[texbirds] White-winged Scoter and Northern Shrike - White River Lake
- From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:36:27 -0800 (PST)
Greetings All:
I will post highlights later but two birds discovered during the White River
Lake CBC seemed to be worthy of immediate attention. Susan Bergeson, Jim
Bertrand, and Rob Lee located a White-winged Scoter on the lake - photos of the
bird suggest first winter male. On the down side: it was moving about a bit.
On the up side: thanks to drought the lake isn't that big and the bird should
be findable - along with an American White Pelican, up to 15 Common Goldeneyes,
and almost 200 Common Mergansers.
Anthony Hewetson located an immature Northern Shrike in the fields just
northeast and southeast of the intersection of Highway 651 and Highway 261 - a
little bit west of Kalgary. The bird was observed from 1:45 to 2:05, could not
be located between 2:45 and 3:00, and was located a bit further south between
4:00 and 4:15. Be aware: there are near record numbers of Loggerhead Shrikes
in the immediate vicinity. This bird still has a fair amount of brown barring
on the ventral surface, a little bit of brown in the vicinity of the mask, and
a brownish tint to the pale gray crown and back - you will know if you've found
it.
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock
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