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Selected Bird Reports, February 2002

Note the Hutton's Vireo and the northward advance of the Crow.

1--Belvoir Dr. (G Schwartz): pair Rufous Hummingbirds

1--Cagnon Road (G Lisciandro): Burrowing Owl, Say's Phoebe, 2 Winter Wrens, Pine Warbler

1--Old Corpus Christ Road (C Cuthbertson): 1 Ferruginous Hawk

2--Floresville City Park (J Orr and S Coffee): 1 Black Phoebe

2--San Juan Mission (H Rejzek): Green Kingfisher

2--Spring Branch (L Linehan): 1 Swainson's Hawk, 1 Short-billed Dowitcher (voice)

3--Pleasanton Road bridge (E Roney): 5 Black-necked Stilts

3--McNay Art Museum (A and W Garcia): 1 Long-billed Thrasher

4--Northwest San Antonio (Robin Nowak): 2 Crows (unusual in this area)

4--Evans Lake (H Rejzek): 1 Sprague's Pipit

5--Bulverde Road (S Hawkins): 2 Common Ravens

7--Avenue A (M Creese): Summer Tanager, 1 Purple Martin, 1 N. Flicker

7--Salado WRC, BlueWing Road (J Fischer): 5 Cattle Egrets

7--Mitchell Lake (C Harwerth): 6 Neotropic Cormorants, 4 Cinnamon Teal, 50 Green-winged Teal, 6 N. Pintail, 300 N. Shovelers, 30 Gadwall, 2 Bufflehead, 4 Caracara, 3 Verdin, 200 Least Sandpipers, 5 Vermilion Flycatcher, 19 Bonaparte's gull, 2 Ring-billed Gull, 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 38 Myrtle Warbler, 3 Audubon's Warblers, 3 Common Yellowthroat, 16 Savannah Sparrow, 32 Song Sparrow, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 16 White-crowned Sparrow, 48 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Black-necked Stilt

8--Castroville Regional Park (H Rejzek and G Schwartz): Great Kiskadee, 2 Green Kingfisher

8--Avenue A (J Hernandez): Brown Creeper

9--Cagnon Road (S Guerrero): 1 Merlin, 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler

9--Judson Nature Trails (G Schwartz): Downy Woodpecker, Red-shouldered Hawk, 3 Crows

10--Old Corpus Christi Road (G Schwartz): 1 Ferruginous Hawk ( last date)

10--Avenue A (M Golden): Brown Creeper, 4 Pine Warbler, 1 Nashville Warbler, 4 Snipe

10--Mitchell Lake (M Creese): Sprague's Pipit, 18 Purple Martin, 2 Harris's Hawk

13--Botanical Garden (M Creese): House Wren

15--Pike Road (K Bartels): 1500 to 2000 Cedar Waxwings

16--North Bexar Co (W Bauer): 1 Verdin

16--Friedrich Park (D Engleman): 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6 Bushtit, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, 2 HUTTON'S VIREO (verified by playback)

16--Belvoir Dr (G Schwartz): Last date for male Rufous Hummingbird; Female present all month

17--Castroville Regional Park (A and W Garcia): 1 Couch's Kingbird, 2 Green Kingfisher

17--Landmark Inn, Castroville (A and W Garcia): 1 ROCK WREN

18--Schertz (M Giles): Hooded Crow (escaped bird)

18--Comanche Lookout Park (S Guerrero): Caracara, ORCHARD ORIOLE

18--Live Oak Park (F Campbell): 1 Great Horned Owl on nest, Blue-headed Vireo, 6 Crow, 1 Merlin

19--Perrin Creek (M Golden): Barred Owl, Red-shouldered Hawk

19--Avenue A (M Creese): Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Barred Owl, 4 Wood Duck, Brown Creeper

19--Friedrich Park (H Rejzek): Bushtits

20--Botanical Garden (M Creese): 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 1 Common Moorhen

20--Judson Nature Trails (D Engleman): 3 Hermit Thrush, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Pine Warbler

20--Dilley (TX) cemetery (G Schwartz): 4 Green Jays, 1 Cactus Wren, Western Meadowlarks

21--Cagnon Road (K Bartels and B Nowak): Burrowing Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler

21--University Hospital (L Linehan): 2 Peregrine Falcons

21--Falconwood Dr, San Marcos (D Peak): 1 SCOTT'S ORIOLE

21--Southwest Research Inst (K Bartels): 1 Crow, first to be seen here in 8 years

22--Walker Ranch Park (G Lisciandro): Swamp Sparrow, Blue-headed Vireo

22--Avenue A (A Garcia): 100s American Goldfinches

23--Old Wiederstein Road (D Schaezler): imm. Zone-tailed Hawk

23--Government Canyon SNA (D and L Engleman): 39 Greater White-fronted Geese

23--Encino Park (G Lisciandro): Black-and-white Warbler, 30 Sandhill Cranes

23--Cagnon Road (D Engleman): Zone-tailed Hawk

23--Friedrich Park (S Gruwell): HUTTON'S VIREO

24--I-35 N at Toepperwein (L Galvez): 80+ Cliff Swallows

25--Friedrich Park (G Schwartz): 1 Hutton's Vireo (IDd by call)

25--Kellis St near Southside Lions Park (M Creese): 2 MONK PARAKEETS

28--Mitchell Lake (H Rejzek and C Harwerth): Barn Swallow, 4 Harris's Hawk, 1 Avocet, SPRAGUE'S PIPIT, 100 Cave Swallows, +/- 50 Barn Swallows

28--Friedrich Park (L McMahan): Hutton's Vireo.

28--Avenue A (M Creese): 200 Cedar Waxwings, 2 Crows (unusual in this place), 6 Purple Martins

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