The Austin Area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 12:05 on September 13, 2013. Send interesting sightings–complete with species name, LOCATION, and contact information–to Kenny Anderson at kennya290@gmail.com.
It was a fairly dull week but I am trying to stay on task. The area has seen a large influx of Yellow, Wilson’s, and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers; little outside the expected has been reported.
Rarities Found This Week:
- A Hutton’s Vireo was at Warbler Woods in Guadalupe County on 9/7. This species has retreated somewhat from the area.
- A Zone-tailed Hawk was photographed on Dry Creek near Lake Austin in Travis County on 9/10.
- An Eastern Whip-poor-will was recorded at dusk at a Bastrop County home on 9/12.
- A Bullock’s Oriole was on the north side of Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County on 9/7,8.
- Great Kiskadees were reported on the Colorado River Survey conducted this month in Bastrop County on 9/7 and at a private property in Caldwell County southwest of Lockhart on 9/7.
- A Scott’s Oriole was photographed in a Bell County backyard on 9/10.
- A Magnolia Warbler was seen at Bastrop State Park on 9/10.
Continuing from Previous Weeks:
- The juvenile Reddish Egret continued to be seen at Bob Wentz/Windy Point Park on Lake Travis on 9/9.
- Wood Storks in Williamson County were seen on 9/10 at CR438 and FM112 southeast of Taylor (7 of them) and on flyover at Reservoir 17 on 9/10.
- Burrowing Owl was seen again at a downtown Austin parking garage on 9/10.
Reports for the Austin area RBA cover a 60 mile radius, centered from the Capitol in downtown Austin. Bird sightings mentioned here have been filtered and scrutinized by the compiler and are believed to be genuine. When documentation or photographs were provided that is mentioned, along with the other information about the bird(s) being seen. For questions or updates about birds mentioned here or to report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, please send an e-mail to kennya290@gmail.com
-Kenny Anderson, Rare Bird Alert Compiler, Travis Audubon Society
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