[texbirds] Tuesday morning birding, Hagerman NWR.

  • From: Jack Chiles <chilesjack@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Texbirds <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 16:02:28 -0600

The story of the day is that the lake, after recent heavy rains, has risen to
622 ft. above sea level 5 feet over normal with a crest of somewhere around
624' expected this weekend. Wildlife Drive is now once again closed. The white
geese are present once again in large numbers, but I believe this is probably a
different flock containing higher numbers of Snow and Blue Phase Snows. The
bird of the day was 3 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at the Big Mineral Picnic
area. We found 76 species on a day when birds were extremely active. We saw
large numbers of meadowlarks and blackbirds including a dozen Brewer's
Blackbirds. We also saw Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches feeding at
several locations.
http://ebird.org/ebird/iss/view/checklist?subID=S26090539
Jack Chiles, Texas master naturalist and volunteer, Hagerman NWR.

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