The Austin-Area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 9.00am, May 24th, 2007:
--- Exceptional Sightings ---
A GREEN VIOLET-EAR (Colibri thalassinus) photographed at a private
residence between Bastrop and Paige on April 29th continues to be seen
as of May 19th.
--- Rarities found this past week ---
The Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo held a WOOD THRUSH
(Hylocichla mustelina) May 19th thru May 23rd while a MACGILLIVRAY'S
WARBLER (Oporornis tolmiei) was there on May 22nd.
Another WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla mustelina) was in Temple on May 21st
while a different bird was in far northwest Travis County on May 20th.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Catharus minimus) was detected in Utley
(Bastrop County) on May 21st.
A TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor) was at Hornsby Bend on May 20th.
In Temple on May 19th, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus) was
on private property while a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Coccyzus
erythropthalmus) was at Lions Park.
A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tyrannulus) was reported from
the Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo on May 19th.
Two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (Pluvialis squatarola) were at Hornsby Bend
on May 19th.
--- Continuing birds from previous weeks ---
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus) near Utley on May 8th was
still in the area as of May 16th.
BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRDS (Amazilia yucatanensis) have been seen
recently at three different private residences in Bastrop County the
past few weeks (last reports from May 16th).
SCOTT'S ORIOLES (Icterus parisorum) are nesting at two locations on
and near the Balcones Canyonland NWR.
LONG-BILLED THRASHERS (Toxostoma longirostre) are being heard and seen
regularly on the Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo.
--- Rare sightings from previous weeks ---
Two SNOWY PLOVERS (Charadrius alexandrinus) were on a holding pond at
the Mueller Airport development site in Austin on May 16th.
A WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla mustelina) was near the Barton Creek
Greenbelt in southwest Austin on May 16th.
A SCOTT'S ORIOLE (Icterus parisorum) has been in northern Spring
Branch (Blano/Comal counties) since May 10th (last reported there on
May 16th).
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Dendroica dominica) was at Richard Moya
Park in southeast Austin on May 15th.
A COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) was found on Austin's Town Lake near
Longhorn Dam on May 14th.
A SURF SCOTER (Melanitta perspicillata) put in an appearance on Pond 2
at Hornsby Bend on May 13th.
A rather late HARRIS'S SPARROW (Zonotrichia querula) was near HWY 95
southwest of Granger Lake on May 12th.
A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera) was on the Schaezler's
Warbler Woods property near Cibolo on May 9th.
Fort Hood (Bell County) held a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora pinus)
on May 6th and a LAUGHING GULL (Larus atricilla) on May 5th.
A singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Dendroica dominica) was a nice find
at Temple Lions Park on May 5th.
A thorough search of the area below the Granger Dam on May 5th yielded
3 LECONTE'S SPARROWS (Ammodramus leconteii) as well as a SORA (Porzana
carolina).
A NORTHERN HARRIER (Circus cyaneus) was over the Schaezler's Warbler
Woods property near Cibolo on May 5th and May 6th.
Three CASPIAN TERNS (Sterna caspia) put in an appearance at some
flooded fields on private property in Temple on May 4th.
A SCOTT'S ORIOLE (Icterus parisorum) was reported from Dripping
Springs on May 4th.
A BLACKPOLL WARBLER (Dendroica striata) was in Elgin on May 3rd.
A visit to Lake Buchanan on May 3rd yielded the following interesting
birds: 7 COMMON LOONS (Gavia immer), 5 WESTERN GREBES (Aechmophorus
occidentalis), 1 ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albonotatus), 1 PIPING PLOVER
(Charadrius melodus), and 7 RING-BILLED GULLS (Larus delawarensis).
A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera) was on the San Gabriel
WMA at Granger Lake on May 3rd.
Temple Lions Park held a PALM WARBLER (Dendroica palmarum) on May 3rd,
while a LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) was there on May 4th.
--
Eric Carpenter
Rare Bird Alert Compiler, Travis Audubon Society
--- Exceptional Sightings ---
A GREEN VIOLET-EAR (Colibri thalassinus) photographed at a private
residence between Bastrop and Paige on April 29th continues to be seen
as of May 19th.
--- Rarities found this past week ---
The Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo held a WOOD THRUSH
(Hylocichla mustelina) May 19th thru May 23rd while a MACGILLIVRAY'S
WARBLER (Oporornis tolmiei) was there on May 22nd.
Another WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla mustelina) was in Temple on May 21st
while a different bird was in far northwest Travis County on May 20th.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Catharus minimus) was detected in Utley
(Bastrop County) on May 21st.
A TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor) was at Hornsby Bend on May 20th.
In Temple on May 19th, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus) was
on private property while a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Coccyzus
erythropthalmus) was at Lions Park.
A BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tyrannulus) was reported from
the Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo on May 19th.
Two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (Pluvialis squatarola) were at Hornsby Bend
on May 19th.
--- Continuing birds from previous weeks ---
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus) near Utley on May 8th was
still in the area as of May 16th.
BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRDS (Amazilia yucatanensis) have been seen
recently at three different private residences in Bastrop County the
past few weeks (last reports from May 16th).
SCOTT'S ORIOLES (Icterus parisorum) are nesting at two locations on
and near the Balcones Canyonland NWR.
LONG-BILLED THRASHERS (Toxostoma longirostre) are being heard and seen
regularly on the Schaezler's Warbler Woods property near Cibolo.
--- Rare sightings from previous weeks ---
Two SNOWY PLOVERS (Charadrius alexandrinus) were on a holding pond at
the Mueller Airport development site in Austin on May 16th.
A WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla mustelina) was near the Barton Creek
Greenbelt in southwest Austin on May 16th.
A SCOTT'S ORIOLE (Icterus parisorum) has been in northern Spring
Branch (Blano/Comal counties) since May 10th (last reported there on
May 16th).
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Dendroica dominica) was at Richard Moya
Park in southeast Austin on May 15th.
A COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) was found on Austin's Town Lake near
Longhorn Dam on May 14th.
A SURF SCOTER (Melanitta perspicillata) put in an appearance on Pond 2
at Hornsby Bend on May 13th.
A rather late HARRIS'S SPARROW (Zonotrichia querula) was near HWY 95
southwest of Granger Lake on May 12th.
A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera) was on the Schaezler's
Warbler Woods property near Cibolo on May 9th.
Fort Hood (Bell County) held a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora pinus)
on May 6th and a LAUGHING GULL (Larus atricilla) on May 5th.
A singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Dendroica dominica) was a nice find
at Temple Lions Park on May 5th.
A thorough search of the area below the Granger Dam on May 5th yielded
3 LECONTE'S SPARROWS (Ammodramus leconteii) as well as a SORA (Porzana
carolina).
A NORTHERN HARRIER (Circus cyaneus) was over the Schaezler's Warbler
Woods property near Cibolo on May 5th and May 6th.
Three CASPIAN TERNS (Sterna caspia) put in an appearance at some
flooded fields on private property in Temple on May 4th.
A SCOTT'S ORIOLE (Icterus parisorum) was reported from Dripping
Springs on May 4th.
A BLACKPOLL WARBLER (Dendroica striata) was in Elgin on May 3rd.
A visit to Lake Buchanan on May 3rd yielded the following interesting
birds: 7 COMMON LOONS (Gavia immer), 5 WESTERN GREBES (Aechmophorus
occidentalis), 1 ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albonotatus), 1 PIPING PLOVER
(Charadrius melodus), and 7 RING-BILLED GULLS (Larus delawarensis).
A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera) was on the San Gabriel
WMA at Granger Lake on May 3rd.
Temple Lions Park held a PALM WARBLER (Dendroica palmarum) on May 3rd,
while a LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) was there on May 4th.
--
Eric Carpenter
Rare Bird Alert Compiler, Travis Audubon Society
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