Colorado River Bird Survey: February 2009
Posted by ardeidae on February 08, 2009
This trip was part of a monthly survey of the Colorado River corridor between Austin and Bastrop. It takes place the first Saturday of the month and is led by Claude Morris (who also keeps the detailed lists as seen below). If you're in the Austin area and want to join in, let me know. Birding on the water provides a great perspective and beautiful scenery. Hope to see you on the water!
Report by Claude Morris.
Location: Highway 183 (Montopolis Bridge) to Hornsby Bend in Austin, Texas
Observation date: 2/7/09
Today I would like to give mention to six species we have never had on a survey before. Those six species are Rusty Blackbird, Cinnamon Teal, Hooded Merganser, Herring Gull, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Harris Sparrow. All of these species are good finds for our area.
Always deserving of a highlight list includes Anhinga, Green Kingfisher and Neotropic Cormorant. These three species and the previous six rounds out our total of 81 species tallied today.
This section of river lived up to its billing as being very ducky. We counted over 400 individuals divided among 14 species.
An impressive list of birds compiled by an impressive list of birders. Thanks for your help today.
If anyone has anything resembling a rain dance now would be a good time to get it out.
| Wood Duck |
5 |
| Gadwall |
100 |
| American Wigeon |
2 |
| Mallard |
8 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
8 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
2 |
| Northern Shoveler |
23 |
| Northern Pintail |
6 |
| Green-winged Teal |
23 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
2 |
| Greater Scaup |
1 |
| Lesser Scaup |
300 |
| Bufflehead |
5 |
| Hooded Merganser |
4 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
28 |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
3 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
12 |
| Anhinga |
2 |
| Great Blue Heron |
8 |
| Great Egret |
6 |
| Snowy Egret |
9 |
| Little Blue Heron |
3 |
| Black Vulture |
200 |
| Turkey Vulture |
15 |
| Osprey |
9 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
2 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
5 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
4 |
| Crested Caracara |
4 |
| American Coot |
22 |
| Killdeer |
8 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
23 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
6 |
| Least Sandpiper |
3 |
| Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
120 |
| Herring Gull (American) |
1 |
| Rock Pigeon |
25 |
| White-winged Dove |
10 |
| Mourning Dove |
4 |
|
| Belted Kingfisher |
8 |
| Green Kingfisher |
1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
8 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
3 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
| Northern Flicker |
5 |
| Eastern Phoebe |
8 |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher |
1 |
| Blue Jay |
7 |
| American Crow |
2 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
2 |
| Cave Swallow |
2 |
| Carolina Chickadee |
15 |
| Tufted x Black-crested Titmouse (hybrid) |
2 |
| Carolina Wren |
8 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
5 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 |
| American Robin |
4 |
| Northern Mockingbird |
2 |
| European Starling |
7 |
| American Pipit |
12 |
| Cedar Waxwing |
22 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
32 |
| Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
| Savannah Sparrow |
6 |
| Song Sparrow |
7 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
7 |
| Swamp Sparrow |
3 |
| White-throated Sparrow |
1 |
| Harris's Sparrow |
1 |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
8 |
| Northern Cardinal |
47 |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
26 |
| Rusty Blackbird |
1 |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
5 |
| Common Grackle |
8 |
| Great-tailed Grackle |
32 |
| American Goldfinch |
12 |
| House Sparrow |
8 |
| |
|
|
All photos by Claude Morris
|
(0)
Comments •
(0)
Trackbacks •
Permalink
