Webberville – Big Webberville Park, Travis, US-TX
December 6, 2014 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: EPISODE 103: Chilly and Grey Most of the Day
This was the first survey since last winter we had leafless trees. Because of that we were able to see thing normally concealed by the leaves. I really enjoy birding in the winter because of the abundance of birds and the ease of finding them.
Easy enough to find we amass an impressive list of 57 species. Topping that list include Pileated Woodpecker, the local resident Bald Eagle (just one), and two Peregrine Falcons. We watched one of the Peregrine for quite a while hoping to see it make a strike. It missed on a couple of weak attempts.
The winter birds have returned. Five sparrow species, five woodpecker species, Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, ducks and grebes are now here for the season.
Once things began to warm up the turtles started to come out and run around.
For such a chilly and gray winter day we had a very nice crew. Joining us today were Linda Williams, Pam Hohman, Wilda Campbell, Peg Gavin, Sharon Richardson, Monica Ford, Caroline Taylor, Ashleigh Lassiter, Ryan Lassiter, Kim Parades, Bobby Hughes, Jeff Richardson, Stuart Bailey, Ron Armbruster, Bobby Hughes, John Barr, Bob West, and Denis Breining. Thank you all for your help.
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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55 species (+2 other taxa)
Wood Duck 1
Blue-winged Teal 2
duck sp. 5
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 4
Black Vulture 35
Turkey Vulture 26
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Coot 9
Killdeer 11
Spotted Sandpiper 8
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Least Sandpiper 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 21
White-winged Dove 3
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Crested Caracara 11
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 2
Eastern Phoebe 14
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 24
Carolina Chickadee 50
Tufted/Black-crested Titmouse 3
Canyon Wren 0
Carolina Wren 20
Bewick’s Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Pipit 5
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 80
Song Sparrow 2
Lincoln’s Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 4
Harris’s Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 15
Northern Cardinal 35
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Brewer’s Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 45
Great-tailed Grackle 35
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
