[texbirds] Richland Creek WMA this morning
- From: peter barnes <pbarnes123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:16:12 -0500
Linda Bellsner and I spent 4 hours in the north unit of Richland Creek WMA
this morning, mostly in Freestone county. There are still thousands of
large wading birds present, estimates below, and good numbers of
shorebirds, although no rarities were noted. A few fall migrant passerines
were coming through, including Alder Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler. Selected
birds listed below.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 8
Northern Pintail 1
Wood Stork 180
Great Blue Heron 30
Great Egret 500
Snowy Egret 750
Little Blue Heron 400
Tricolored Heron 28
Cattle Egret 450
Green Heron 8
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
White Ibis 1250 Most numerous large wading bird present. Largest flock
was of approximately 400 birds in the air at once. Approximately two thirds
to three quarters were immatures with varying amounts of brown feathers.
White-faced Ibis 38
Roseate Spoonbill 13
American Coot 2
Common Gallinule (Navarro county) 3
Black-necked Stilt 70
Semipalmated Plover 2
Solitary Sandpiper 7
Willet 7
Upland Sandpiper 13
Stilt Sandpiper 200
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 13
Wilson's Phalarope 150
Least Tern 10
Black Tern 5
Alder Flycatcher 1
Peter Barnes,
Tyler
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