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Selected Bird Reports, January 2004

1—El Dorado ponds (MC): 2 Couch’s Kingbirds

1—Airport (MC): 2 Wild Turkey

1—Ponder Rd (MC): Say’s Phoebe, 2 Rusty Blackbirds, 3 Purple Finches

1—El Dorado ponds (SG): Am. Bittern, Ring-necked Duck, Am. Crow (new in this area), Lesser Scaup, Wigeon

1—Live Oak Park (FC): Great Horned Owl (on nest), 4 Cedar Waxwings, 50 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Am. Goldfinch

1—Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): Fox & Harris’ Sparrows, E. & Spotted Towhees

1—Avenue A (EJ): Greater Pewee (first seen on Dec 27)

1—Brackenridge Park (EB, KM): Yellow-throated Warbler

1—Moursund/Pleasanton Rd pond (SC): Green Heron (rare in winter)

1—Mitchell Lake (EB, MC, KM): Greater Scaup, 4 Sora, 10 Least Grebe, 12 Vermilion Flycatcher, 3 Black-necked Stilt, 3000 Least Sandpipers

1—Peerless Pumps field (MC, EB, SC, KM, DLE): Sprague’s Pipit, Burrowing Owl

1—Tom Slick Park (MS): Fox, Swamp, Song, Lincoln’s, White-throated, Savannah, & Vesper Sparrow, 1 Am. Robin

1—Rodriguez Park (MS): 2 E. Bluebirds, Couch’s Kingbird

1—Mitchell Lake (MS): 1 White-faced Ibis, 2 Belted Kingfisher, 5 Am. Robins, 3 Song Sparrow, 2 Greater Yellowlegs

1—Bamberger Nature Park (AH): 1 Spotted Towhee

2—Avenue A (MS): Greater Pewee

2—Brackenridge Park (SC): Chestnut-sided, Pine, & Black-and-white Warblers

2—OP Schnabel Park (HR): Summer Tanager, Spotted Towhee, Hermit Thrush, and Brown Creeper

2—Brackenridge Park (DLE): Yellow-throated Warbler (X in winter)

3—Riverside Park, Boerne (GS): 1 Ross’ Goose

3—Walker Ranch Park (HR): Summer Tanager

3—Acequia Trail (MS): Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 Hermit Thrush, 200 Am. Robins

3—Mitchell Lake (SC): 4 Cedar Waxwings, Marsh Wren

3—Brackenridge Park (JM): Chestnut-sided Warbler

3—McAllister Park (JL): 55 Black Vultures, Sharp-shinned & Red-tailed Hawk

4—Shavano park (LM): N. Flicker, Downy, Ladder-backed, & Golden-fronted Woodpeckers, Rufous Hummingbird, Am. Robins, Great Horned Owl

4—Calaveras Lake (DLE): Marsh Wren, Swamp Sparrow, Gray Catbird

4—Braunig Lake (DLE): Swamp Sparrow

5—UTHSC (BeD): Caracara

6—Avenue A (RJW): Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

7—Walker Ranch Park (DLE): 2 Spotted Towhee, 1 E. Towhee

7—Mitchell Lake ( MS): 45 Bonaparte’s Gull, 350 Green-winged Teal, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs

7—McAllister Park (JL): 1 Greater Roadrunner, Caracara

8—Leon Creek/Oxbow Pond (CH): 2 Fox, 4 Lincoln’s, 8 Field, White-throated, & 5 Chipping Sparrows, 2 Curve-billed Thrasher, Black-and-white Warbler, Spotted Towhee, 13 Am. Goldfinches, Cooper’s Hawk

8—Rodriguez County Park (CHe): Pyrrhuloxia

8—RR 187 near Utopia (MiH): Lewis’ Woodpecker

9—Southwest High School (HR): 75 Am. Robin

9—Gross Lane at Medina River (BD): Black-and-white Warbler

10—Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): 4 Brown Thrasher, 1 Long-billed Thrasher, Cedar Waxwings

10—Pond on Thousand Oaks (HMN): 1 Great Blue Heron

10—Beginners Birdwalk (GS): 2 Black-and-white Warblers, 1 Am. Crow, 2 Am. Robin, 1 Long-billed Thrasher, 3 Blue-headed Vireo, 3 Am. Goldfinch, 5 Woodpecker Day

10—Mitchell Lake (AWG): 2 Barn Owl, 40 Am. Pipit, 13 N. Rough-winged Swallow, 4 Hooded Merganser, 125 Bonaparte’s Gull, 10 Am. Robin, 150 Yellow-rumped Warblers, Downy Woodpecker

11—Mitchell Lake (KG): 4 Eared Grebe, 50 White Pelicans, 3 Caracara, 5 Red-tailed Hawk, 7 Vermilion Flycatcher, House Wren

12—Bamberger Park (MC): Harris Sparrow

13—Canyon Park causeway (BD): 1 Pacific Loon, 5 Common Loon, 8 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Redhead

13—Mitchell Lake (HR): 2 Cinnamon Teal, Couch’s Kingbird

13—Rodriguez Park (CHe): 12 E. Bluebird, 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers

14—Randolph AFB (LG): Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (unconfirmed)

17—Botanical Gardens (EB): Black-throated Green Warbler, Rufous Hmmingbird, N. R-winged Swallows.

17—McAllister Park (JL): 6 Green-winged Teal, 15 N. Pintail, 10 N. Shoveler, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Crested Caracara, 30 White-winged Dove, 50 Mourning Dove, 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 1 N. Flicker, 2 Blue Jay, 10 Black-crested Titmouse, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Song Sparrow

17—Saddlehorn Rd, Comal Co. (GS, LL, AHe): Zone-tailed Hawk

18—Mission San Juan (HR): 1 Green Kingfisher

18—Walker Ranch Park (HR): Fox Sparrow, Lesser Goldfinch, White-throated, Lincoln’s, Savannah, & Field Sparrows

18—Southside Lions/Pecan Valley Park: (RA): 12 E. Bluebirds, Am. Crow, 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6 species of ducks

19—Cranesmill Park, Canyon Lake (BD): Prairie Warbler

20—Regency Lane (CH): Say’s Phoebe

20—Calaveras Lake (BD): Am. Bittern, Harris Sparrow

20—1604 at Schuwirth (BD): 8 to 10 McCown’s Longspur

20—Westcreek (Helen Rejzek): Rufous Hummingbird

20—Government Canyon SNA (HR, LMc, GS): 1 Black-throated Sparrow

20—Braunig Lake (MC): Horned Grebe, Greater Scaup

21—Mitchell Lake (MS): 7 Purple Martins (FOS)

21—FM 3009 west of 2252 (SMc): Caracara

22—McAllister Park (JL): 5 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Hummingbird sp., 1 Am. Kestrel

22—Olmos Basin Park (JM): Winter Wren, 40 Am. Goldfinches, Song Sparrow

23—Kirk Lane, Bulverde (LiM): FOS Am. Robins, 2 Am. Crow

24—Ladd and Blanchard Rds (HR): 4 Harris Sparrows

24—Evans Lake (HR): 20 Wilson’s Snipe, Vermilion Flycatcher

24—El Dorado ponds (AWG): 1 Winter Wren

24—Avenue A (GH): Greater Pewee (last recorded sighting)

24—Mitchell Lake (ER): 2 Least Grebe, 1500 Least Sandpiper, 44 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 107 Bonaparte’s Gulls

25—Southside Lions/Pecan Valley Park (RA): 20 E. Bluebirds, Ring-billed Gull, Belted Kingfisher

25—Evans Rd (HR): 1 Sandhill Crane

25—Mitchell Lake (ML): 1 Couch’s Kingbird, 6 Purple Martin, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Crow, 4 Neotropic Cormorants, 6 Cave Swallow

25—John Jay High School (MS): 5 Purple Martins (first sighting there)

26—McAllister Park (BD): Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper

26—Ingram Rd at Lakeside (HR): 4 Harris’ Hawks

28—Mitchell Lake (RH): Purple Martins, Sora, Vermilion Flycatcher

28—Friedrich Park (CH): Canyon Wren

28—Castroville Regional Park (GS, HR): 1 Black Phoebe

28—Acequia south of Aqueduct (MS): Black-and-white Warbler, 100 N. Cardinals, Wilson’s Snipe, Hermit Thrushes, pair Ladder-backed Woodpeckers.

28—Timberlake Lake (MS): 4 Mute Swans

28—McAllister Park (JL): Spotted Sandpiper

29—Brackenridge Park (BD): 2 Pine Warbler, 2 Black-and-white Warbler

29—Olmos Basin Park (BD): 3 Pine & 1 Black-and-white Warbler, 4 or 5 Dark-eyed Junco

30—McAllister Park (DM): Black-throated Gray Warbler, Winter Wren

30—Millers Pond (AH): 1 Couch’s Kingbird, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, “flock” of Purple Martins

31—McAllister Park (GL): Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, House Wren, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Solitary Sandpiper

31—Cagnon Rd (BD): Cactus Wren, Ash-throated Flycatcher (rare in winter)

31—McAllister Park (AWG): Black-throated Gray Warbler, Winter Wren, Anhinga

31—Olmos Park (RA): Black-and-white & Pine Warbler

31—Pecan Valley Park (RA): 35 Cedar Waxwings, 1 E. Towhee, Couch’s Kingbird, 2 Belted Kingfisher, Am. Crows

31—Belvoir Dr (GS): 1 male Rufous Hummingbird all month

31—Mitchell Lake (SW, PB): 2 Rusty Blackbirds, 20 Long-billed Dowitchers, 4 Cinnamon Teal

31—Brackenridge Golf Course (BL): 1 Couch’s Kingbird

31—Olmos Park (JM): 2 Dark-eyed Junco

AH=Andy Hudson; AHe=Anne Hedgpeth; AWG=Andy and Wendy Garcia; BD=Bob Doe; BeD=Betty Dunn; BL=Bill Lindeman; CH=Curt Harwerth; CHe=Chandra Hewitt; DLE=Dodge and Lorna Engelman; DM=Derek Muschelek; EB=Eric Brierley; EJ=Ernest Jasek; ER=Ernie Roney; FC=Fran Campbell; GH=Gerald Hewitt; GS=Georgina Schwartz; HMN=Harry and Maria Noyes; JL=James Lavender; JM=James Middleton; KG=Kathy Gaudet; KM=Karen Moulder; LG=Larry Galvez; LL=Leslie Linehan; LiM=Linda Martin; LMc=Linda McMahan; ML=Marge Lumpe; MC=Mike Creese; MiH=Mitch Heindel; MG=Mariann Golden; MS=Mike Scully; PS=Pat Beecher; RA=Rachel Alvarado; RJW=Richard & Jill Wood; RH=Ron Hillstromb; SC=Sheridan Coffey; SS=Susan Schaezler; SW=Sue Weidenfeld

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