[texbirds] Re: Slaty-backed Gull
- From: Arman Moreno <armanmoreno@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Sam Fason <scfason@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:59:20 -0600
Thanks to Martin Reid and Sheridan Coffey for putting us on the bird and
for generously allowing the use of their scopes!
Arman
On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Sam Fason <scfason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Arman Moreno, Erik Huebner and I left early this morning from Austin to try
> for the Slaty-backed Gull at Lake Casa Blanca. It turned out to be my kind
> of chase, as scopes were already pointed towards the bird when we got there
> around 8:30. The gull was chilling out in the middle of the lake with some
> Herring Gulls. We spent almost 2 hours watching the bird with other
> birders, and then moved on to bird the rest of the state park.
> We also tried our luck with seedeaters at Las Palmas trail, with no luck.
> We then stopped back by the Casa Blanca, where the gull was sitting much
> closer on its favorite buoy.
> As if everyone hasnt already seen a million pictures of this birds, here
> are my photos:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/57637231@N04/12554071303/
> Some other highlights:
> several Soras, two Purple Martins, about a dozen Herring Gulls, and a Black
> Phoebe at the state park.
> a pair of Cliff Swallows at Las Palmas
> some photogenic Chihuahuan Ravens at the Webb Co. Rest Stop on 1-35
> a Greater Roadrunner and along 35 in La Salle county
>
> -Sam Fason, Austin
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