[texbirds] Ruff Still at Anahuac NWR and Slow Migrant Day on the Upper Coast
- From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:58:25 -0700 (PDT)
TexBirders,
The previously reported Ruff is still at Anahauc NWR in the moist soil unit
immediately north of the Jackson Oaks "motte". This is just north of the
snazzy new visitor center on the road to Frozen Point. Look for a small
parking area on the left and a boardwalk that leads to a deck. That is where
the bird was showing today. Lots of other shorebirds and ducks on the marshes
and moist soil units there.
High Island was as slow as it can get on the last week of April. When I got to
Boy Scout Woods at 3PM they had only 12 total warblers checked off. I checked
Smith Point earlier in the day and it was also dead. Any clues as to why so
few drop-ins, John Arvin? Winds were strong out of the south but never seen it
so dead for warblers even late in the day. Did get one flock with six species
inland at the Anahuac Cemetery. So maybe Houston had some birds.
There was also a Great Kiskadee seen through most of the day at the TAMU
Galveston trail. Thanks to Bill Wright for posting the location of this bird
in his eBird report (rest were county generic lists). And a male Western
Tanager was being seen in the mulberries at the start of the trail. Had not
been on this trail in along time - what a great looking spot!
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson
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