[texbirds] Union Grove WMA, Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Bell Co. 3/11/14 - Red-throated Loon yes, Red-necked Grebe no
- From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:16:09 -0700 (PDT)
I happened to be in the area, so I stopped by Union Grove Wildlife Management
Area at Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Bell Co.) on 3/11/14. I basically hung a left
at the first parking area past the locked gate and headed north to the
shoreline, then proceeded to walk the shoreline around to the old east-west
road bed. Nice walk, but the best viewing was from where the old road bed
enters the lake. Highlights were the Red-throated Loon, as well as goos
numbers of Common Loons and Horned Grebes (in every plumage from winter to
close to full breeding). It could be possible that the Red-necked Grebe is
still present, but there is a lot of lake out towards the dam with coots and
other waterbirds floating around that is not really viewable, even with a
scope, from Union Grove WMA.
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 3
Northern Shoveler 3
Northern Pintail 78
Green-winged Teal 160
Canvasback 1
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 10
Bufflehead 6
Ruddy Duck 10
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 9
Pied-billed Grebe 26
Horned Grebe 21
Double-crested Cormorant 55
American White Pelican 17
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 16
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 2188
Killdeer 24
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Baird's Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 6
Bonaparte's Gull 15
Ring-billed Gull 39
Greater Roadrunner 1
American Crow 1
Black-crested Titmouse 1
House Wren 1
Bewick's Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Pipit 6
Cedar Waxwing 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 24
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 9
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Eastern/Western Meadowlark 1
Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy
318 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
Email: rkost73@xxxxxxxxx or rkostecke@xxxxxxx
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