[texbirds] Smith Point, yesterday (10/22)

From: Tony leukering <greatgrayowl@xxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:43:05 -0500

All:
'Twas glorious!  Best was that I didn't have to count it!

Highlights included the first Snow Geese of the season (family, 2 ads, 2 juvs), 
another big late-season hit of Wood Storks (including flocks of 109 and 43 that 
got together and did that ol' Wood Stork wandering around thing all afternoon), 
and another huge late-season movement of Broad-winged Hawks, which included a 
good smattering of dark morphs.

Because I wasn't counting, I actually got to go birding in the vicinity with 
Andy Dietrich.  We didn't turn up anything non-ordinary, but got good looks at 
one (and poor looks at a second) Nelson's Sparrow at Robbins Park, along with a 
few Seaside Sparrows.  Of the 7 or 8 American Oystercatchers present, none were 
banded (neither were any of the three adults at the tower).

My complete eBird checklists:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15466682

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15466853

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15467288

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15470455

Enjoy,

Tony

Tony Leukering
Smith Point, TX
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[texbirds] Smith Point, yesterday (10/22)

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