[texbirds-freelists] [texbirds] Triangle pond - Austin

From: LMarkoff <canyoneaglej@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:43:01 -0500

Hi Texbirds,

Took a break from painting because the cupboard was bare.  You can only live
on waffles and cereal for so long before you start craving fresh fruit and
veggies!  So off I went to the food co-op on Guadalupe.  Since I was in the
neighborhood I stopped at the Triangle pond at 45th and Guadalupe.  I
haven't been there in a while and was curious to see how the water level was
after the decent rains we've had in the last few months.  The water was
pretty high but there was a dry area with a little mud on the northeast end.

I arrived about 2:30p so it was pretty dead, but I still got a few nice
critters.  The only birds I saw on the water were 3 American Coots, 1 Least
Grebe, and 1 Pied-billed Grebe.  Several Purple Martins were skimming the
pond, as were a few Barn Swallows.  Four Monk Parakeets flying overhead
provided a dash of bright color to the avian set.  The best bird was my FOS
Chimney Swift, a single bird.  All it takes is one CHSW to make you say,
"Life is good!"

I kept seeing movement in the tall grasses on the pond's edge.  I was hoping
for some warblers, wrens, or sparrows, but each of the 3 times I got to see
the cause of the movement it turned out to be another Anole displaying his
fluorescent dewlap.  Those frisky fellows were in high gear!

Now, back to painting....

Lori Markoff
Austin

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