Austin (Travis Audubon Society) RBA
May 11, 2005
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From: Isaac Sanchez <isaacs@AUSTIN.RR.COM>
Subject: Austin area RBA 5-11-05
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*Texas
*Austin
*May 11, 2005
*TXAU9909.09
This is the Austin area Rare Bird Alert for May 11, 2005. A 60-mile radius
circle centered in Austin defines the reporting area. The Austin area RBA is
a service of the Travis Audubon Society.
Birds mentioned (Rare species* for the area are in UPPERCASE)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
Peregrine Falcon
Hudsonian Godwit
Sanderling
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
LEAST TERN
CASPIAN TERN
RINGED KINGFISHER
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Rock Wren
VEERY
WOOD THRUSH
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Bay-breasted Warbler
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
LAZULI BUNTING
BOBOLINK
On the 10th: Susan Schaezler spotted a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE near her
property on the Comal-Guadalupe Co. line. On the previous day, she recorded
a remarkable 22 warbler species that included a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. She
also had a VEERY and photographed a beautiful WOOD THRUSH. See
http://www.warblerwoods.com/index.php?set_albumName=WoodThrush&option=com_gallery&Itemid=40&include=view_album.php
On the 10th: Scott Young spotted a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on the Kizer
Golf Course in Austin.
On the 9th: Eric Carpenter 10 Hudsonian Godwits at Hornsby Bend in Travis Co.
On the 9th: Kathy Funk birded the State Capitol grounds and was rewarded
with 14 species of warblers including a couple of Bay-breasted Warblers. A
15th possible warbler species was a female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.
On the 8th: Eric Carpenter spotted a LEAST TERN, a VEERY, and a male
RING-KINGFISHER at Hornsby Bend.
On the 8th: Byron Stone saw a male Scarlet Tanager along Shoal Creek and at
Hornsby Bend in Travis Co. he picked up a Peregrine Falcon, 10 Sanderlings,
and with an assist from Eric Carpenter, a Yellow-throated Vireo.
On the 8th: Sally Breed identified a VEERY on the State Capitol grounds.
On the 8th: Leslie Morris saw 8 warbler species in her yard in central
Austin that included a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER.
On the 8th: Tim Fennell birded Old Town Elementary in Round Rock in
Williamson Co. He saw a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, a Yellow-throated Vireo, a
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and a Scarlet Tanager.
On the 7th: Brush Freeman reported a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a VEERY
at the Elgin Cemetery in Bastrop Co. Other outstanding finds in the
Elgin-Utley area were 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS, a WOOD THRUSH, and a Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher.
On the 7th: Susan Schaezler had 18 warbler species on her property including
a WORM-EATING WARBLER.
On the 6th: Rich Kostecke had a big day in Bell Co. recording 117 species.
Outstanding among these was 7 CASPIAN TERNS seen at Iron Bridge Park.
On the 6th: Shawn Ashbaugh birded the State Capitol grounds and Little
Stacey Park in Austin. Some of his outstanding birds were GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH, VEERY, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Alder
Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, and Rose-breasted
Grosbeak.
On the 6th: Byron Stone reported 20 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Hornsby Bend.
On the 4th: Tim Fennell and Stu Wilson birded Williamson Co. from dawn to
dusk and notched 133 species. Some outstanding finds included: 2 BOBOLINKS,
1 LEAST TERN, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 1 Peregrine Falcon, and a Rock Wren.
On the 4th: Scott Young saw a male GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER on the Kizer Golf
Course in Austin.
On the 3rd: Cliff Shackelford bird Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park,
located in southern Travis County and hit the Grosbeak trifecta: Blue,
Rose-Breasted and a male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.
Thanks to all who contributed to this report.
End of transcript.
*A “rare species” for the area is defined as a bird that historically is
recorded less than 5 times a season in any season of the year. The 2003
Travis Audubon Society Austin area checklist is used to determine these
rarities.
An online guide to Austin-area birding locations is located at:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/birding/austin_birding_sites/index.htm
Compiler/Transcriber: Isaac Sanchez Email: IsaacS@austin.rr.com