Tarcoola to Fisherman’s Park, Bastrop, US-TX
April 4, 2015 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)

The cool wet spring has produced and abundance of wild flowers. Pinks and yellows and blues and reds and whites all combine to give the pastures a wonderful carper to color. Let’s hope the cool and the wet continue to keep it nice.

We have some of our summer birds starting to show up too. Cattle Egret, White-eyed Vireo, Barn Swallows and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are back. In addition to these we found Barred and Great-horned Owls, Pileated Woodpeckers and yes, spots on the Spotted Sandpipers.

Cricket Frogs made their spring debut by coming out and briefly giving a chorus. We also found a variety of turtles that came out to get some sun.

There were numerous Damselflies and a few moths.

Of course the company was as colorful as the flowers. Today we thank Sharon Richardson, Peg Gavin, Stacey Bucklin, Margaret Mills, Mona, Mehdy, Wilda Campbell, John Barr, Bob West, Bobby Hughes, Ron Armbruster and Jeff Richardson. Thanks for the great spring day

Don’t forget to like the Austin Bastrop River Corridor Partnership Facebook page. Here you will find more information about the river and water issues in central Texas. Learn more about the Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership at the CER website.

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45 species (+2 other taxa)

Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 35
Blue-winged Teal 14
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Cattle Egret 12
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 9
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 50
Killdeer 5
Spotted Sandpiper 12
Greater Yellowlegs 3
White-winged Dove 3
Mourning Dove 6
Great Horned Owl 1
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Crested Caracara 4
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 11
White-eyed Vireo 15
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 10
Purple Martin 24
Barn Swallow 4
Cliff/Cave Swallow 18
Carolina Chickadee 32
Tufted x Black-crested Titmouse (hybrid) 18
Carolina Wren 21
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 8
Lincoln’s Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 22
Great-tailed Grackle 19
Brown-headed Cowbird 4