[texbirds] Tyler State Park 12-14-12
- From: "Boyd Sanders" <Boyd.Sanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:09:57 -0600
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Howdy All!
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Very birdy this morning at the park. The best places to bird were the
firebreak heading south across from the turn off to the south side
day-use area, the south side day-use area, and the Blackjack nature
trail. The firebreak had a couple of Spotted Towhee along with a couple
of Eastern Towhee. One of the Spotteds was the first female that I have
seen this year. This area is also a good spot to look for American
Woodcock. The south side day-use parking area was full of Pine
Warblers, Eastern Bluebirds, Am. Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, and
Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets. The floating pier in this
area is a good place to see what is on the lake. There were the usual
Ruddys and Ring-necks but a few Lesser and Greater Scaup are hanging out
on the lake. =20
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The busiest place of the day was definitely the Blackjack nature trail.
Lots of Robins, Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, and Chipping Sparrows.
The other birds up there were Fox Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
Goldfinch, House and Winter Wren. =20
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Come on out tomorrow for our bird tour. We'll meet at 8am at the front
office and check out these areas again.
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Tyler SP (PPW-E 065), Smith, US-TX
Dec 14, 2012 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
54 species
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Mallard 8
Ring-necked Duck 9
Greater Scaup 3
Lesser Scaup 5
Ruddy Duck 15
Pied-billed Grebe 12
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 9
Turkey Vulture 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Coot 20
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 12
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 3
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 10
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 200
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
Pine Warbler 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 26
Spotted Towhee 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 40
Field Sparrow 9
Fox Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 100
Dark-eyed Junco 150
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Pine Siskin 5
American Goldfinch 30
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Good birding, =20
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Boyd A. Sanders BBA, CIG
Interpreter/Exhibit Tech
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Tyler State Park
789 Park Rd. 16
Tyler, TX 75706
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(903)597-5338
boyd.sanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:boyd.sanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>=20
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(When All Else Fails, Play Dead- Red Green)
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