[texbirds] Shorebird survey, Follett's Island
- From: "Susan Heath" <sheath@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "TexBirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:22:53 -0500
All,
We started up our shorebird surveys again yesterday. Saw two Red Knots and lots
of Semipalmated Plovers. One Baird's Sandpiper in a puddle. One each, white and
red Reddish Egret - always a treat. Further down the beach out of the 1 mile
transect we found an oystercatcher family that I have been looking for for two
months so I could determine whether their chick fledged. It did as it was with
them! Very pleasing to see that. They disappeared from their nesting island
before we could see whether the chick lived to fledging age. Never had that
happen before. Usually they hang around but this pair didn't have very good
foraging habitat so they left the area as soon as the chick could fly. A
complete list from the survey is below.
Sue
Susan A. Heath, PhD
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
103 Hwy 332 West
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
979-480-0999
www.gcbo.org
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Subject: eBird Report - Follett's Shorebird Survey Start, Aug 20, 2013
Follett's Shorebird Survey Start, Brazoria, US-TX Aug 20, 2013 5:00 PM - 6:08 PM
Protocol: Texas Shorebird Survey
1.0 mile(s)
21 species
Brown Pelican 40
Reddish Egret 2
Black-bellied Plover 2
Snowy Plover 2
Wilson's Plover 5
Semipalmated Plover 39
Piping Plover 4
Willet 16
Ruddy Turnstone 28
Red Knot 2
Sanderling 96
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 9
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 225
Least Tern 50
Black Tern 5
Forster's Tern 8
Royal Tern 2
Mourning Dove 4
Great-tailed Grackle 11
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