[texbirds] Re: Santa Ana NWR, Red-shouldered Hawk
- From: Tim Brush <txbrush5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dmarc-noreply-modpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:30:03 -0500
Hi Daniel, Thanks for mentioning this. Yes, summer Red-shouldered Hawks in
the Valley are quite unusual, BUT Santa Ana is one locations that an
individual or pair does often occur, and the general Pintail/Willow Lakes
area is the best location. Another is the "Cannon Road" area farther east.
I had one Red-shouldered Hawk at Santa Ana in May this year, but haven't
been able to check on the Red-shoulders since then.
Best regards,
Tim Brush
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Daniel Estabrooks <
dmarc-noreply-modpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Santa Ana NWR
> Hidalgo County
> 6/23/2014
> Hey all,
>
> I guess I should introduce myself before I post my sighting. I'm a birder
> from Florida who's on a birding trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. I
> subscribed to this list a few weeks ago to keep track of the goings-on in
> the area before my trip.
>
> Anyway, my dad and I were walking around the Pintail Lakes area at Santa
> Ana this morning and kept hearing what sounded like the typical constant
> yelping of a Red-shouldered Hawk coming from the trees down by the river.
> (They're probably the 2nd-most abundant raptor in my neck of the woods in
> central Florida - behind Ospreys - so it's a call I hear at least weekly.)
> Based on all my eBird research before making the trip, I didn't think
> Red-shouldered should be here at this time of year, so I was racking my
> brain trying to think of what other local hawk species would be most likely
> to give a call like that. And then the bird flew up out of the trees and
> showed itself to be, in fact, a genuine Red-shouldered Hawk.
>
> I don't know how unusual that is for this area in the summer, but I
> figured I should at least mention it on the list.
>
> Daniel Estabrooks
> Winter Haven, FL
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