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Subject: texbirds Digest V5 #88
texbirds Digest Tue, 29 Mar 2016 Volume: 05 Issue: 088
In This Issue:
[texbirds] Liftoff...
[texbirds] eBird -- Government Canyon SNA (HOTE 085) -- Mar
[texbirds] Heerman's Gull on Texas City Dike
[texbirds] Male Vermilion Flycatcher at Lake McClellan (SW c
[texbirds] Test
[texbirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Johnson County, TX, US, Mar 2
[texbirds] Tuesday morning birding, Hagerman NWR
[texbirds] Heermann's Gull at Texas City Dike - YES!
[texbirds] Heerman's gull at Texas City Dike, 5:30 PM
[texbirds] Heermann's Gull
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From: Dane Ferrell <daneferrell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Liftoff...
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:28:49 +0000
Sorry for the late post, but since we have no "official" Spring Hawkwatch
here in Corpus Christi, I want to get this bit of info on the "record".
Yesterday morning(03/28), I received a text from good Friend Mary King. Mary
was at Polywog Ponds, and was seeing numerous Hawks. I headed for the Ponds
and Bam! Broad-winged Hawks everywhere. Broad-winged Hawks getting up from
Polywog, Broad-winged Hawks East, West, North, and South. A conservative
estimate of 2,500 to 3,000 liftoff Broad-winged Hawks - a decent number of
which were directly overhead. Mary informed me that it was her first
liftoff, and I am so very thrilled that she shared...
Also, male Hooded Warbler, and a sharp Yellow-rumped Warbler(Myrtle)nearly
dressed for the prom...
An awesome morning - thanks for the heads up Mary!
Eyes to the Skies...
Dane Ferrell
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:54:53 -0700
Subject: [texbirds] eBird -- Government Canyon SNA (HOTE 085) -- Mar 27,
2016
From: Steve Hawkins <stevanhawkins@xxxxxxxxx>
Government Canyon SNA (HOTE 085)
Mar 27, 2016
8:30 AM
Traveling
2.00 miles
270 minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments:
The five folks who went on this hike ranged from novices to a fair amount of
experience. For the first time this year Western Scrub-jays were vocal and
active. Going up the JJR trail we ran into a group of returning runners. One
of them is an experienced Golden-cheeked Warbler surveyer. She said she had
heard a number of GCWA s during her group's run. Maybe 8:30 was too late to
stsrt? Except that in previous years I have had Golden-cheeks calling at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The next bird hike at Government Canyon State
Natural Area will be on April 24. This should be the start of bunting
season. In June Painted Bunting songs drown out the ubiquitous Northern
Cardinal singing. Onwards! Steve Stevan Hawkins San Antonio Tx Submitted
from eBird Android 1.0.3
20 Common Ground-Dove -- Common Ground-Dove calls dominated the ambient Bach
ground noise of the backcountry.
1 Mourning Dove
3 Black-chinned Hummingbird
2 Say's Phoebe
10 White-eyed Vireo
3 Western Scrub-Jay
1 Common Raven -- Call only. They nest most years at GCSNA.
5 Carolina Chickadee
20 Black-crested Titmouse
2 Bewick's Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Golden-cheeked Warbler -- Heard only
1 Black-throated Green Warbler -- Heard only. I recognized the call only
because I had reviewed a few calls in the Sibley field guide app.
25 Northern Cardinal -- Northern Cardinals love GCSNA.
2 Brown-headed Cowbird -- Seen at the first creek crossing of the Joe
Johnston trail
Number of Taxa: 16
Steve
Stevan Hawkins
San Antonio Tx
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Subject: [texbirds] Heerman's Gull on Texas City Dike
From: nina@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:14:18 -0500
Spotted the very dark, 1st-year Heerman's Gull about 12:50pm today at the
fish-cleaning station next to the first (westernmost) boat ramp on the north
side of the Texas City Dike. Dark gray overall with black terminal tail
band, therefore a 1st-yr bird. Base of bill dark red. Slightly larger and
much quieter than the surrounding flock of Laughing, Herring, and
Ring-billed Gulls.
Before today, I'd only seen HEEGs in California.
Nina Rach
Sent from my iPhone
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From: "Rickett, R" <r.rickett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Male Vermilion Flycatcher at Lake McClellan (SW corner)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:06:45 +0000
Hello all:
On this late, overcast and windy morning (at around 10:15 am), I briefly
cruised by Lake McClellan after entering the National Grassland from the NW.
After stopping to scan the lake from between the large group shelter and
McClellan campground, I came across a gorgeous adult male Vermilion
Flycatcher sallying in the tallest stand of trees. Unfortunately, I didn't
have my camera with me but there was no mistaking the bird. Also, of note, I
had calling Sora and Virginia Rails below the dam on the NE side of the
lake, and scattered all across the lake were loads of waterfowl, at least 15
species.
Here are the coordinates to the VEFL: 35.212718, -100.873443
Happy spring and regards,
C. Ross Rickett
Lubbock, Texas
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From: Jonathan Stanley <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Test
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:13:24 -0500
Test
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From: Jon <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Johnson County, TX, US, Mar 28, 2016
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:19:13 -0500
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From: ebird-checklist@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: March 29, 2016 at 3:16:55 PM CDT
To: jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: eBird Report - Johnson County, TX, US, Mar 28, 2016
Johnson County, TX, US, Johnson, Texas, US Mar 28, 2016 7:30 AM - 9:00
AM
Protocol: Traveling
11.0 mile(s)
Comments: Southern areas around Lake Pat Cleburne
40 species
Blue-winged Teal 6
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 30
Killdeer 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
White-winged Dove 5
Mourning Dove 20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4
Loggerhead Shrike 4
White-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 7
Purple Martin 15
Barn Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 6
Carolina Wren 3
Bewick's Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 9
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 10
American Pipit 30
Chipping Sparrow 6
Lark Sparrow 5
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 3
Great-tailed Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Sparrow 20
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28619326
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
