[texbirds] Re: texbirds Digest V3 #81
- From: Diane Sherrill <nativeearthscapes@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:31:41 -0500
Clay, please go with the snacks. It would be such a loss to Texas
naturalism (is that a word?) if you took a Glock to Brush. Besides, he's
probably pretty hungry now, since he can't cook for all the Crane flies. :-)
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 12:05 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager <
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> texbirds Digest Sat, 22 Mar 2014 Volume: 03 Issue: 081
>
> In This Issue:
> [texbirds] film A Birders Guide....
> [texbirds] Re: film A Birders Guide....
> [texbirds] Re: film A Birders Guide....
> [texbirds] Black-throated Gray at Blucher Park in Corpus
> Chr
> [texbirds] Broad-wingeds near Buda
> [texbirds] Quinta Mazatlan Bird Report 3/22/2014
> [texbirds] Coastal Weather/Migrant Forecast 3/22-3/28
> [texbirds] Observing migrating birds using weather
> forecasti
> [texbirds] Corpus/Port Aransas 3/22
> [texbirds] Valley Trip
> [texbirds] Fwd: eBird Trail Tracker Report - Laguna
> Atascosa
> [texbirds] Nueces County hot spots
> [texbirds] Birder Patrol Trip to Sacahuistale Flats/Port
> Man
> [texbirds] LaFitte's Cove Saturday 3/22
> [texbirds] Resaca de la Palma SP - Saturday bird walk
> [texbirds] TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE COLLISION
> [texbirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Dinosaur Valley State Park,
> M
> [texbirds] Re: TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE
> COLLIS
> [texbirds] FOS Black chinned
> [texbirds] FOS Black-capped Vireo at South Llano River SP
> [texbirds] Re: TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE
> COLLIS
> [texbirds] LaFitte's Cove Saturday 3/22
> [texbirds] 3-22-14 Clay-colored Sparrow @ Warbler Woods
> Bird
> [texbirds] Re: So what do you carry with you birding
> [texbirds] Re: So what do you carry with you birding
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] film A Birders Guide....
> From: Brad <lirettb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:53:19 -0500
>
> Texbirders,
>
> As suggested before, I streamed this movie from Amazon last night for $6
> in HD.
>
> The movie was entertaining and accurate if you ignore the species they
> were chasing:-)
>
> Good Birding!
>
> Brad Lirette
> Pearland, Texas
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 05:38:12 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Robert White <glqman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: film A Birders Guide....
>
> It's at Redbox for $1.29.
> The description had "heartfelt" in the first few words. I
> usually stop reading there. I continued, though, until I
> saw"coming-of-age". I'll wait until it's free on cable
> (included in what I'm already paying).
>
> -Bob White
> Spring, TX
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: film A Birders Guide....
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:36:56 -0500
>
> I bought on directv last weekend, cute and fun
>
> Susan Schaezler
> Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary
> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz
> Texas Land Steward Winner
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 22, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Robert White <glqman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > It's at Redbox for $1.29.
> > The description had "heartfelt" in the first few words. I
> usually stop reading there. I continued, though, until I
> saw"coming-of-age". I'll wait until it's free on cable
> (included in what I'm already paying).
> >
> > -Bob White
> > Spring, TX
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Black-throated Gray at Blucher Park in Corpus Christi
> From: pfoster1@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:21:55 +0000
>
> Teresa K found a stunning BT Gray Warbler right over the fountain at the
> number 3 marker. Nice. We all had excellent looks at it. Teresa took
> pics of it coming into the fountain.
>
> Susan Foster
> Corpus Christi
> Nueces County
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Broad-wingeds near Buda
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:55:04 -0500
>
> FOS Ash-throated, Chimney Swifts too.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:07:32 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Quinta Mazatlan Bird Report 3/22/2014
> From: John Brush <jsbrush10@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hello,
> Had several kettles of migrating raptors, mostly Broad-winged Hawks and
> Turkey Vultures, fly over the park this morning. Birds are gathering
> nesting material, including White-winged Doves, Great Kiskadees, etc.
>
> Heard a "weet"ing Hooded Oriole in parking lot area, so with luck we will
> have them nest in the palms around there.
>
> A small group of Green Parakeets stuck around most of the morning, circling
> around and checking out some tree cavities, and a pair of Red-crowned
> Parrots showed up for a bit as well.
>
> Full list below.
>
> Quinta Mazatlan WBC (LTC 063), Hidalgo, US-TX
> Mar 22, 2014 8:24 AM - 10:51 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.5 mile(s)
> Comments: <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.7.1
> 33 species
>
> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 22
> Plain Chachalaca 11
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Broad-winged Hawk 35
> Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
> White-winged Dove 6
> Mourning Dove 1
> Inca Dove 4
> Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
> Golden-fronted Woodpecker 12
> Green Parakeet 6
> Red-crowned Parrot 2
> Great Kiskadee 5
> Couch's Kingbird 1
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1 very high flyover
> Green Jay 2
> House Wren 2
> Carolina Wren 1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> Clay-colored Thrush 2
> Curve-billed Thrasher 2
> Long-billed Thrasher 3
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> European Starling 4
> Orange-crowned Warbler 1
> Olive Sparrow 1
> Clay-colored Sparrow 1
> Summer Tanager 1
> Northern Cardinal 2
> Great-tailed Grackle 7
> Bronzed Cowbird 3
> Hooded Oriole 1
> Lesser Goldfinch 1
> House Sparrow 75
>
>
> --
> John Brush
> McAllen, Texas
> Interpretive Guide
> Quinta Mazatlan WBC
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:53:36 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Coastal Weather/Migrant Forecast 3/22-3/28
> From: John Tharp <jlt290@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Since I spend many of my days as a meteorologist forecasting for the Gulf
> of Mexico and Bay of Campeche I figured I'd start sharing some of the info
> as we roll into spring migration since the weather can make or break
> coastal birding this time of year. If this proves useful I'll try to do
> this on a weekly or bi-weekly basis with a focus on the central and upper
> Texas Coast. Obviously there is plenty of opportunity for me to look
> foolish since I'm trying to forecast weather and birds, two things which
> never seem to go as planned. John Arvin's day to day radar updates will
> probably prove of more short term use on a day to day basis.
> Coastal/Gulf Weather through Friday:
> Moderate S-SE winds will continue across the Gulf through tonight with
> plenty of nearshore Fog. A strong cold front will reach the upper coast
> Sunday morning and then move slowly S through the day. Extending from
> Pensacola to Brownsville by late afternoon. Strong NE winds and scattered
> showers (especially over the waters) will be expected in the wake of the
> front. Fresh NE winds will then continue across the northern Gulf through
> Monday with intervals of showers.
> A second strong cold front will then move offshore Mon Night-Early Tuesday
> with enhanced northerly winds across the entire Gulf. Those strong
> northerlies will turn east Wed morning and then SE by Wed PM. Strong SE
> winds are then expected Wed PM through Thursday. The next front will then
> roll in for Friday.
>
> Coastal "Bird Forecast":
> Obviously we are just getting started on migration so the threat of
> "fallout" type conditions is much lower than it is later in the year. The
> above forecast tends to favor a trickle of migrants showing at the coast
> today through early tomorrow. The front tomorrow PM may allow for some
> modest increase in coastal arrivals dropping in by evening. The coastal
> migrant traps probably have a good chance for increased diversity and
> numbers Mon-Wed AM (mostly those Sun-Mon arrivals that get stuck here) with
> the northerly winds and generally unsettled weather over the northern Gulf.
> Those numbers will then quickly thin out Wed PM and Thu as enthusiastic SE
> winds cover much of the Gulf. However diversity will continue to increase
> due to the time of year. The next front, Friday, promises a break in the SE
> winds and perhaps more migrants along the coast.
>
> Feel free to let me know if any of this info ends up being right or wrong
> in your area.
>
> John Tharp
> Houston, TX
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "John Arvin" <jarvin@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Observing migrating birds using weather forecasting
> technol
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:03:38 -0500
>
> Well, I misread the forecast regarding when the next series of cold fronts
> with rain (looks like pretty much all next week) . Instead of hitting the
> coast last night it will just reach the Texas coast tonight. The upper
> winds are S at 26 at Brownsville and W at lesser speeds. Shorebirds/wader
> images cutting overland from the head of the Laguna Madre de Tamaulipas
> over the city of Brownsville and regaining the Laguna at Port Isabel.
> Several raptor flocks in northern Kenedy Co. A sprinkling of trans-Gulf
> migrants off Galveston and Lake Charles. Patches of drizzle and fog
> scattered inland from the coast. The coming weather looks to be sloppy but
> possibly birdy.
> 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: Jon McIntyre <mcintyrebirds@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Corpus/Port Aransas 3/22
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:09:23 -0500
>
> Today I birded Blucher Park, Tule Lake, Paradise Pond, and the Port
> Aransas Birding Center. Here are the highlights/migrants-
> Tropical Kingbird- Calling at Blucher
> Brown Thrasher- Blucher
> Cinnamon Teal- PA Birding Center
> Northern Parula- PA Birding Center/P. Pond
> Nashville Warbler- P. Pond
> Black&White Warbler- Blucher/PA Birding Center/P.Pond
> Wilson's Warbler- Blucher
> Blue-Headed Vireo- Blucher
> American Golden-Plover- Near PA Birding Center
> Stilt Sandpiper- Near PA Birding Center
> Jon McIntyre
> Corpus Christi, TX
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:09:34 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Valley Trip
> From: Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Howdy Texbirders,
> Jenni and I have returned from the Valley after showing relatives from
> Maine many Valley specialties. Missed a few goodies, but gives us a reason
> to return. Struck out (third time) at the Falfurrias Reststop (Brooks
> County) for the Redstart. Guess I'll head into the Chisos in a few weeks
> for that bird.
> We did have very cooperative Aplomado Falcons at the Highway 4 hacking
> station, and at the Buena Vista Road nest site, both Cameron County.
> Pretty low key on SPI, but a few migrants present.
> Looking forward to neotrops stopping along the coast. Have a great birding
> Spring.
> Dennis
> West Houston
> Harris County
> --
> W. Dennis Shepler
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:28:28 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Fwd: eBird Trail Tracker Report - Laguna Atascosa NWR
> (LTC
> From: Donna Kelly <dkelly163@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Another beautiful day for birding on the refuge. Coots seem to have cleared
> out some, but there are still many around. They were "huddled" up into
> rafts on both the big lake and the numerous fresh water ponds on west lake
> road. A Northern Harrier pursued one lone individual as he struggled to
> regain the huddle. A pair of White-tailed were obviously mated and ready to
> nest. We added Neotropic Cormorant and Yellow-crowned Night-heron for the
> first time today.
> Tour season is winding down, call for information and reservations.
> 956-748-3607x119
>
> On the bird walk around the visitor center we witnessed a Cooper's Hawk nab
> a blackbird amid a flurry of black feathers and frenzied squawks at the
> water feature near the gazebo.
>
>
> Laguna Atascosa NWR (LTC 024), Cameron, US-TX
> Mar 22, 2014 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
> Protocol: eBird Trail Tracker
> 54 species
>
> Gadwall 6
> Blue-winged Teal 8
> Northern Shoveler 100
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Redhead 5
> Lesser Scaup 8
> Bufflehead 15
> Ruddy Duck 12
> Pied-billed Grebe 4
> Neotropic Cormorant 1
> Double-crested Cormorant 12
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Great Egret 7
> Little Blue Heron 20
> Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
> White Ibis 9
> White-faced Ibis 1
> Black Vulture 14
> Osprey 1
> Northern Harrier 6
> Harris's Hawk 1
> White-tailed Hawk 3
> Sora 3
> Common Gallinule 2
> American Coot 205
> Black-necked Stilt 17
> Killdeer 1
> Greater Yellowlegs 2
> Lesser Yellowlegs 1
> Long-billed Curlew 2
> Long-billed Dowitcher 800
> Gull-billed Tern 5
> Mourning Dove 12
> Greater Roadrunner 2
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
> Crested Caracara 1
> American Kestrel 2
> Merlin 1
> Great Kiskadee 1
> Loggerhead Shrike 1
> White-eyed Vireo 6
> Horned Lark 7
> Verdin 6
> Bewick's Wren 1
> Long-billed Thrasher 1
> Northern Mockingbird 17
> Sprague's Pipit 1
> Olive Sparrow 3
> Savannah Sparrow 15
> Northern Cardinal 4
> Red-winged Blackbird 14
> Eastern Meadowlark 4
> Great-tailed Grackle 35
>
>
>
>
> --
> Donna and Alvin Kelly
> Volunteer Birders
> Home is where you park it!
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] Nueces County hot spots
> From: pfoster1@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:39:40 +0000
>
> Judy Kestner, Teresa K and I started our day at Blucher where we had
> Whippoorwill and Black-throated Gray. Then we went to Rose Hill Cemetery
> where it was hopping!! We had never seen so many N Parulas. Also had
> Yellow-throated Warbler and Black-throated Green. Picked up Monk Parakeets
> at Our Lady of Corpus Christi campus off of Hwy 37. Tule Lake netted us
> Common Terns and many other shorebirds. Pollywog was next with
> Black-throated Green, Scissortail Flycatchers. Wilson's Snipe and a Least
> Grebe. Nothing at the Sod Farm -- literally. Last up was Hazel Bazemore.
> Not much there. Currently telling war stories on Judy's patio. Forgot to
> mention that Black-and-White Warblers are everywhere!
> Susan Foster
> Corpus Christi
> Nueces County
> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
>
> From: MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:09:31 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [texbirds] Birder Patrol Trip to Sacahuistale Flats/Port Mansfield
>
> Hi, all!
>
> Five carloads had a great time birding Willacy County this morning; Norma
> first took us to a former Brown Bin spot just east of Raymondville and
> across the street from a cemetery, where thankfully it was still overcast
> so we
> could make out Gadwall and Mottled Duck in the water. Lots of
> Scissor-tailed Flycatchers showed up, and a real treat was a hen Turkey
> in a field (one
> car managed to see a displaying male)! Several stops in the thornscrub
> bagged several folks a great look at their life Cassin's Sparrrow, plus a
> Hooded Oriole put in an appearance along with a Green Jay, Cactus Wren,
> and
> Long-billed Thrasher, while a Lark Sparrow landed on the wire and gave its
> pretty snort-filled song! Raptor-wise had several Harris' Hawks and a
> couple
> of Caracaras, and a stop at the canal yielded a couple of Yellowthroats, a
> Black-crested Titmouse, a singing Roadrunner, and a Swamp Sparrow!
>
> Norma then took us to the big canal in Port Mansfield where (along with
> tons of Laughing Gulls) we had a single Redhead, plus Brown Pelicans and
> Double-crested Cormorants in breeding plumage (we even saw the double
> crests)!
> She then took us to a new parking area that this day had too many people
> to yield many birds (the first time they had gone had tons of birds and no
> people, but that was due to lousy weather...), but over by the private
> docks
> we picked up Lesser Scaup and Royal and Forster's Terns. In the songbird
> department we added Savannah Sparrow, Verdin, and White-eyed Vireo.
>
> On to Fred Stone County Park, where the highlight was several nesting
> Wilson's Plovers in the flats beyond the fence! Other goodies included a
> Little Blue Heron, several Gull-billed Terns keeping company with a
> Caspian, and
> a handful of other shorebirds, including a bathing Ruddy Turnstone. On the
> way out Norma spotted some Purple Martins (MJ spotted the house). One
> gentleman knew where there were a couple of Great Horned Owl nests, so that
> was our final destination where the fuzzy babies were cute as buttons!
> (Please don't ask for directions--we don't want them disturbed!)
>
> Pictures are posted here:
>
>
> http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/2014%20Field%20Trips/March/Sacahuist
> ale%20Flats.html
>
> Bird List:
>
> Gadwall Anas strepera
> Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
> Redhead Aythya americana
> Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
> Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
> Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
> Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
> Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
> Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
> Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
> Great Egret Ardea alba
> Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
> Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
> Osprey Pandion haliaetus
> Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
> Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
> Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
> Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
> Willet Tringa semipalmata
> Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
> Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
> Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
> Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
> Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
> Herring Gull Larus argentatus
> Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
> Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
> Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
> Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
> Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
> Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
> White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
> Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
> Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
> Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
> Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
> Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
> Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
> American Kestrel Falco sparverius
> Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
> Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
> Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
> White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
> Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
> Purple Martin Progne subis
> Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
> Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
> House Wren Troglodytes aedon
> Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
> Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
> Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
> Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
> Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
> European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
> Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
> Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
> Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
> Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
> Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
> Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
> Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
> Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
> Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
> Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
> Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
> Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
> Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
> Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
> House Sparrow Passer domesticus
> 70 SPECIES
>
> Mary Beth Stowe
> McAllen, TX
> _www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/)
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:12:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Carolyn Dill <carolyn_dill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] LaFitte's Cove Saturday 3/22
>
> I got to LaFitte's Cove on Galveston before dawn, so I got to see a
> raccoon, a barred owl, and then for the first time ever in this nature
> preserve, a large male peacock high in an oak. He made his way to the
> ground and amazingly (for his lofty size) disappeared, probably going
> deeper west into the oaks where the owl may roost as well. About 9 a.m.
> got a glimse of the ever elusive hooded oriole. No say's phoebe. No phoebes
> of any kind.
> Other birds seen here:
>
> black crowned night heron
> black bellied whistling duck
> blue winged and green winged teals
> black necked stilt
> common snipe (about a dozen)
> snowy egret
> common egret
> purple martins, barn swallows overhead
> yellow rumped warblers (most numerous species)
> B&W warbler
> orange crowned warbler
> Louisiana waterthrush (2)
> hooded warbler (1 male)
> white eyed vireos
> ruby crowned kinglets
> blue gray gnatcatchers
> ruby throated hummingbirds (numerous)
> brown thrasher
> N. cardinals
> N. mockingbirds
> brown headed cowbirds (numerous)
> great tailed grackles
> English house sparrows
> swamp sparrow (2)
>
> I left around 9:30 and tried Quintana, quite dead but did have one
> specimen each of the current wave of migrants hitting the island: RT
> hummer, RC kinglet, gnatcatcher, WE vireo, yellow rumps.
>
> Carolyn Dill
> Houston
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:51:43 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Resaca de la Palma SP - Saturday bird walk
> From: Sherry Wilson <rollingsoles@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Most interesting and unexpected sighting today - crayfish, large ones and a
> lot of them, near the surface and around branches and pipes at the south
> resaca at Hunter's Lane. There were also a few small Diamond-backed
> Watersnakes sunning in bushes. The south resaca was the most active area
> by far, mainly water birds. Best photo op was Great Egret, Snowy Egret,
> Tricolored Heron and Little Blue Heron lined up on the large split tree.
> Sherry Wilson
> Resident Park Host
> Resaca de la Palma State Park
> 956-350-2920
>
> *Nature Walks *Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
> *Bird Walks* Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
> *Butterfly Walks* Sunday: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
> *Night Hikes* last Friday of the month (RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Thurs) - small
> fee
> *Nature Tram Rides*: Wednesday thru Sunday
> (Visitor Center closed Mon/Tues)
> http://www.facebook.com/resacadelapalma
>
> 40 species (+3 other taxa)
> Gadwall 4
> Mottled Duck 2
> Blue-winged Teal 15
> Northern Shoveler 2
> duck sp. 12 flew back and low
> Pied-billed Grebe 1
> cormorant sp. 1
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Great Egret 2
> Snowy Egret 2
> Little Blue Heron 3
> Tricolored Heron 1
> White Ibis 4
> White-faced Ibis 15
> Black Vulture 2
> Turkey Vulture 3
> White-tailed Kite 1
> Cooper's Hawk 1
> American Coot 1
> Black-necked Stilt 2
> Killdeer 4
> Solitary Sandpiper 3
> Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 5
> White-winged Dove 1
> Inca Dove 2
> White-tipped Dove 4
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1
> Great Kiskadee 2
> Couch's Kingbird 6
> White-eyed Vireo 4 only one seen, others heard
> Green Jay 10
> Bewick's Wren 1 heard only
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> Long-billed Thrasher 3
> Northern Mockingbird 4
> Olive Sparrow 4
> Savannah Sparrow 1
> Lincoln's Sparrow 1
> Northern Cardinal 6
> Red-winged Blackbird 30
> Great-tailed Grackle 8
> Altamira Oriole 2
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE COLLISION
> From: Mira M Pellerin <mirampellerin@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:08:00 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Just now watching T V news when I saw information about the closing of the
> TC Dike because of leaked fuel from a collision of a barge and a tanker in
> the AM fog. They did not mention when it is expected to open again.
>
> Mira M. Pellerin
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:34:42 -0500
> From: Kimberly Adams <kja45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Dinosaur Valley State Park, Mar
> 22, 201
>
> Highlight were the two Golden-cheeked Warblers which put on a show
> bathing in the creek and then hopping around on open branches of bushes
> right next to us providing great viewing opportunities.
>
> Kimberly Adams
> Fort Worth
>
>
> Dinosaur Valley State Park, Somervell, US-TX
> Mar 22, 2014 8:25 AM - 12:15 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 6.0 mile(s)
> 21 species
>
> Turkey Vulture 7
> Mourning Dove 2
> Belted Kingfisher 3
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Eastern Phoebe 2
> Blue Jay 1
> American Crow 3
> Carolina Chickadee 7
> Black-crested Titmouse 5
> Carolina Wren 2
> Bewick's Wren 1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
> American Robin 1
> Cedar Waxwing 100
> Orange-crowned Warbler 2
> Golden-cheeked Warbler 2
> Song Sparrow 1
> Northern Cardinal 15
> Brown-headed Cowbird 6
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Stenmead@xxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:14:59 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE COLLISION
>
> It was very foggy this morning, and I left the house at about 9am and could
> not have seen it with the fog. But will check on it in the morning, too
> foggy now. There are Oystercatchers nesting just north of the dike, sure
> hope it did not reach them, or any wildlife for that matter.
>
> Stennie Meadours
> San Leon
>
>
> In a message dated 3/22/2014 6:08:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> mirampellerin@xxxxxxx writes:
> Just now watching T V news when I saw information about the closing of the
> TC Dike because of leaked fuel from a collision of a barge and a tanker in
> the AM fog. They did not mention when it is expected to open again.
>
> Mira M. Pellerin
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> From: John Ribble <johnribble@xxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] FOS Black chinned
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:03:26 -0500
>
> We have two male Black chinned hummingbirds to go with our Calliope as of
> 3/21/14
> John Ribble, Austin
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Rhandy Helton" <rjhelton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] FOS Black-capped Vireo at South Llano River SP
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:29:16 -0500
>
> I had one BCVI this morning at the state park here in Junction. Hiking on
> up the trail from the park maintenance facility toward Deer Blinds 7 & 8 I
> had at least 4 Golden-cheeked Warblers but possibly more. They were
> calling, flying back and forth across the trail through the trees, even
> chasing each other and I never got a good look at any of them. I also heard
> two Hutton's Vireos but didn't pursue. Overall, pretty quiet with the low
> cloud deck.
> Rhandy J. Helton
> Junction, Tx.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:52:26 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: TEXAS CITY DIKE CLOSED(?) DUE TO BARGE COLLISION
> From: Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> There is oil leaking including hydrogen cyanide which sent some fishermen
> to the hospital. Very large barge but they said that the oil is a thin
> skin. But the dike is closed and with little winds there can be gas
> anywhere and when the front starts to arrive there could be gas on bolivar
> so check weather etc.
> The barge is sunk so 1,000,000 gallons will need to be offloaded etc and
> that can be hard to do with a leaky vessel as sparks can occur at anytime
> when things bang together. Purportedly only one tank was hit. The usual
> iphone pictures were taken of the crash but they missed the crash end of
> the barge and only had the unhit end in the frame.
>
> The barge appears to be closer to Bolivar and the dike and is sunk but
> parts are above the water.
>
> It happened at noon and very little on the evening news. When the front
> arrives, the wind etc will push everything toward pelican island and then
> out the channel as the current will go out with the wind.
>
> If you were at the end of the dike, you can see a little space between the
> sunken barge and the tip of Bolivar. It happened at 12:30 but not much news
> due to the weekend.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 6:14 PM, <Stenmead@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > It was very foggy this morning, and I left the house at about 9am and
> could
> > not have seen it with the fog. But will check on it in the morning, too
> > foggy now. There are Oystercatchers nesting just north of the dike, sure
> > hope it did not reach them, or any wildlife for that matter.
> >
> > Stennie Meadours
> > San Leon
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/22/2014 6:08:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > mirampellerin@xxxxxxx writes:
> > Just now watching T V news when I saw information about the closing of
> the
> > TC Dike because of leaked fuel from a collision of a barge and a tanker
> in
> > the AM fog. They did not mention when it is expected to open again.
> >
> > Mira M. Pellerin
> >
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> --
> Joseph C. Kennedy
> on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston
> Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Carolyn Dill <carolyn_dill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [texbirds] LaFitte's Cove Saturday 3/22
>
> I got to LaFitte's Cove on Galveston before dawn, so I got to see a
> raccoon, a barred owl, and then for the first time ever in this nature
> preserve, a large male peacock high in an oak. He made his way to the
> ground and amazingly (for his lofty size) disappeared, probably going
> deeper west into the oaks where the owl may roost as well. About 9 a.m.
> got a glimse of the ever elusive hooded oriole. No say's phoebe. No phoebes
> of any kind.
> Other birds seen here:
>
> black crowned night heron
> black bellied whistling duck
> blue winged and green winged teals
> black necked stilt
> common snipe (about a dozen)
> snowy egret
> common egret
> purple martins, barn swallows overhead
> yellow rumped warblers (most numerous species)
> B&W warbler
> orange crowned warbler
> Louisiana waterthrush (2)
> hooded warbler (1 male)
> white eyed vireos
> ruby crowned kinglets
> blue gray gnatcatchers
> ruby throated hummingbirds (numerous)
> brown thrasher
> N. cardinals
> N. mockingbirds
> brown headed cowbirds (numerous)
> great tailed grackles
> English house sparrows
> swamp sparrow (2)
>
> I left around 9:30 and tried Quintana, quite dead but did have one
> specimen each of the current wave of migrants hitting the island: RT
> hummer, RC kinglet, gnatcatcher, WE vireo, yellow rumps. one scissor tailed
> flycatcher and a pair of bronzed cowbirds.
>
> Carolyn Dill
> Houston
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: [texbirds] 3-22-14 Clay-colored Sparrow @ Warbler Woods Bird
> Sanctuary
> From: Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:51:01 -0500
>
> 3-22-14 Clay-colored Sparrow @ Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary
> Clay-colored Sparrow, along with 51 species and 11 species of sparrows
> today. Thanks to Liberty County Birders and Texas State Wildlife Society @
> Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary
>
> Susan Schaezler
> WarblerWoods.org
> 501(c)(3) Cibolo/Schertz/Guadalupe County
> Lone Star Land Steward Winner 2011. GCBO Site Partner
> Life member TOS, SAAS, TAS
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Clay Taylor <Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 23:08:14 -0400
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: So what do you carry with you birding
>
> Hmmm.....upon encountering a snarly Brush in the field, I wonder which
> would be most effective, the snacks or the Glock? :-)
>
>
> Clay Taylor
> Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX
> Clay.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 21, 2014, at 2:30 PM, "Shirley LaVergne" <
> lavergneshirley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I'm a Virgo and we like to have everything planned out, but I'm also a
> failed Girl Scout, so I don't always get it right. Here's my list.
> > Big hat is mandatory. I pay a lot for this red hair!
> > I wear long sleeves, long pants, and shoes I hope will be comfortable;
> > My bins are on comfy strap;
> > Mid-size pouch draped diagonally across body, containing:
> > water, a field guide, note pad, 2 pens, bug spray, bandanna, tissues,
> dog poop bags, antibacterial spray, snacks, a few first-aid supplies,
> pocketknife, small ruler, mirror, lipstick (duh), expired id card and
> emergency phone numbers;
> > In pants pockets, my car keys, iPhone with a few bird apps and photo
> ability, more tissues, and maybe more snacks. No need for pepper spray,
> because if I come across any dangerous beasts, I usually just feed them.
> Found this works for snarly birders as well.
> > And as you can see, I always have my sense of humor.
> >
> >
> > Shirley LaVergne
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Jan Piecznski <custom_heirlooms@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:43 AM
> > Subject: [texbirds] So what do you carry with you birding
> >
> >
> > Getting around with birding and all this equipment, what do you do?
> > This is what I have/borrow:
> > Nikon camera 500mm lens, which is difficult to take the place of other
> viewing equipment because everyone has gasped at the idea of me putting a
> teleconverter on this set up.
> > Back up battery for the camera
> > How to books, because my pictures are still not in the decent category.
> > Binoculars medium sized
> > Monopod
> > Window pod
> > Tripod
> > Spotting Scope
> > Cases for everything
> > Bird book (s) stays in the car, too heavy, no way I'm going to carry it
> I'll just have to review my notes or use my app
> > Local birding checklist, pencil
> > Phablet (Note 2 phone/camera) with bird apps
> > External battery pack due to dead phone
> > Mobile hotspot (so I can connect wirelessly to review something, since
> many areas are not available with my phone service)
> > Water
> > Bug Spray
> >
> > How about the change of shoes, rain poncho, lunch and walking stick?
> I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing.
> >
> > It all seems so cumbersome. I've tried the Nikon/binoculars before and
> they get all tangled up and I end up dropping the Nikon of course which is
> borrowed.
> >
> >
> > I've tried to hang the Nikon attached to the monopod on me so I could
> carry my binoculars or something else. Which is about the time I trip
> myself trying to walk.
> >
> > I like my scope, but I get so frustrated trying to take a picture
> through it with my phablet. There's no way I can handle carrying the
> scope/tripod and much anything else. Look how hard it would be to find a
> Warbler with my scope, much less get a picture through it. But there are a
> lot of times it is needed.
> >
> > You shouldn't go without taking some water and bug spray is a must along
> the coast. The thought of carrying a backpack has crossed my mind, but
> then by the time I untangle myself or lay the Nikon on the ground to get
> into it the bird is gone and someone's tripped on the Nikon.
> >
> > Quick connects help, but the tripod has it's own and I can't put the
> same quick connect with the other 2 pods. So now I have 2 tripods, 1 with
> the individual quick connect for my scope and another one that uses the
> same quick connect I have on the window pod and monopod. The quick connects
> were a new addition because that's all I need is to unscrew the Nikon from
> one to the other and drop it again.
> >
> > But this is suppose to be enjoyable not a logistical nightmare of
> reasonable expectations for a hobby. Of course when I jump out at
> Lafitte's Cove, the time I only have my binoculars with me and my phablet
> is dead is when I see something unique. So now I've invested in external
> batteries to recharge my phone. Since I'm there frequently and I've been
> birding since the late 70s, I'm not a newbie. I've been trained by the
> best in our area. I am not self taught. I have no problems telling someone
> if I feel confident on the sighting or if I don't. I feel like that should
> account for something, so I can enjoy my time out. Not kill myself in the
> process or go broke replacing lens caps I've lost along the way managing
> everything else.
> >
> > After all this to still be told, your pictures are too grainy. For
> myself, I've learned that you either bird or you take pictures. Trying to
> do both at the same time is impossible. I probably could have handled it
> 20 years ago, but not now. As far as putting numbers of birds in Ebird, I
> rarely do it because I've had it tell me that insanely common birds the
> number I input was unusual. This was awhile back and I thought it was
> ridiculous and I'm not about to explain or take a picture of 12 Mourning
> Doves feeding in my yard, for example.
> >
> > So what's your tips on what you decide to take with you when birding,
> since you can't pull a wagon with you to take all the stuff?
> >
> > Jeannette Piecznski
> >
> > Liverpool, Tx
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:28:39 -0500
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: So what do you carry with you birding
> From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> What!? What!? My cousin is a bear!. So what? We both like the woods!
> And we believe in giving back to the community!
> **********************************************************************
> Brush Freeman
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>
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Clay Taylor <
> Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Hmmm.....upon encountering a snarly Brush in the field, I wonder which
> > would be most effective, the snacks or the Glock? :-)
> >
> >
> > Clay Taylor
> > Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX
> > Clay.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Mar 21, 2014, at 2:30 PM, "Shirley LaVergne" <
> > lavergneshirley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm a Virgo and we like to have everything planned out, but I'm also a
> > failed Girl Scout, so I don't always get it right. Here's my list.
> > > Big hat is mandatory. I pay a lot for this red hair!
> > > I wear long sleeves, long pants, and shoes I hope will be comfortable;
> > > My bins are on comfy strap;
> > > Mid-size pouch draped diagonally across body, containing:
> > > water, a field guide, note pad, 2 pens, bug spray, bandanna, tissues,
> > dog poop bags, antibacterial spray, snacks, a few first-aid supplies,
> > pocketknife, small ruler, mirror, lipstick (duh), expired id card and
> > emergency phone numbers;
> > > In pants pockets, my car keys, iPhone with a few bird apps and photo
> > ability, more tissues, and maybe more snacks. No need for pepper spray,
> > because if I come across any dangerous beasts, I usually just feed them.
> > Found this works for snarly birders as well.
> > > And as you can see, I always have my sense of humor.
> > >
> > >
> > > Shirley LaVergne
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Jan Piecznski <custom_heirlooms@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:43 AM
> > > Subject: [texbirds] So what do you carry with you birding
> > >
> > >
> > > Getting around with birding and all this equipment, what do you do?
> > > This is what I have/borrow:
> > > Nikon camera 500mm lens, which is difficult to take the place of other
> > viewing equipment because everyone has gasped at the idea of me putting a
> > teleconverter on this set up.
> > > Back up battery for the camera
> > > How to books, because my pictures are still not in the decent category.
> > > Binoculars medium sized
> > > Monopod
> > > Window pod
> > > Tripod
> > > Spotting Scope
> > > Cases for everything
> > > Bird book (s) stays in the car, too heavy, no way I'm going to carry it
> > I'll just have to review my notes or use my app
> > > Local birding checklist, pencil
> > > Phablet (Note 2 phone/camera) with bird apps
> > > External battery pack due to dead phone
> > > Mobile hotspot (so I can connect wirelessly to review something, since
> > many areas are not available with my phone service)
> > > Water
> > > Bug Spray
> > >
> > > How about the change of shoes, rain poncho, lunch and walking stick?
> > I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing.
> > >
> > > It all seems so cumbersome. I've tried the Nikon/binoculars before and
> > they get all tangled up and I end up dropping the Nikon of course which
> is
> > borrowed.
> > >
> > >
> > > I've tried to hang the Nikon attached to the monopod on me so I could
> > carry my binoculars or something else. Which is about the time I trip
> > myself trying to walk.
> > >
> > > I like my scope, but I get so frustrated trying to take a picture
> > through it with my phablet. There's no way I can handle carrying the
> > scope/tripod and much anything else. Look how hard it would be to find a
> > Warbler with my scope, much less get a picture through it. But there
> are a
> > lot of times it is needed.
> > >
> > > You shouldn't go without taking some water and bug spray is a must
> along
> > the coast. The thought of carrying a backpack has crossed my mind, but
> > then by the time I untangle myself or lay the Nikon on the ground to get
> > into it the bird is gone and someone's tripped on the Nikon.
> > >
> > > Quick connects help, but the tripod has it's own and I can't put the
> > same quick connect with the other 2 pods. So now I have 2 tripods, 1
> with
> > the individual quick connect for my scope and another one that uses the
> > same quick connect I have on the window pod and monopod. The quick
> connects
> > were a new addition because that's all I need is to unscrew the Nikon
> from
> > one to the other and drop it again.
> > >
> > > But this is suppose to be enjoyable not a logistical nightmare of
> > reasonable expectations for a hobby. Of course when I jump out at
> > Lafitte's Cove, the time I only have my binoculars with me and my phablet
> > is dead is when I see something unique. So now I've invested in external
> > batteries to recharge my phone. Since I'm there frequently and I've been
> > birding since the late 70s, I'm not a newbie. I've been trained by the
> > best in our area. I am not self taught. I have no problems telling
> someone
> > if I feel confident on the sighting or if I don't. I feel like that
> should
> > account for something, so I can enjoy my time out. Not kill myself in
> the
> > process or go broke replacing lens caps I've lost along the way managing
> > everything else.
> > >
> > > After all this to still be told, your pictures are too grainy. For
> > myself, I've learned that you either bird or you take pictures. Trying
> to
> > do both at the same time is impossible. I probably could have handled it
> > 20 years ago, but not now. As far as putting numbers of birds in Ebird,
> I
> > rarely do it because I've had it tell me that insanely common birds the
> > number I input was unusual. This was awhile back and I thought it was
> > ridiculous and I'm not about to explain or take a picture of 12 Mourning
> > Doves feeding in my yard, for example.
> > >
> > > So what's your tips on what you decide to take with you when birding,
> > since you can't pull a wagon with you to take all the stuff?
> > >
> > > Jeannette Piecznski
> > >
> > > Liverpool, Tx
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>
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