[texbirds] Village Creek birding - Rusty Blackbirds, Harris's Sparrow, Golden-crowned Kinglet

From: Christian Walker <christian.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:35:44 -0600
Hi,
I went birding at Village Creek in Arlington yesterday afternoon with the 
ornithology lab group from here at UD.  Got there about an hour early and 
birding with Kat Dugyon some and had some good birds.  The entrance road was 
very birdy, and we got great looks at a single Harris's Sparrow and multiple 
Golden-crowned Kinglets amid the more common birds.  Didn't really get to walk 
around as much as I would have liked, but did get to view the main pond on the 
east side, which had plenty of waterbirds.  Scoped most of it, but wasn't able 
to find anything exceptional, but I'm sure I missed plenty.  Mostly Northern 
Shovelers, with very good numbers of Ring-necked Ducks.  Best sighting was a 
flock of Rusty Blackbirds along the road that borders the north edge of that 
biggest pond with all the ducks.  They were hanging out in a willow, singing 
quietly.  Also had a bobcat.  

Good birding,

Christian Walker
University of Dallas
Irving, TX
512 431-2495


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> From: do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: eBird Report - Arlington- Village Creek Drying Beds (PPW-W 083), Nov 
> 13, 2013
> Date: November 13, 2013 10:51:56 PM CST
> To: christian.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Arlington- Village Creek Drying Beds (PPW-W 083), Tarrant, US-TX
> Nov 13, 2013 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.75 mile(s)
> Comments:     Birded first with Kat Dugyon for an hour or so, then with the 
> entire ornithology lab group when they got here.  Clear, 0-5 mph winds (hard 
> to tell which direction).  Around 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
> 52 species (+1 other taxa)
> 
> Gadwall  50
> American Wigeon  3
> Blue-winged Teal  1
> Northern Shoveler  400
> Northern Pintail  6
> Green-winged Teal  15
> Redhead  15
> Ring-necked Duck  100
> Ruddy Duck  1
> Pied-billed Grebe  8
> Double-crested Cormorant  2
> Cattle Egret  2
> Black Vulture  7
> Turkey Vulture  6
> Red-tailed Hawk  3
> American Coot  20
> Killdeer  3
> Spotted Sandpiper  1
> Greater Yellowlegs  1
> Least Sandpiper  20
> Ring-billed Gull  15
> White-winged Dove  2
> Mourning Dove  1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  1     HO
> Downy Woodpecker  1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
> American Kestrel  2
> Eastern Phoebe  3     1 HO
> Blue Jay  1     HO
> American Crow  1
> Carolina Chickadee  6     2 HO
> Tufted Titmouse  2     1 HO
> Carolina Wren  2
> Golden-crowned Kinglet  4     3 HO
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5     2 HO
> Eastern Bluebird  6
> Hermit Thrush  1     HO
> American Robin  1
> Northern Mockingbird  1
> European Starling  10
> Orange-crowned Warbler  1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
> Field Sparrow  2
> White-throated Sparrow  2     1 HO
> Harris's Sparrow  1
> Northern Cardinal  4
> Red-winged Blackbird  45
> Eastern/Western Meadowlark  1
> Rusty Blackbird  11
> Great-tailed Grackle  6
> Brown-headed Cowbird  60
> House Finch  10     4 JP
> American Goldfinch  4
> 
> View this checklist online at 
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15663862
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


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[texbirds] Village Creek birding - Rusty Blackbirds, Harris's Sparrow, Golden-crowned Kinglet

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