[texbirds] Santa Ana Back Road Survey
- From: MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 17:30:11 -0500 (EST)
Hi, all!
Bob and I headed out on this dreary morning for the monthly survey, but the
good news is that it wasn't raining and windy, even though the temps never
got above 44! Things pretty much stayed hidden, but a few highlights
included Altamira Orioles adding a splash of color to the gray, a big Gray
Hawk
along the levee adding to the gray, a couple of Harris' Hawks, and both
Marsh and Sedge Wrens at Cattail Lakes (Sedge was new for my personal Santa
Ana list, as were the Collared Doves we picked up on the way out... :-P)
Poor Bob still stands at one kingfisher species (the Amazon) seeing as the
Green was ticking away at his regular perch at the end of Jaguarundi Trail,
but out of sight, naturally... ;-) That's where all the Turkey Vultures
were hanging as well, sitting around until it got a little warmer, and two
separate Beardless Tyrannulets came in on different trails. A special treat
was observing some water droplets beaded up on some feathers that made for
some fascinating patterns!
Pictures are posted here:
http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/2014%20Field%20Trips/February/Santa%
20Ana%20Survey.html
Bird List:
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, US-TX
Feb 8, 2014 7:14 AM - 12:08 PM
Protocol: Traveling
15.3 mile(s)
Comments: 41-44 degrees; calm to slight breeze; dreary
44 species (+1 other taxa)
Gadwall 3
Northern Shoveler 2
Northern Pintail 3
Plain Chachalaca 6
Turkey Vulture 25
Cooper's Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 2
Gray Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
Mourning Dove 9
Common Ground-Dove 10
White-tipped Dove 2
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 4
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 14
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 6
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 17
Black-crested Titmouse 10
House Wren 4
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 8
Bewick's Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Long-billed Thrasher 7
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Pipit 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Olive Sparrow 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 313
Great-tailed Grackle 1
Altamira Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 30
Mary Beth Stowe
McAllen, TX
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