[texbirds] looking for the Elegant Tern on "the upper Texas Coast"
- From: Martin Reid <upupa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:53:56 -0500
Dear All,
Sheridan and I were going to go to the coast last Sunday anyway, so we decided
to go to Quintana, guessing that the bird was seen in the area. As it turns
(terns?) out Ron Weeks had the same thoughts, and we teamed up with him,
checking the beach from Bryan Beach up to the end of Follett's Island, without
success. We had an enjoyable day at a location we get to far too rarely. I
have heard that Mark spends a great deal of time on this stretch of coast, and
the only bit we did not check was the Brazos rivermouth since the beach road
was too dodgy for our small cars. If it's still around, I'll wager that the
ELTE is in this area, and the best spot looked to be south of the Quintana
jetty, as this had by far the most terns loafing on the beach, with a steady
"ternover" of Royal, Sandwich, Forster's, Common, Caspian, Least, and Black
terns (in descending order of abundance)... Otherwise I'd go for Bryan Beach
and the rivermouth, If I could get there.
I suppose the next best spot would be both sides of San Luis Pass or Bolivar
Flats. If it is hanging around, it could move up and down the coast to some
degree.
Maybe someone will re-find it and share the location...
Good luck,
Martin
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