[texbirds] Re: texbirds Digest V2 #189
- From: staubcallery <staubcallery@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:48:20 -0500
Caroline Callery
Houston, TX
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 12:05 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager
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> texbirds Digest Fri, 28 Jun 2013 Volume: 02 Issue: 189
>
> In This Issue:
> [texbirds] Re: Barn Swallows
> [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Boot Canyon hummingbirds
> [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> [texbirds] Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> [texbirds] Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Houston Osprey's
> [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
> [texbirds] Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
> [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> [texbirds] Re: Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey - old Houston breeding
> [texbirds] Early Fall Shorebirds -- Long-billed Curlew
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
> [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey - UTC 'nest'
> [texbirds] 5 banded SY Least Terns found this spring in Texa
> [texbirds] Summer Ospreys
> [texbirds] Re: Summer Ospreys
> [texbirds] Fwd: Re: Summer Ospreys
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:12:47 -0500
> From: Ian Layton <ilayton@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Barn Swallows
>
> I have had Barn Swallows nesting on both my front porch and back patio
> for the past four years. After noticing what seemed like a more than
> expected number of broods being fledged in both locations last year, I
> have been monitoring them a bit more carefully.
> So far this year both adult pairs have successfully fledged two broods
> each (3x4 and 1x5). Yesterday I witnessed the first casualty of the year
> that I am aware of. A feral cat that lives in the large wooded area
> behind my house caught and ate one of the fledgling that was perched on
> the deck railing.
> It is quite a sight to see all the BARS perched along the guttering of
> the garage roof in what we refer to as "Barn Swallow flight school".
> If last year is anything to go on, I expect to see several more broods
> hatched over the remaining summer months.
>
> On 6/27/2013 5:20 PM, Elliott Gordon wrote:
>> This year, an apparently young pair waited awhile before finally settling
>> down with some eggs. In the end, five young hatched and four fledged, the
>> other disappearing overnight.
>
> --
> Ian Layton
> Cedar Creek. TX
> Bastrop Co.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Judy Kestner" <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:26:26 -0500
>
> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone
> lines on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
> one. (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>
> Judy Kestner
> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:34:03 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Boot Canyon hummingbirds
> From: Kelly Bryan <kelly.b.bryan@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Dan,
> Your Selaphorus hummingbirds in Boot Canyon are Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.
> The even stippling in the throat and the bold rufous wash in the flanks
> are consistent with juvenile birds. In fact the bird in flight is likely a
> juvenile male due to the density of the throat pattern and the fact that
> the bird's bill appears short.
>
> When comparing their size to that of other small hummingbirds such as
> Rufous and Black-chinned, the only items that make them larger are the
> length of the wing and the tail. Average bill lengths are only slightly
> longer than that of both male and female Rufous, but are shorter than that
> of Black-chinned males and females respectively. When comparing body
> weight with that of Rufous and Black-chinned, Broad-tail average weights
> are virtually the same as that of Rufous and only slightly heavier than
> that of the Black-chinned. These data were taken from hundreds, and in
> some cases thousands of birds captured and banded here in west Texas. I
> hope you find this useful. KBB
>
> --
> Kelly B Bryan
> Fort Davis, Texas
>
> To follow the progress of my hummingbird project go to:
> http://westtexashummingbirds.com/
> To support this project, other bird projects and our educational outreach
> in west Texas go to: http://www.westtexasavianresearch.org/
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:40:59 -0500
>
> Posted with Ann's permission, since possibly IDd
> Local birds don't end up on wider audience
>> At Converse North Park, I found this warbler that I had a hard time to id.
>> After looking at the photos, I believe this may be a Blackpoll Warbler. I
>> have eight photos posted. Please review and let me know any opinions. Thanks.
>> Link http://camallard.zenfolio.com/p851166235
>>
>> Ann Mallard
>>
>
> Susan Schaezler
> WarblerWoods.org
> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:53:44 GMT
> Subject: [texbirds] Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
>
> Susan and all,
>
> Definitely a female Blackpoll Warbler.
>
> During the period of June 20-22 I noticed some rather strong NEXAD readings
> that certainly appeard to be birds migrating north (rather than insects). It
> is well known that a lot of passerines were VERY late in getting to their
> nesting grounds this year.
>
> Alan Wormington
> Leamington, Ontario
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ann Mallard <camallard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:40:59 -0500
>
> Posted with Ann's permission, since possibly IDd
> Local birds don't end up on wider audience
>> At Converse North Park, I found this warbler that I had a hard time to id.
>> After looking at the photos, I believe this may be a Blackpoll Warbler. I
>> have eight photos posted. Please review and let me know any opinions. Thanks.
>> Link http://camallard.zenfolio.com/p851166235
>>
>> Ann Mallard
>>
>
> Susan Schaezler
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>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> From: lmj6464@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Judy,
>
> Small numbers of Ospreys are present all through the summer in the Corpus
> area. I don't know whether they are nesting adults or immature or injured
> birds that just don't migrate north.
>
> It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
> lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>
> Larry Jordan
> Corpus Christi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Kestner <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Texbirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:27 am
> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
>
>
> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone lines
> on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
> one.
> (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>
> Judy Kestner
> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
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> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:49:17 -0500
>
> This wasn't my ID call, but I look at all warblers for something simple and I
> learned by trial and error in the beginning that if I look at the leg color
> and vent, I can narrow ID down in confusing birds. This bird pointed to
> Blackpoll with those two items. The old Warbler Guide by Dunn/Garrett has
> two pages of vents that is my Bible of Warbler ID.
> Susan Schaezler
> WarblerWoods.org
> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 2:53 PM, "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Susan and all,
>>
>> Definitely a female Blackpoll Warbler.
>>
>> During the period of June 20-22 I noticed some rather strong NEXAD readings
>> that certainly appeard to be birds migrating north (rather than insects).
>> It is well known that a lot of passerines were VERY late in getting to their
>> nesting grounds this year.
>>
>> Alan Wormington
>> Leamington, Ontario
>> --------- Forwarded Message ----------
>> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ann Mallard <camallard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:40:59 -0500
>>
>> Posted with Ann's permission, since possibly IDd
>> Local birds don't end up on wider audience
>>> At Converse North Park, I found this warbler that I had a hard time to id.
>>> After looking at the photos, I believe this may be a Blackpoll Warbler. I
>>> have eight photos posted. Please review and let me know any opinions.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Link http://camallard.zenfolio.com/p851166235
>>>
>>> Ann Mallard
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Mel Cooksey" <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:40:38 -0500
>
> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>
> Mel Cooksey
> Corpus Christi
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:40:38 -0500
> From: Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
>
> ****** MESSAGE POSTED TO THE OLD LIST *******
>
> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>
> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>
> Mel Cooksey
>
> TEXBIRDS help file and Texas birding links at:
> http://moonmountaingroup.com/texbirds
> Corpus Christi
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:50:05 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ***
> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
> compost fire (?)
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641 Cell
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>
>> Mel Cooksey
>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
>
> From: Jim Hailey <irasciblej@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:53:07 -0500
>
> No Hornsby is not closed. Birdied there last Sunday. Stop making statements
> you can't back up
>
> Sent from my iPhone Jim Hailey
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> ***
>> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
>> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
>> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
>> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
>> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
>> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
>> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
>> compost fire (?)
>> **********************************************************************
>> Brush Freeman
>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>>
>>> Mel Cooksey
>>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:59:50 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Jim: It may be open now but the last I read it was closed and I also
> said "I think" so shut up.
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641 Cell
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Jim Hailey <irasciblej@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> No Hornsby is not closed. Birdied there last Sunday. Stop making statements
>> you can't back up
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone Jim Hailey
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> ***
>>> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
>>> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
>>> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
>>> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
>>> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
>>> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
>>> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
>>> compost fire (?)
>>> **********************************************************************
>>> Brush Freeman
>>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>>>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>>>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>>>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>>>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>>>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>>>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>>>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>>>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>>>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>>>
>>>> Mel Cooksey
>>>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> From: Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:02:59 -0500
>
> Hornsby Bend has been reopened since late March. There is now a full-time
> guard at the main gate, so everyone must sign in according to the site.
>
>
> Dan Smith
> dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 512-451-2632
> http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com
>
>
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> ***
>> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
>> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
>> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
>> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
>> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
>> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
>> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
>> compost fire (?)
>> **********************************************************************
>> Brush Freeman
>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>>
>>> Mel Cooksey
>>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
>
> From: Oscar Carmona <hookbilledkite@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:07:35 -0500
>
> What the hell has become of Texbirds? This immature behavior had turned many
> people away from this forum....
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> ________________________________
> From: Jim Hailey<mailto:irasciblej@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: ‎6/‎28/‎2013 11:53 AM
> To: brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Arlie and Mel Cooksey<mailto:cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; TexBirds
> posts<mailto:texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
>
> No Hornsby is not closed. Birdied there last Sunday. Stop making statements
> you can't back up
>
> Sent from my iPhone Jim Hailey
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> ***
>> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
>> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
>> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
>> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
>> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
>> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
>> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
>> compost fire (?)
>> **********************************************************************
>> Brush Freeman
>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>>
>>> Mel Cooksey
>>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:08:12 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Brush
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641 Cell
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hornsby Bend has been reopened since late March. There is now a full-time
>> guard at the main gate, so everyone must sign in according to the site.
>>
>>
>> Dan Smith
>> dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 512-451-2632
>> http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> ***
>>> Mel: I think it often far easier at inland locations tike turf farms
>>> and WWTFs to detect that early fall migration. I just got to Port
>>> O'C yesterday and noted a handful migrant shorebirds but would have no
>>> idea as to if they have been here the entire time I was away or not.
>>> As I have posted previously, at least bak in my Hornsby days, the
>>> first migrants began trickling in around July 3-4. I would be curious
>>> of that is still the case, but I think the place is closed due to the
>>> compost fire (?)
>>> **********************************************************************
>>> Brush Freeman
>>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Mel Cooksey <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>>>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>>>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>>>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>>>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>>>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>>>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>>>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>>>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>>>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>>>
>>>> Mel Cooksey
>>>> Corpus Christi
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> ------------------------------
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:35:25 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I have not seen any this year for the first time in a long time. Usually
> there are several with a couple around surfside and Quintana, one at
> rollover, one at pelican island and a couple others wandering. They all
> left early too at a time that there were few terns in the same area so
> there may have been a general fish shortage.
> Have not seen any in town either as there are often a couple birds along
> brae's bayou all summer. No shortage of fish in that area.
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, <lmj6464@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Judy,
>>
>> Small numbers of Ospreys are present all through the summer in the Corpus
>> area. I don't know whether they are nesting adults or immature or injured
>> birds that just don't migrate north.
>>
>> It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
>> lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Judy Kestner <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Texbirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:27 am
>> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
>>
>>
>> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone
>> lines
>> on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
>> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
>> one.
>> (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>>
>> Judy Kestner
>> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> From: pfoster1@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:51:40 +0000
>
> Had one earlier this month crossing the Copano Bridge north of Rockport.
> Susan Foster
> Rockport, Aransas County
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:35:25
> To: <lmj6464@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>; <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
>
> I have not seen any this year for the first time in a long time. Usually
> there are several with a couple around surfside and Quintana, one at
> rollover, one at pelican island and a couple others wandering. They all
> left early too at a time that there were few terns in the same area so
> there may have been a general fish shortage.
> Have not seen any in town either as there are often a couple birds along
> brae's bayou all summer. No shortage of fish in that area.
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, <lmj6464@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Judy,
>>
>> Small numbers of Ospreys are present all through the summer in the Corpus
>> area. I don't know whether they are nesting adults or immature or injured
>> birds that just don't migrate north.
>>
>> It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
>> lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Judy Kestner <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Texbirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:27 am
>> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
>>
>>
>> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone
>> lines
>> on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
>> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
>> one.
>> (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>>
>> Judy Kestner
>> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
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>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:52:34 -0700 (PDT)
> From: James Hinson <jmhinson@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Houston Osprey's
>
> Joeseph and all
>
> I think the Osprey's around here have made their home out in Addick's
> Reservoir this summer, as I've seen them periodically all month.
>
> Jim Hinson
> Houston, Tx.
>
>
>
>
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: lmj6464@xxxxxxx
> Cc: jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx; texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 12:35 PM
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
>
> I have not seen any this year for the first time in a long time. Usually
> there are several with a couple around surfside and Quintana, one at
> rollover, one at pelican island and a couple others wandering. They all
> left early too at a time that there were few terns in the same area so
> there may have been a general fish shortage.
> Have not seen any in town either as there are often a couple birds along
> brae's bayou all summer. No shortage of fish in that area.
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, <lmj6464@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Judy,
>>
>> Small numbers of Ospreys are present all through the summer in the Corpus
>> area. I don't know whether they are nesting adults or immature or injured
>> birds that just don't migrate north.
>>
>> It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
>> lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Judy Kestner <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Texbirds posts <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:27 am
>> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus Christi Osprey
>>
>>
>> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone
>> lines
>> on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
>> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
>> one.
>> (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>>
>> Judy Kestner
>> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:08:01 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> From: Tim Brush <txbrush5@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Wow, I wasn't thinking of a late spring migrant---must be almost
> unprecedented to have one near the end of June.
> Regards,
> Tim Brush
> Edinburg, TX
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Susan Schaezler
> <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> This wasn't my ID call, but I look at all warblers for something simple
>> and I learned by trial and error in the beginning that if I look at the leg
>> color and vent, I can narrow ID down in confusing birds. This bird pointed
>> to Blackpoll with those two items. The old Warbler Guide by Dunn/Garrett
>> has two pages of vents that is my Bible of Warbler ID.
>> Susan Schaezler
>> WarblerWoods.org
>> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
>> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
>> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 2:53 PM, "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Susan and all,
>> >
>> > Definitely a female Blackpoll Warbler.
>> >
>> > During the period of June 20-22 I noticed some rather strong NEXAD
>> readings that certainly appeard to be birds migrating north (rather than
>> insects). It is well known that a lot of passerines were VERY late in
>> getting to their nesting grounds this year.
>> >
>> > Alan Wormington
>> > Leamington, Ontario
>> > --------- Forwarded Message ----------
>> > From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ann Mallard <
>> camallard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Subject: [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
>> > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:40:59 -0500
>> >
>> > Posted with Ann's permission, since possibly IDd
>> > Local birds don't end up on wider audience
>> >> At Converse North Park, I found this warbler that I had a hard time to
>> id. After looking at the photos, I believe this may be a Blackpoll Warbler.
>> I have eight photos posted. Please review and let me know any opinions.
>> Thanks.
>> >> Link http://camallard.zenfolio.com/p851166235
>> >>
>> >> Ann Mallard
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
>
> TexBirders,
>
> Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror Mel's.
> Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal marshes the last few
> days of June. It becomes more obvious the first week of July. My fall
> arrivals in Montana and Michigan are amazingly similar suggesting these birds
> make great time in moving southward from their breeding grounds.
>
> On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for the
> Upper Coast. On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and photographed at
> Brazoria NWR. I should say I presume it to be a fall arrival as this species
> has never been documented as summering in this area. The previous early
> record was June 28th. I used to live in mid-Michigan but that was far enough
> north that it was tricky to sort out breeders from birds on the move. Alan
> Wormington can probably enlighten us as to when this species typically starts
> to move by his favorite haunts in the Pelee area.
>
> Ron Weeks
> Lake Jackson
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:23:27 GMT
> Subject: [texbirds] Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
>
> Ron and all,
>
> A few years ago I remember reading right here on TexBirds about multiple
> Upland Sandpipers that were being reported inland (in Texas) as fall
> migrants. From memory, the time period was mid-June. I consider Upland
> Sandpiper as one of the earliest of all fall migrants in North America. At
> Point Pelee they do not nest anywhere near here, and we have records that I
> classify as fall migrants on May 30, 31, June 6, 8, etc. I consider "June
> 17" as the "normal" date of first arrival.
>
> And don't forget about that Long-billed Curlew that is radio-tagged and
> passes over Texas each fall during mid-June. I think it nests in Idaho and
> winters in northern Mexico somewhere. Brush will know more about it, and can
> perhaps provide the "earliest" date that it has passed through Texas on its
> way south. June 12 rings a bell.
>
> So yes, when shorebirds decide to move, they really move!
>
> Alan Wormington
> Leamington, Ontario
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
>
> TexBirders,
> �
> Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror
> Mel's.� Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal
> marshes the last few days of June.� It becomes more obvious the first
> week of July.� My fall arrivals in Montana and Michigan are amazingly
> similar suggesting these birds make great time in moving southward from their
> breeding grounds.
> �
> On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for the
> Upper Coast.� On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and
> photographed at Brazoria NWR.� I should say I presume it to be a fall
> arrival as this species has�never been documented as summering in this
> area.� The previous early record was June 28th.� I used to live
> in mid-Michigan but that was far enough north that it was tricky to sort out
> breeders from birds on the move.� Alan Wormington can probably
> enlighten us as to when this species typically starts to move by his favorite
> haunts in the Pelee area.
> �
> Ron Weeks
> Lake Jackson�
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> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fw: Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:45:14 -0500
>
> With these late migrants, can it be they were sick or injured and that
> delayed them?
> Susan Schaezler
> WarblerWoods.org
> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Tim Brush <txbrush5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Wow, I wasn't thinking of a late spring migrant---must be almost
>> unprecedented to have one near the end of June.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tim Brush
>> Edinburg, TX
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> This wasn't my ID call, but I look at all warblers for something simple and
>>> I learned by trial and error in the beginning that if I look at the leg
>>> color and vent, I can narrow ID down in confusing birds. This bird pointed
>>> to Blackpoll with those two items. The old Warbler Guide by Dunn/Garrett
>>> has two pages of vents that is my Bible of Warbler ID.
>>> Susan Schaezler
>>> WarblerWoods.org
>>> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
>>> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
>>> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>>>
>>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 2:53 PM, "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Susan and all,
>>> >
>>> > Definitely a female Blackpoll Warbler.
>>> >
>>> > During the period of June 20-22 I noticed some rather strong NEXAD
>>> > readings that certainly appeard to be birds migrating north (rather than
>>> > insects). It is well known that a lot of passerines were VERY late in
>>> > getting to their nesting grounds this year.
>>> >
>>> > Alan Wormington
>>> > Leamington, Ontario
>>> > --------- Forwarded Message ----------
>>> > From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ann Mallard
>>> > <camallard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Subject: [texbirds] Blackpoll Warbler in Bexar County
>>> > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:40:59 -0500
>>> >
>>> > Posted with Ann's permission, since possibly IDd
>>> > Local birds don't end up on wider audience
>>> >> At Converse North Park, I found this warbler that I had a hard time to
>>> >> id. After looking at the photos, I believe this may be a Blackpoll
>>> >> Warbler. I have eight photos posted. Please review and let me know any
>>> >> opinions. Thanks.
>>> >> Link http://camallard.zenfolio.com/p851166235
>>> >>
>>> >> Ann Mallard
>>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:57:13 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I don't know for sure on LBCUs....They are found all year in the stat,
> but did have some in N. Tex. in the first half of June...B
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641 Cell
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Alan Wormington <wormington@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ron and all,
>>
>> A few years ago I remember reading right here on TexBirds about multiple
>> Upland Sandpipers that were being reported inland (in Texas) as fall
>> migrants. From memory, the time period was mid-June. I consider Upland
>> Sandpiper as one of the earliest of all fall migrants in North America. At
>> Point Pelee they do not nest anywhere near here, and we have records that I
>> classify as fall migrants on May 30, 31, June 6, 8, etc. I consider "June
>> 17" as the "normal" date of first arrival.
>>
>> And don't forget about that Long-billed Curlew that is radio-tagged and
>> passes over Texas each fall during mid-June. I think it nests in Idaho and
>> winters in northern Mexico somewhere. Brush will know more about it, and
>> can perhaps provide the "earliest" date that it has passed through Texas on
>> its way south. June 12 rings a bell.
>>
>> So yes, when shorebirds decide to move, they really move!
>>
>> Alan Wormington
>> Leamington, Ontario
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>> From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
>> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> TexBirders,
>> �
>> Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror
>> Mel's.� Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal
>> marshes the last few days of June.� It becomes more obvious the first
>> week of July.� My fall arrivals in Montana and Michigan are amazingly
>> similar suggesting these birds make great time in moving southward from
>> their breeding grounds.
>> �
>> On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for the
>> Upper Coast.� On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and
>> photographed at Brazoria NWR.� I should say I presume it to be a fall
>> arrival as this species has�never been documented as summering in
>> this area.� The previous early record was June 28th.� I used
>> to live in mid-Michigan but that was far enough north that it was tricky to
>> sort out breeders from birds on the move.� Alan Wormington can
>> probably enlighten us as to when this species typically starts to move by
>> his favorite haunts in the Pelee area.
>> �
>> Ron Weeks
>> Lake Jackson�
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:10:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Stephen Gast <segast23@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey - old Houston breeding record
>
> An Osprey successfully nested a number of years in the late 80s to early 90s
> at Lake Houston on power poles just south of the west end of the FM1960
> causeway crossing the lake. Sometime in the late 90s HL&P replaced the poles
> with non-bird-friendly ones. Don't know what happened to the Ospreys.
> Steve Gast
> Houston, Texas
> segast23@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:25:23 GMT
> Subject: [texbirds] Early Fall Shorebirds -- Long-billed Curlew
>
> Here is what I found online concerning "Bailey" the radio-tagged Long-billed
> Curlew:
>
> "On Friday, June 11th (2010), our Long-billed Curlew, named "Bailey", was in
> the Sandhills of Garden County (Nebraska). Yesterday (June 16, 2010), Bailey
> was on the Gulf Coast 35 miles north of the Rio Grande and Mexico. Bailey has
> traveled over 1,100 miles in five days and has re-defined what we formerly
> considered the beginning of "fall" migration."
>
> Thus as early as June 16, you can expect fall-migrating Long-billed Curlews
> in Texas.
>
> Alan Wormington
> Leamington, Ontario
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Chuck Davis <chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:49:35 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
>
> On the upper coast, i observed an Osprey at Cedar Hill Park (Lake
> Charlotte) in Chambers County on June 4 and we observed an Osprey while
> doing the monthly bird survey at the Baytown Nature Center (Harris County)
> on June 20.
> eBird shows at least a dozen locations with reports of Ospreys in Harris
> County for June 2013.
>
> Chuck Davis
> La Porte
>
>
>
>
>> It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
>> lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:25:22 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> there has been a longer term nesting pair in that area. At one time you
> could see the birds across from the little canoe launch. Those out on the
> lake reported a nest pre-ike at about 10 oclock if you face north. One of
> the few actual nesting birds as the birds north of oak island were not
> there last summer or at least you did not see them from the road.
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Chuck Davis <chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On the upper coast, i observed an Osprey at Cedar Hill Park (Lake
>> Charlotte) in Chambers County on June 4 and we observed an Osprey while
>> doing the monthly bird survey at the Baytown Nature Center (Harris County)
>> on June 20.
>> eBird shows at least a dozen locations with reports of Ospreys in Harris
>> County for June 2013.
>>
>> Chuck Davis
>> La Porte
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > It would be interesting to know from some of the people on the upper and
>> > lower coasts if they have summering Ospreys.
>> >
>> > Larry Jordan
>> > Corpus Christi
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:12:03 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fw: Fall Shorebird Arrival
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Back when I spent days out in the gulf watching and taking pictures of
> shorebirds on bolivar, the new arrivals of some species was very apparent.
> Almost on the day of arrival, long-billed curlew, whimbrels, marbled
> godwits, western willets and dowitchers started heavy molt within a day or
> so of arriving. I took a number of picture sets of some of the tamer
> curlews etc. that hung at the bollards eating fish and hot dogs left by
> beachgoers.
> Within a few days there was a windrow of feathers on the beach sometimes an
> inch deep. The new afterike currents and beach shape prevents the feather
> configuration and most of the birds molt either around the corner or
> elsewhere.
>
> I have pictures showing feathers falling out as the birds preened or just
> walked around. Some of the summering birds did not molt or did not molt
> with such urgency as the western willets generally did not have any hint of
> breeding plumage to molt out of. Summering marbled godwits did not have
> orange bills but many did on arrival but the color was gone within a few
> days.
>
> Smaller shorebirds did not molt with such urgency but it is harder to get
> to know a bunch of say western sandpipers that do not have the site
> fidelity of large birds that can ignore the tide a little more.
>
> I had hoped to get down to the beach yesterday and do a count to check on
> early arrivals but did not get away. Early mornings actually let you see
> arriving birds like yellowlegs that go over Anahuac calling. And flocks
> drop down from on high on the flats.
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I don't know for sure on LBCUs....They are found all year in the stat,
>> but did have some in N. Tex. in the first half of June...B
>> **********************************************************************
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>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Alan Wormington <wormington@xxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > Ron and all,
>> >
>> > A few years ago I remember reading right here on TexBirds about multiple
>> Upland Sandpipers that were being reported inland (in Texas) as fall
>> migrants. From memory, the time period was mid-June. I consider Upland
>> Sandpiper as one of the earliest of all fall migrants in North America. At
>> Point Pelee they do not nest anywhere near here, and we have records that I
>> classify as fall migrants on May 30, 31, June 6, 8, etc. I consider "June
>> 17" as the "normal" date of first arrival.
>> >
>> > And don't forget about that Long-billed Curlew that is radio-tagged and
>> passes over Texas each fall during mid-June. I think it nests in Idaho and
>> winters in northern Mexico somewhere. Brush will know more about it, and
>> can perhaps provide the "earliest" date that it has passed through Texas on
>> its way south. June 12 rings a bell.
>> >
>> > So yes, when shorebirds decide to move, they really move!
>> >
>> > Alan Wormington
>> > Leamington, Ontario
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>> > From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Subject: [texbirds] Fall Shorebird Arrival
>> > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
>> >
>> > TexBirders,
>> > �
>> > Not surprisingly, my "fall" shorebird arrival experiences mirror
>> Mel's.� Generally, I see a pulse in shorebird numbers at coastal
>> marshes the last few days of June.� It becomes more obvious the
>> first week of July.� My fall arrivals in Montana and Michigan are
>> amazingly similar suggesting these birds make great time in moving
>> southward from their breeding grounds.
>> > �
>> > On a related note, eBird alerted me to a new early shorebird arrival for
>> the Upper Coast.� On June 19th, an Upland Sandpiper was found and
>> photographed at Brazoria NWR.� I should say I presume it to be a
>> fall arrival as this species has�never been documented as summering
>> in this area.� The previous early record was June 28th.� I
>> used to live in mid-Michigan but that was far enough north that it was
>> tricky to sort out breeders from birds on the move.� Alan Wormington
>> can probably enlighten us as to when this species typically starts to move
>> by his favorite haunts in the Pelee area.
>> > �
>> > Ron Weeks
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:24:17 -0500
> From: Brent Ortego <brentortego@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
>
> ****** MESSAGE POSTED TO THE OLD LIST *******
>
> Adult shorebirds typically migrate as soon as their nesting attempts are
> completed.
>
> Early migrants likely failed at producing young
>
>
>
> Brent Ortego
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> On Jun 28, 2013, at 2:20 PM, John Arvin <jarvin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>>
>> I agree with Mel about the leading edge of the fall shorebird movement.
>> Being a passerine buff myself, I expect Orchard Oriole tomorrow,
>> Black-and-white Warbler has already been recorded several places as have
>> Black-throated Green Warbler. Purple Martin has already hit the road a week
>> or so ago. I had a female Painted Bunting a LaFittes's Cove on Sunday the
>> 23rd (last Sunday). Our seasons are skewed. Breeding Season" begins in
>> early February and ends by late June.*.Fall migration* begins about mid
>> June while *Fall Migration* overlaps it by a couple of weeks. Expect
>> anything during the long summer months
>> jca
>>
>> John C. Arvin
>> Research Associate
>> Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
>> 103 West Hwy 332
>> Lake Jackson, TX 77566
>> jarvin@xxxxxxxx
>> www.gcbo.org
>>
>> Austin, Texas
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> From: "Mel Cooksey" <cooksey@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 11:41 AM
>> To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [texbirds] Fall shorebird migration, Corpus Christi
>>
>> ****** MESSAGE POSTED TO THE OLD LIST *******
>>
>> It is not always easy to determine if a shorebird is a migrant
>> or simply a summering individual. It is possible to see just
>> about any species in the Coastal Bend in summer in ones
>> and twos. This morning there were at least FOURTEEN
>> Marbled Godwits in the Cayo del Oso, seen from the Hans
>> and Pat Suter park boardwalk on Ennis Joslin Drive.
>>
>> These are fall migrants, and they are right on time, from my
>> experience. I have found a single MAGO here and there
>> during June, but small flocks at this time are tell-tale migrants.
>> Over the weekend, we might look for Short-billed Dowitcher, Semi-
>> palmated Sandpiper, and maybe Stilt Sandpiper.
>>
>> Mel Cooksey
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> From: MBB22222@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:59:28 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey
>
> Judy,
>
> Young Ospreys usually stay on or near wintering grounds for first few years
> as they do not start breeding when are very young. I heard of possible
> active nests here in Texas but as I do not have a boat so I did not check
> those leads. Last winter I saw up to a dozen of HY(SY after January 1)
> fishing
> together in one spot for few months. As we started to have some dry
> weather they left looking for better places to find food. Now you can see
> single
> one here and there. BTW all fish eating birds always looking for better
> places to forage. Recently I had a large flock of about two thousand Black
> Terns (they do love fish during summer; and I do not recall seeing myself one
> large flock like that here during summers before) mixed with about 30
> Common Terns; all gone (well almost all; down to about 20 BLTEs and one COTE)
> during next days. I am sure they worked hard to get some nice number of
> small fishes out of the water so it was time to look for new, large fish
> schools somewhere else.
>
> What happens sometimes is that a young Osprey male can start building a
> nest and is trying to find a mate. I saw one example like that here on UTC a
> few years ago but he did not attract any females so he left. Cases like that
> might mislead some observers.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
> Mark B Bartosik
> Houston, Texas
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/from_the_field
>
>
> In a message dated 6/28/2013 9:27:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Had an Osprey in Corpus Christi on Sunday last. It was on the telephone
> lines on SPID, at the Intracoastal Turnaround. Kinda late, no?
> We whizzed by it and it just now hit me how late in the year it was to see
> one. (It takes quite some time for my brain to catch up to my eyes....)
>
> Judy Kestner
> Calallen (NW Corpus Christi)
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> From: MBB22222@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:27:43 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Corpus Christi Osprey - UTC 'nest'
>
> Knew I have it somewhere
>
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/osprey_trying_to_build_a_nest__upper_texas_coast
>
> Mark B Bartosik
> Houston, Texas
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> From: MBB22222@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:13:17 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [texbirds] 5 banded SY Least Terns found this spring in Texas
>
> These spring I found 5 banded SY Least Terns in Texas.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/151039800/original
>
> I know that on this forum this is rather a boring subject but if only one
> person who is involved in banding LETEs will find his/her bird it will be
> great. I think (hope) that people who put effort into banding are interested
> what happen to these birds later; so I am not sure why there are so hard
> to find. If I decided to band some birds all info would be all over the
> internet. I did some internet search but I am little confused with posted
> information on how many banders are banding LETEs in the States (I was
> privately
> informed that there is no person who coordinate LETE banding). If somebody
> has suggestions which banders might banded some of these LETEs I would
> appreciate if you can share their contact information with me so I would be
> able to contact them now and in the future directly.
>
> If you banded any of these LETEs please send me details about them: date
> and location when they were banded, and their approximate age (days, weeks)
> on the banding day (I assume they were banded as either young chicks or
> about to fledge as the oldest) and I will send you exact dates and locations
> where I saw them.
>
> BTW when writing this post I was notified that one with most jewelry on its
> legs (2013-3) hatched in Louisiana. One done 4 more to go.
>
> Mark B Bartosik
> Houston, Texas
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>
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> Subject: [texbirds] Summer Ospreys
> From: lmj6464@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Dear Texbirders,
>
> There has been enough comment on summer Ospreys on the coast that I decided
> to do a little research on this rather than shooting from the hip as I did in
> this morning's post.
>
> The 2004 edition of the TOS Handbook of Texas birds states that Osprey "is a
> very rare and local breeder in the Pineywoods and along the upper coast,
> typically near larger reservoirs. Nonbreeding individuals are rare summer
> visitors along the coast...." I can confirm that Judith and I saw an Osprey
> on a nest at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County last Friday.
>
> Oberholser lists two old nesting records, one from Jefferson County (Port
> Arthur) in 1925 and one from Cameron County (Port Isabel) in 1908-10. He
> also shows several sight records all along the coast during summer. His
> records were pretty sparse because at the time of publication the Osprey
> population had crashed due to the chlorinated hydrocarbon problem.
>
> In his 2007 checklist for the South Texas Brushlands (a TPWD publication)
> John Arvin lists Ospreys as "uncommon" from early May to late September on
> the lower coast (from Kenedy County south).
>
> There is no question that one or two Ospreys can be found with a little
> searching in the Cayo del Oso-JFK Causeway-Laguna Madre area in Corpus all
> through the summer. I have never seen any nesting, although there have been
> a couple of nesting platforms built. As Mark Barosik suggested, I assume
> these are immature birds that have not gone north. However, nesting Osprey
> seems to be a good thing to keep a lookout for anywhere on the coast.
>
> Larry Jordan
> Corpus Christi
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 23:04:24 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Summer Ospreys
> From: Robert Reeves <birder.reeves@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Were coastal waters extensively polluted with chlorinated hydrocarbons
> during the early 20th Century?
> Robert Reeves
> Pflugerville
> On Jun 28, 2013 9:16 PM, <lmj6464@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dear Texbirders,
>>
>> There has been enough comment on summer Ospreys on the coast that I
>> decided to do a little research on this rather than shooting from the hip
>> as I did in this morning's post.
>>
>> The 2004 edition of the TOS Handbook of Texas birds states that Osprey "is
>> a very rare and local breeder in the Pineywoods and along the upper coast,
>> typically near larger reservoirs. Nonbreeding individuals are rare summer
>> visitors along the coast...." I can confirm that Judith and I saw an
>> Osprey on a nest at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County last Friday.
>>
>> Oberholser lists two old nesting records, one from Jefferson County (Port
>> Arthur) in 1925 and one from Cameron County (Port Isabel) in 1908-10. He
>> also shows several sight records all along the coast during summer. His
>> records were pretty sparse because at the time of publication the Osprey
>> population had crashed due to the chlorinated hydrocarbon problem.
>>
>> In his 2007 checklist for the South Texas Brushlands (a TPWD publication)
>> John Arvin lists Ospreys as "uncommon" from early May to late September on
>> the lower coast (from Kenedy County south).
>>
>> There is no question that one or two Ospreys can be found with a little
>> searching in the Cayo del Oso-JFK Causeway-Laguna Madre area in Corpus all
>> through the summer. I have never seen any nesting, although there have
>> been a couple of nesting platforms built. As Mark Barosik suggested, I
>> assume these are immature birds that have not gone north. However, nesting
>> Osprey seems to be a good thing to keep a lookout for anywhere on the coast.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 23:11:30 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Fwd: Re: Summer Ospreys
> From: Robert Reeves <birder.reeves@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I misread Larry's post. He referenced the time at which BLOT was
> published, not when Oberholser made his observations.
> Robert R.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Robert Reeves" <birder.reeves@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Jun 28, 2013 11:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [texbirds] Summer Ospreys
> To: <lmj6464@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Were coastal waters extensively polluted with chlorinated hydrocarbons
> during the early 20th Century?
>
> Robert Reeves
> Pflugerville
> On Jun 28, 2013 9:16 PM, <lmj6464@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dear Texbirders,
>>
>> There has been enough comment on summer Ospreys on the coast that I
>> decided to do a little research on this rather than shooting from the hip
>> as I did in this morning's post.
>>
>> The 2004 edition of the TOS Handbook of Texas birds states that Osprey "is
>> a very rare and local breeder in the Pineywoods and along the upper coast,
>> typically near larger reservoirs. Nonbreeding individuals are rare summer
>> visitors along the coast...." I can confirm that Judith and I saw an
>> Osprey on a nest at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County last Friday.
>>
>> Oberholser lists two old nesting records, one from Jefferson County (Port
>> Arthur) in 1925 and one from Cameron County (Port Isabel) in 1908-10. He
>> also shows several sight records all along the coast during summer. His
>> records were pretty sparse because at the time of publication the Osprey
>> population had crashed due to the chlorinated hydrocarbon problem.
>>
>> In his 2007 checklist for the South Texas Brushlands (a TPWD publication)
>> John Arvin lists Ospreys as "uncommon" from early May to late September on
>> the lower coast (from Kenedy County south).
>>
>> There is no question that one or two Ospreys can be found with a little
>> searching in the Cayo del Oso-JFK Causeway-Laguna Madre area in Corpus all
>> through the summer. I have never seen any nesting, although there have
>> been a couple of nesting platforms built. As Mark Barosik suggested, I
>> assume these are immature birds that have not gone north. However, nesting
>> Osprey seems to be a good thing to keep a lookout for anywhere on the coast.
>>
>> Larry Jordan
>> Corpus Christi
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