The Austin-Area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 9.00am, November 13th, 2008:
--- RARITIES FOUND THIS PAST WEEK---
A SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) was along FM 1123 between Holland and Belton on November 9th.
A trip to the Granger Lake area on November 9th yielded an adult WHITE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albicaudatus) over the CR 352 megafield and a SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio flammeus) at Sore Finger WMA.
An AMERICAN BITTERN (Botaurus lentiginosus) was on a small pond on Ft. Hood near its boundary with Killeen on November 8th.
Two migrating WHOOPING CRANES (Grus americana) were spotted passing over Temple on November 8th.
On November 8th, a late YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (Coccyzus americanus) was at (Big) Webberville Park, while a WHITE-TAILED KITE (Elanus leucurus) was in fields just north of there.
Another SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) was studied at Honey Creek SNA on November 7th.
--- CONTINUING BIRDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS ---
A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (Stellula calliope) that first visited a south Austin residence September 20th was still present as of November 11th.
--- RARE SIGHTINGS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS ---
A SAY'S PHOEBE (Sayornis saya) was on private property near Utley on November 4th.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albonotatus) was spotted west of 360 and Bee Caves Road on the west side of Austin on October 30th.
A BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was near Shipp Lake on October 27th.
The Granger Lake area was productive on October 25th and 26th with the following highlights: a COMMON LOON (Gavia immer), four MOTTLED DUCKS (Anas fulvigula), a BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a heard-only VIRGINIA RAIL (Rallus limicola) below the spillway, two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS (Pluvialis dominica), a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (Calidris bairdii), and a single BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) along CR 352.
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja) was south of Niederwald in Caldwell County on October 25th.
Two BALD EAGLES (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were spotted migrating over Hornsby Bend on October 22nd.
--- RARITIES FOUND THIS PAST WEEK---
A SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) was along FM 1123 between Holland and Belton on November 9th.
A trip to the Granger Lake area on November 9th yielded an adult WHITE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albicaudatus) over the CR 352 megafield and a SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio flammeus) at Sore Finger WMA.
An AMERICAN BITTERN (Botaurus lentiginosus) was on a small pond on Ft. Hood near its boundary with Killeen on November 8th.
Two migrating WHOOPING CRANES (Grus americana) were spotted passing over Temple on November 8th.
On November 8th, a late YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (Coccyzus americanus) was at (Big) Webberville Park, while a WHITE-TAILED KITE (Elanus leucurus) was in fields just north of there.
Another SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus) was studied at Honey Creek SNA on November 7th.
--- CONTINUING BIRDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS ---
A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (Stellula calliope) that first visited a south Austin residence September 20th was still present as of November 11th.
--- RARE SIGHTINGS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS ---
A SAY'S PHOEBE (Sayornis saya) was on private property near Utley on November 4th.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albonotatus) was spotted west of 360 and Bee Caves Road on the west side of Austin on October 30th.
A BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was near Shipp Lake on October 27th.
The Granger Lake area was productive on October 25th and 26th with the following highlights: a COMMON LOON (Gavia immer), four MOTTLED DUCKS (Anas fulvigula), a BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a heard-only VIRGINIA RAIL (Rallus limicola) below the spillway, two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS (Pluvialis dominica), a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (Calidris bairdii), and a single BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia) along CR 352.
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja) was south of Niederwald in Caldwell County on October 25th.
Two BALD EAGLES (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were spotted migrating over Hornsby Bend on October 22nd.
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Rare Bird Alert Compiler, Travis Audubon Society
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