[texbirds-freelists] [texbirds] Austin Area RBA
- From: Noll/Anderson <nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:08:30 -0700
The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
This update is as of 8:54 on April 20, 2012. Send interesting sightings-
complete with species name, location, and contact information- to Kenny
Anderson at nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-Rarities Found This Week-
A Harris's Hawk was a terrific find near Lake Bastrop. It was photographed
4/14.
A Buff-bellied Hummingbird was photographed at an Austin home 4/18,19 in Travis
County.
A Lazuli Bunting and a Blue-winged Warbler were seen at the West Bouldin
Greenbelt in south Austin 4/14. The Blue-winged continued to be seen 4/15.
-Continuing Birds From Previous Week-
A male Western Tanager continued to be seen at West Bouldin Greenbelt 4/14-17.
A second Hutton's Vireo joined the aforementioned , the two were photographed
at Warbler Woods in Guadalupe County on 4/17,19.
Broad-tailed Hummingbirds continue at both an Austin home and a Liberty Hill
home as of 4/19.
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centeredfrom the
Capitol in downtown Austin. The circle extends north to Belton (Bell County),
south to Leesville (Gonzales County), east to SomervilleWMA (Lee Burleson
County), and west to Blumenthal (Gillespie County).Birdsightings mentioned here
have been filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are believed to be
genuine. When documentation or photographs were provide, that is mentioned
along with the other information about the bird(s) being seen.
For questions or updates about birds mentioned here or to report rare or
unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, please send an e-mail to
nollanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Kenny Anderson
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