[texbirds] White-throated Sparrow @ Salineno
- From: MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:28:19 -0500 (EST)
Hi, all!
That was the highlight, as this bird was initially found a day or two ago
at Merle and Lois' feeder area at Salineno, a young bird that made a very
brief appearance again today. The Hooded Oriole pair also made an appearance
along with the regulars, but the other two orioles didn't show while I was
there (although an Altamira called down at the river and M&L reported
Audubon's earlier in the day).
And, yes, it was miserable out there to start; a light rain and breezy
conditions made birding Falcon State Park from the car a necessity! The most
productive place in the park was the bird blind, where a male Ladder-backed
Woodpecker came in to the PB, along with an Orange-crowned Warbler and a
greedy Long-billed Thrasher, amongst the hordes of blackbirds and House
Sparrows (and a handful of Inca and Collared Doves). Talked to Ellen a bit
who
said the Bobwhite came through earlier, and that donations of seed, PB, and
citrus are welcome!
From the picnic area you got a good view of the roiling, steamy Falcon
Lake, and over in one alcove was a feeding frenzy of White Pelicans,
cormorants, and gulls! I had to wind back past the boat ramp to get close
enough to
make out the gulls; most of them were Laughing, with a few pale
gray-mantled gulls that were probably Ringbills, but I just couldn't tell.
There was
at least one Neotropic Cormorant in the mix, and in the primitive camping
area I heard at least one White-fronted Goose go over, but I couldn't get a
visual. Both male and female Vermilion Flycatchers were a visual treat in
the dreary conditions!
Poking down the Dump Road was an adventure (got pretty slick there at one
point) but only added a curious Ruby-crowned Kinglet to the list. Before
visiting the aforementioned Merle & Lois (who showed me pictures of that
Zebra-striped Cross-streak--WOW!!), I spent about 15 minutes watching the river
(from the car, out of the wind) and only had Ringed Kingfisher and a few
Ospreys of note. Added a whistling Gray Hawk while sitting at the feeders.
Pictures are posted here:
http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/2013%20Field%20Trips/November/Starr%
20County.html
Bird List:
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
48 SPECIES
Mary Beth Stowe
McAllen, TX
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