[texbirds] Williamson County to Colorado County and back 9/9/12
- From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:09:05 -0700 (PDT)
On Sunday 9 Sept, I decided to spend the day making a birding loop from NW
Austin (Williamson Co.) down to Colorado Co. and back. My main goal was to
work on my county 100s, particularly for Caldwell and Colorado counties where I
have been sitting in the high 90s for some time now. Mission accomplished.
When all was said in done, I had spent time in 98 different counties, though I
did not bird all of them. My only highlight for Williamson Co. was the
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at my feeder (I have also been having Baltimore
Orioles regularly, but did not see any yesterday). The only county where I did
not have any highlights, mainly because I really just cut through there to get
from point A to point B was Lavaca County. Full lists will be uploaded to
eBird and only highlights are mentioned. It was was a good day with a nice
scattering of migrants.
Caldwell Co. (All Lockhart City Park except the raptors)
Redhead 1 drake (has been present at least since last winter)
Broad-winged Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Wood-pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Wilson's Warbler 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Guadalupe Co. (Salt Lake)
Blue-winged Teal 30
Northern Shoveler 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 2
White-faced Ibis 3
Gonzales Co.
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Colorado Co. (Most of my time was spent driving the roads around Eagle Lake and
at the Eagle Lake Municipal Park, the latter being a nice spot with lots of
potential for migrants and such)
Anhinga 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 2
Cattle Egret 206
White Ibis 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Wilson's Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 1 adult male
Baltimore Oriole 2
Fayette Co. (Ponds south side of road along Hwy 71 at La Grange except for the
hawks
Blue-winged Teal 12
Pied-billed Grebe 8'
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 7
Tricolored Heron 1
White-faced Ibis 1
Swainson's Hawk 5
Killdeer 6
Least Sandpiper 1
Bastrop Co.
Swainson's Hawk ~15 in a kettle near Shipp Lake
Travis Co.
American Kestrel 1
Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy
318 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
Email: rkost73@xxxxxxxxx or rkostecke@xxxxxxx
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