[texbirds] Tropical Mockingbird 5/24/12
- From: Bruce Sherman <brucesherman@xxxxxxx>
- To: TexBirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 20:13:44 -0500
I arrived at Sabine Woods about 8:30AM today and started seeing the Tropical
Mockingbird within about 45 minutes. I stayed for almost three hours and saw
the bird many times. I saw it most frequently in the trees straight across the
clearing from the shelter. Saw it one time perched on one of the benches just
inside the front gate. Also saw it several times on the south side of the
clearing (the clearing with the large, leafless tree that is reached by a short
trail leading to the right just inside the front gate). I was able to get some
decent photos. You can see the photos at:
http://www.pbase.com/brucesherman/image/143555235
http://www.pbase.com/brucesherman/image/143555237 The badly worn retrices are
clearly visible on both photos, especially so on the first photo. I don't
recall seeing any photos of the bird in a position where the worn tips would
have been so conspicuous. Am I interpreting these worn tips - as a sign that
the bird was most likely caged at some time - correctly? Bruce ShermanRockport,
TX
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