[texbirds] Re: Swifts today in Corpus Christi
- From: "Paul D. and Georgean Z. Kyle" <DWA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Texbirds'" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:46:24 -0500
Clay and All,
You can see the reports we have received of Chimney Swifts in North America
over the past +10 years on our web site (www.ChimneySwifts.org). Just click
on the "Spring Sightings" link.
When you do see you first Chimney Swifts, please email us with the date and
location so we can record and post your sighting.
Here at Travis Audubon's Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary ()northwest Travis
County), we first see the first arrival from March 20 thru March 28th.
FYI: Chimney Swifts are now listed as "Threatened" in all provinces of
Canada and "Endangered" in some including the Maritime Provinces. Here in
the lower 48, we need to be paying more attention to this dramatic decline
in a once common and often over-looked species.
Best Regards,
Paul and Georgean Kyle
Project Directors
Driftwood Wildlife Association
Sanctuary Stewards
Travis Audubon's Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary
Please visit our web site:
www.ChimneySwifts.org
We support Conservation Through Birding
www.TravisAudubon.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Taylor" <Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Texbirds'" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:40 PM
Subject: [texbirds] Swifts today in Corpus Christi
> Hi all -
> What are the typical arrival dates for Chimney Swifts in TX?
>
> While standing outside this morning talking on the cell phone, three
> swifts flew by the house. The binocular, scope and camera were all
> inside, so all I could do was curse under my breath. Dang!!!
>
> When the phone call ended, I ran inside and grabbed the scope and camera.
> It took an hour and a half, but another one finally flew by, and I rattled
> off a bunch of images of it. My preliminary inspection of them on the
> camera's LCD screen makes me think that it was a Chimney Swift, but I
> would like to see a few more and closer.
>
> The swift, a Franklin's Gull, and two Lark Sparrows were all new birds for
> the Patch List this year. BTW, the Lark Sparrows flew into the yard
> EXACTLY along the same path as the Common Gallinule did last week, only
> they landed in the Retama tree instead of exiting the yard.
>
>
> Clay Taylor
> TOS Life Member
> Calallen (Corpus Christi), TX
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