I will have to watch for these...Tagging TVs would likely not be my first choice of occupations but boy I bet my dad could have gone waist deep into it so to speak. ********************************************************************** Brush Freeman 503-551-5150 Cell 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I got down to Smith Point at dawn followed by a good north wind guaranteed > to bring in large numbers of hawks. In past years it would have resulted in > several thousand birds but in accordance with the pattern this year, there > were only a few with a clump of broad-wings and turkey vultures at hawk > getting up time and then mainly singles or very small groups. Best hour was > less than 100 birds. > However, swallow migration really picked up and by afternoon large numbers > of mainly rough-winged swallows were passing. There was more of a mix in > the am but by mid afternoon most of the birds were the rough-wings. Other > species were mixed in but I did not see any purple martins for the day for > the first time this fall. > > The trees out front had several gnatcatchers, ruby-crowned kinglets, > yellow-breasted chat, Nashville warbler, catbird, thrasher etc. And > hummingbirds are still in numbers. > > My first of the fall eastern phoebe was out Hawkins camp in the old barn > structure but I saw no friends. Lots of scissor-tails were seen from the > tower and later out Hawkins Camp. > > I did a few shots of the only kettle of the day when they were high > overhead and found a couple of pictures of a tagged turkey vulture among > them. The tag appears to be zyx and I reported it to hawk mountain where > they run a vulture migration project but the contact is out of town. > > If anyone has another contact, please let me know. Pictures are at > > http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/157703856 > > http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/157703854 > > I added a picture of a broad-winged hawk from the group showing how white a > few birds can be > > http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/157703851 > > A young osprey was perched at the Candy Abshier entrance when I drove in > and others fed out in front of the tower > > http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/157703849 > > http://www.pbase.com/joseph_kennedy_36/image/157703845 > > Great day to be able to get out. > > -- > Joseph C. Kennedy > on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston > Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner