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2012 Sightings:
Name: Tim Fennell
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Sat Feb 4 17:38:50 2012
Visited the ponds with my high school students from 8:00 -11:00 am today and had the following species. There were at least 7 Rusty Blackbirds at the CER parking lot and at least 2 more in the NE corner of Pond 1 West.
Northern Shoveler 400
Northern Pintail 20
Green-winged Teal 50
Redhead 80
Ring-necked Duck 20
Greater Scaup 1
Lesser Scaup 5
Bufflehead 10
Ruddy Duck 60
Eared Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Crested Caracara 3
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 100
Killdeer 1
Least Sandpiper 20
Wilson's Snipe 1
White-winged Dove 2
Mourning Dove 10
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted/Black-crested Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 200
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 20
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Rusty Blackbird 9 Photographed
Great-tailed Grackle 10
House Sparrow 5
Name: Philip Smith
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Thu Feb 2 16:24:13 2012
Male Hooded Merganser, about 11:00 AM on south side of pond 2, between the SE corner and the blind and about 100 ft. from shore.
Name: Eric Stager
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Sat Jan 21 22:49:37 2012
14 birders joined Sam Fason and me for the monthly bird walk. We birded Platt Lane and around the ponds and found 73 species. Highlights included lingering Rusty Blackbirds and Audubon's Warbler, and a Virginia Rail calling from pond 1W.
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
White-winged Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Titmouse sp.
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle and Audubon's)
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Meadowlark sp.
Rusty Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Name: Eric Carpenter
Date of sighting: 14 Jan 2012
Date posted: Fri Jan 20 21:43:31 2012
Last Saturday's (14 Jan) monthly survey yielded a grand total of 92 species. Mid-January can be on the slow side, and it seemed especially so this year with a fair number of species represented but low counts on many birds were recorded by the 9 morning participants and 2 afternoon participants. The afternoon duo even had to struggle to find/tape out a House Wren to add it to the day list, and there were a couple other species that were missed that are usually expected like Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo and House Finch. Rusty Blackbirds continue to linger on the property with 4 birds found around 1West in the morning and then at least 15 birds in with the blackbird flock in the pecan grove around the CER building in the afternoon. Another highlight is the continuing presence of an Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler in the CER parking lot area, that is here for at least its 2nd winter. Full list for the day follows:
-- Eric
Gadwall 71
American Wigeon 45
Blue-winged Teal 8
Northern Shoveler 528
Northern Pintail 18
Green-winged Teal 289
Canvasback 11
Redhead 14
Ring-necked Duck 75
Lesser Scaup 15
Bufflehead 8
Ruddy Duck 17
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Eared Grebe 3
Neotropic Cormorant 4
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 3
Black Vulture 30
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Kestrel 4
Merlin 3
Sora 1
American Coot 250
Killdeer 22
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 81
Wilson's Snipe 28
Ring-billed Gull 6
Rock Pigeon 45
White-winged Dove 2
Mourning Dove 2
Monk Parakeet 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 7
Eastern Phoebe 14
Loggerhead Shrike 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 9
Cave Swallow 9
Carolina Chickadee 20
Bl Crested/Tufted Titmouse 3
Brown Creeper 6
Carolina Wren 28
Bewick's Wren 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 7
Marsh Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 19
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 28
Hermit Thrush 11
American Robin 244
Northern Mockingbird 14
European Starling 31
American Pipit 4
Cedar Waxwing 77
Orange-crowned Warbler 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 39
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Spotted Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 30
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 4
Harris's Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 76
Red-winged Blackbird 204
meadowlark sp. 44
Rusty Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 149
Great-tailed Grackle 23
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 4
Name: Martin
Date of sighting: 1-12-12
Date posted: Sat Jan 14 17:53:15 2012
Cinnamon Teal on pond two. My first-of-winter Pintail on pond one west
Name: Mike Thomasson
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Sat Jan 14 15:22:31 2012
Is there any place to report rare bird sightings (non-HBBO) for Austin/Travis County? Had a Red Naped Sapsucker on Barton Creek Belt today. Clearly marked adult male with all key markings. Obviously not HBBO record.
Name: kenny Anderson
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Wed Jan 11 15:36:19 2012
My first trip to Hornsby of the year was highlighted by the continuing Rusty Blackbird excitment around 1 west. Today I saw 2.
Name: Matt Colbert
Date of sighting: Sat Jan 7
Date posted: Mon Jan 9 10:42:05 2012
Foggy morning. Golden-crowned Kinglet, Harris Sparrow, and Brown Creepers still around. Hunters on river just below gravel pit trail access made for a less-than-pleasant birding experience. Hunters were hunting from bank on Hornsby side of river. I don't know if it is legal from them to be hunting from the land on the Hornsby tract.
Name: al smith
Date of sighting: Same as date posted
Date posted: Sun Jan 8 18:33:12 2012
3 Forsters Terns flying upriver NW of Pond 3.
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