[texbirds] Re: Swallow-tailed Kites back in Bastrop!!
- From: "Astrich Steve" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "sastrich@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx" <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:29:27 -0500
100 yrs. That is great to hear. Do you think it is a result of the changed
environment created by the fires? Or more coincidental increase in the overall
population, creating a need for them to find additional suitable habitat? What
was the status of the Lost Pines 100 years ago?
Steve Astrich
steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sastrich@xxxxxxx
Missouri City/Houston, Texas
> On Jun 10, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just C&P'ed the above from a Facebook post on these birds...Tahitian
> Village is a 'burb of Bastrop to the south.
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
> 503-551-5150 Cell
> 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> .
>>
>> OK so here's the deal. The Hochs done real good. After survey work this AM
>> in Bastrop SP, I drove to Tahitian Village to follow up on their
>> Swallow-tailed Kites. Before I even got to the location I spotted them
>> flying. I parked and watched them not only interact but copulate. Calling
>> constantly! A lady came out of her yard to see what I was doing, then she
>> told another neighbor who said they had been there for a while and that
>> they saw 6 Sunday afternoon........ It looks like after almost 100 years
>> we have our breeding birds back............So wait, there's more, as I was
>> leaving Tahitian Village toward 71, I spotted a third bird flying very low
>> over the tree tops.....Order today and get singing Orchard Oriole, Osprey,
>> Couch's Kingbird and Northern Parula all in the same area! If locals go,
>> directions = Go all the way down Tahitian Village Dr.til it ends at the
>> river or Riverside Dr....Park at this intersection and walk right until you
>> can see across the river...Wait. There is no where to park on Riverside as
>> the golf course is on one side (no parking) and on the otherside finely
>> manicured lawns right to the edge of the street..Do NOT park on either.
>> Park at intersection and walk. The birds are reportedly best seen in the
>> mornings and late afternoon...I figure I will go back for a look see in the
>> AM.
>> Woo Hoo..No more long drives to Dayton or Liberty! And a mighty BIG kudos
>> to the Hochs for reporting these.
>>
>> Photos on Texbirds FB.
>>
>> **********************************************************************
>> Brush Freeman
>> 503-551-5150 Cell
>> 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
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