WMA. We had 14 Roseate
Spoonbills in the rookery. There was also a high number of Black Terns
- estimated at approximately 200+ between the 2 counties.
We had a pocket of Yellow and Wilson's Warblers mixed with some lingering
Dickcissels. Also had an adult Bald Eagle and 4 distance Mississippi Kites
on the Freestone side.
See my other email about the upcoming Big Sit to this great place.
D.D. Currie
Arlington, TX
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