[texbirds] Re: Ruff Still at Anahuac NWR and Slow Migrant Day on the Upper Coast
- From: "Bert Frenz" <bertf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:04:06 -0500
This morning, 27 Apr, at about 8:30 the Ruff - or Reeve since it is a female
- was at Anahuac NWR at the location reported by Ron. It was easily
visible wading in water just in front of the end of the boardwalk
observation deck.
Yesterday, we also birded High Island and found only 8 warbler species, 5 of
which were singles as well as a handful each of Northern Waterthrush,
Black-and-white Warbler and Tennessee Warbler. It was the slowest day I've
ever had at High Island during spring migration. Although we had an
excellent birding day today at inland sites of Chambers County, we did not
see a single warbler of any species.
Bert
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Bert Frenz
Bert2@xxxxxxxxxxx
author, A Birders Guide to Belize, 2013
Birds of the Oaks & Prairies of Texas
www.bafrenz.com
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On Behalf Of Ron Weeks
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2014 10:58 PM
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [texbirds] Ruff Still at Anahuac NWR and Slow Migrant Day on the
Upper Coast
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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