I like "cavorting" birds!! There is a pair of Great Kiskadees doing the same thing in my neighborhood. We have had Couch's Kingbirds nesting here, but if the kiskadees nest it will be a first, as far as I know. Judy Kestner Calallen (NW Corpus Christi) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Quinn" <entomike@xxxxxxxxx> To: "TexBirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 2:27 PM Subject: [texbirds] Re: Ringed Kingfishers in Austin possible courtship behavior - Feb 18, Mar 1 > Greg, All, > Lily Duran and I saw your pair of Ringed Kingfishers cavorting along the > river on Saturday. March 1, but from the n side of the rio (Colorado River > Wildlife Sanctuary). > > Mike Quinn, Austin > ________________ > Texas Entomology > http://texasento.net > > ========================================== > > From: Greg Lasley <glasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:39:50 -0600 > > Hello TexBirds, > > I ran some errands in Austin this morning and had a little time to kill so > I > went by Roy Guerrero Park in SE Austin between 10 and 11 AM. While I was > on > the > bluff overlooking Colorado River, I heard the loud calling of Ringed > Kingfishers coming toward me from the west. I saw a pair of birds chasing > each > other in and out of trees, arching up in the air and diving back toward > the > river, clearly engaged in interactions with one another. They perched > together > on a limb across the river from me. I was able to get a few shots and > posted > some at iNaturalist at the first link below and made an eBird post at the > 2nd > link. I strongly suspect this pair may be interested in nesting on that > big > dirt bluff....at least it is worth keeping an eye out for anyone visiting > this > location. The iNat posting has the exact location. > > Greg Lasley > Dripping Springs, Texas > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking > permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner