[texbirds-freelists] [texbirds] Driveway birds - southwest Austin
- From: LMarkoff <canyoneaglej@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:35:54 -0500
Hi Texbirds,
From about noon to 12:45p while I was waiting for the a/c tech to arrive to
do a spring check on our system I birded from our driveway. I noticed some
hawks going through waaaay high. Some were too high for me to id, but I
could make out several each of Broad-winged and Swainson's. After a while I
started getting raptor neck, so refocused lower to the ground.
No migrants, but I had fun watching some cranked-up Chimney Swifts who
seemed to be in display mode. I also watched a pair of chatty Lesser
Goldfinches as they went about their business and discovered they have a
nest in one of the Crepe Myrtles that lines our driveway. I guess our
comings and goings don't bother them.
I'll have to pay more attention to what is happening in my driveway from now
on.
Btw, I heard then saw a Swainson's Thrush in the yard yesterday morning.
Lori Markoff
far southwest Austin
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