[texbirds] davis mts preserve

  • From: Tripp Davenport <tripp.davenport@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:44:58 -0500

Friday morning hiked up road canyon to the ridge, then over along the trail 
connecting to bridge gap road and the down bridge gap and madera canyon to my 
truck. birdy for july...did locate one long eared owl near the ridge along road 
canyon, right before the heavy burn strip, one group of montezuma quail along 
ridge near summit point, and highlight of the trip, 2 buff-breasted flycatcher 
along the ridge trail a hundred yards or so before bridge gap (chasing each 
other)... did not see or hear any stellars jays, surprised me. Other birds, 
chipping sparrow, western wood pewee, ash-throated flycatcher, western 
scrubjay, western bluebird, spotted towhee, house wren,   gray flycatcher, 
black-headed grosbeak, hepatic tanager, blue grosbeak, white-throated swift, 
black chinned and broad tailed hummingbird, graces warbler, varied bunting, 
black crested titmouse, mountain chickadee, white breasted nuthatch, lark 
sparrow, plumbeous vireo, scotts oriole, turkey vulture, raven, peregrine 
falcon, unidentifid juve sparrow, bushtit, red tailed hawk, and a surprise 
ruby-crowned kinglet among the bushtits...did not list vocals

sending this from rest stop between Balmorhea and ft stockton, two yellow 
headed blackbirds here on the grass...

Blamorhea, lots of grebes, westrn/Clark's. willet still there, only other 
shorebird, spotted sandpiper...one redhead with the shovelors and domestic? 
mallard


Tripp Davenport Uvalde Texas

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