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Selected Bird Reports, February 2001

1--Schuwirth Rd (RS): 2 Rusty Blackbird, 60 Common Grackle, 1 Crested Caracara

2--Timberlake Lake (JF): 125 White Pelican

2--Green Forest (MH): 1 female Rufous Hummingbird, 3 male Lesser Goldfinch, numerous Amer. Goldfinch

3--Mitchell Lake (BW): 9 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Cactus Wren, 1 Loggerhead Shrike

7--Blossom Park Area (JL): 1 Northern Flicker, 15 Blue Jay, 25 Common Grackle, 10 House Finch

7--Lost Forest St (RS): 30 Snow Goose

7--BFI Landfill (RS): 120 Ring-billed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 1 Crested Caracara

8--McAllister Park (JL): 1 Great Egret, 4 Blue-winged Teal, 8 Northern Shoveler, 1 Amer. Kestrel, 3 Greater Yellowlegs

8--Mitchell Lake (MC): 3 Least Grebe, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Eared Grebe, 40 White Pelican, 2 Double-crested Cormorant, 4 Neotropic Cormorant, 5 Great Blue Heron, 6 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egret, 13 White-faced Ibis, 60 Green-winged Teal, 2 Mottled Duck, 22 Northern Pintail, 300+ Northern Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 4 Cinnamon Teal, 8 Amer. Wigeon, 6 Ring-necked Duck, 25 Lesser Scaup, 2 Bufflehead, 2 Hooded Merganser, 100+ Ruddy Duck, 8 Northern Harrier, 3 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Crested Caracara, 2 Amer. Kestrel, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 6 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Vermilion Flycatcher, 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Loggerhead Shrike, 32 Savannah Sparrow, 8 White-throated Sparrow, 8 Amer. Goldfinch

11--Live Oak City Park (DLE): 1 Merlin

11--Mitchell Lake (AWG): 5 Bufflehead, 4 Amer. Crow, 2 Vermilion Flycatcher, 1 Gadwall, Ruddy Duck abundant, 3 Eared Grebe, 3 Least Grebe, 15 Bonaparte's Gull, 1 Harris' Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 imm. Little Blue Heron, 60 Purple Martin, 9 White Pelican, 4 Northern Pintail, 14 Amer. Pipit, 4 Ring-necked Duck, Amer. Robin, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Scaup, 6 Common Snipe, 1 Cinnamon Teal, 12 Green-winged Teal, 1 Verdin, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs

13--Old Corpus Christi Rd (LG) 1 LeConte's Sparrow

13--Braunig Lake (LG): Cinnamon Teal, Osprey, Forster's Tern, Bonaparte's Gulls, Marsh Wren, Least Sandpiper, Tricolored Heron

13--Loop 1604 south of Elmendorf (LG): Cliff Swallows, 3 Snow Goose (1 blue-phase)

13--Calaveras Lake (LG): Cactus Wren, Cinnamon Teal, White-faced Ibis

13--Avenue A, Brackenridge Park (KB): 2 Barred Owl, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwings, Loggerhead Shrike, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow

13--Mitchell Lake (RC): 9 Pied-billed Grebe, 5 Double-crested Cormorant, 8 White Pelican, 150 Ruddy Duck, 12 Gadwall, 22 Green-winged Teal, 35 Northern Pintail, 400 Northern Shoveler, 3 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Snowy Egret, 5 Black-crowned Night-heron, 2 White-faced Ibis, 2 Northern Harrier, 1 Crested Caracara, 1 Amer. Kestrel, 2 Northern Bobwhite, 12 Bonaparte's Gull, 3 Vermilion Flycatcher, 5 Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Amer. Robin, 2 House Wren, 11 Purple Martin, 2 Amer. Pipit, 3 Song Sparrow, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 24 White-crowned Sparrow, 4 Field Sparrow, 5 Vesper Sparrow

14--Casa Nueva St (LG): 1 Hairy Woodpecker

14 & 15--Converse (MN): 1 Bald Eagle (unconfirmed)

14--McAllister Park (JL): 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Amer. Kestrel, 12 Common Snipe, 20 Amer. Goldfinch

16--Mitchell Lake (DLE): 1 Amer. Bittern, 1 LeConte's Sparrow, 2 Least Grebe, 3 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Eared Grebe, 30 White Pelican, 3 Double-crested Cormorant, 6 Neotropic Cormorant, 3 Great Blue Heron, 3 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egret, 13 Black-crowned Night-heron, 18 White-faced Ibis, 20 Green-winged Teal, 70 Northern Pintail, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 4 Cinnamon Teal, 2000 Northern Shoveler, 80 Gadwall, 3 Amer. Wigeon, 10 Ring-necked Duck, 40 Lesser Scaup, 1 Bufflehead, 300 Ruddy Duck, 5 Northern Harrier, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 6 Red-tailed Hawk, 4 Crested Caracara, 1 Amer. Kestrel, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 4 Vermilion Flycatcher, 2 Couch's Kingbird, 1 Purple Martin, 1 Barn Swallow, 7 Amer. Crow, 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1 Amer. Robin, 80 Amer. Pipit, 8 Loggerhead Shrike, 2 White-eyed Vireo, 2 Blue-headed Vireo, 3 Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Vesper Sparrow, 80 Savannah Sparrow, 1 Song Sparrow, 6 Lincoln's Sparrow, 12 White-crowned Sparrow

16--Avenue A, Brackenridge Park (MC): 4 Purple Martin, 1 Harris' Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Amer. Goldfinches, White-eyed Vireo

21--Kirkwood (JF): 2 Common Snipe, 5 Greater Yellowlegs

24--Cagnon Rd (MC): 1 Burrowing Owl

24--Haggard Ranch (MEL): 1 Osprey (been there for a week)

24--Green Top Dr (LG): 2 Rufous Hummingbird, Amer. Goldfinches

24--Old Wiederstein Rd (GS): Eastern Towhee, Spotted Towhee, 15 Sandhill Crane

24--Adkins Rd (RS): 1 Western Bluebird

24--Graytown Rd (RS): 2 Horned Lark

24--Avenue A, Brackenridge Park (DLE): 2 Pine Warbler

25--Mitchell Lake (ML): 3 White-faced Ibis, Cinnamon Teal, 1 Vermilion Flycatcher, 5 Least Grebe, Northern Shovelers, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Am. Wigeon, Double-crested Cormorant, Crested Caracara, Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Purple Martin

25--Avenue A, Brackenridge Park (AWG): Amer. Robin, 2 Spotted Towhee, 1 Amer. Crow, 2 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Pine Warbler, 2 White-eyed Vireo, Amer. Goldfinch, 12 Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, 3 White-throated Sparrow, 4 Wood Duck, Cedar Waxwing, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Northern Flicker, 1 Hermit Thrush, 2 Spotted Towhee, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2 Downy Woodpecker

26--Lost Forest St (RS): 40 Canada Goose, 2 Purple Finch

27--Toepperwein Rd & I-35 (LL): 20 Sandhill Crane

28--McAllister Park (JL): 6 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, 2 Green-winged Teal, 6 Common Snipe, 10 Dark-eyed Junco

OBSERVERS: AWG=Andy & Wendy Garcia, BW=Betty Walters, DLE=Dodge & Lorna Engleman, GS=Georgina Schwartz, JF=Jerry Fischer, JL=James Lavender, LG=Larry Galvez, LL=Leslie Linehan, MC=Mike Creese, MH=Marge Hooks, MEL=Metha Leslie, ML=Marge Lumpe, MN=Mary Nour, RC=Ron Cabral, RS=Richard Sim

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