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Selected Bird Reports, March 2004

FOS=First-of-season

1—Eisenhower Park (MS): Common Poorwill

2—Acequia (MS): Downy Woodpecker, Green Kingfisher

2—Friederich Park (SC): FOS 2 Golden-cheeked Warbler

3—Firwick St.(HR): FOS Black-chinned Hummingbird

5—Walker Ranch Park (DE): Eastern Towhee, Golden-crowned Kinglet

5—Mitchell Lake (MC): 60 Long-billed Dowitchers, FOS Nashville Warbler, Wilson’s Phalarope, Hooded Merganser, 1 Sandhill Crane

5—Brackenridge Park (JH): Chestnut-sided Warbler (out of season)

6—McAllister Park (JL): Greater Roadrunner

7—Acme Rd (MC): Burrowing Owl

8—Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): 1000 Sandhill Cranes

10—Olmos Park (JM): Red-shouldered Hawk baby in nest

13—Mitchell Lake (Dodge Engleman): 2 Rusty Blackbird, FOS Little Blue Heron, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow

13—Avenue A (BD): Louisiana Waterthrush

13 and 16—McAllister Park (JL): 2 Purple Finch

15—Orsinger Park (CH): Louisiana Waterthrush, Nashville & Black-and-white Warbler, 2 American Robins

15—Randolph AFB (LG): FOS Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 2 Vermilion Flycatcher, 24 Least Sandpiper, 2-3 Baird’s Sandpiper, Dunlin, Cooper’s Hawk

16—Graytown Rd near I-10 east (JF): 10 Wild Turkey

16—McAllister Park (JL): 1 Greater Roadrunner

17—Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): Tennessee Warbler, Baltimore Oriole

19—Babcock Rd at Camp Bullis Rd (DE): 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler

19—Mitchell Lake (CH): 1 Western Kingbird (early), Say’s Phoebe

20—Botanical Gardens (DE): Yellow-throated Warbler

20—Botanical Gardens (DL): FOS Great-crested Flycatcher

20—Government Canyon SNA (HR): Black-throated Sparrow, Spotted Towhee

21—Spring Branch (Bob Doe): Calliope Hummingbird

21—Mitchell Lake (Sheridan Coffey): FOS Stilt Sandpiper, Tree Swallow, FOS Tri-colored Heron, Vermilion Flycatcher

22—Old Weiderstein Rd (Schaezler): FOS Ruby-throated Hummingbird

22—Evans Lake (Bob Doe): American Golden-Plover

23—South Bexar County (Bob Doe): 100 Swainson’s, 50 Broad-winged, 20 Red-tailed, 50 Cooper’s & 50 Sharp-shinned Hawks, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, 2 Kestrel, Osprey, Harrier, 150 Sandhill Crane, 150 White Pelican, 400 Black Vulture, 100 Turkey Vulture, 2 Anhinga = 1028 flyovers

23—Blue wing Rd (MC): Eurasian Collared Dove

23—Mitchell lake (MC): 2 Cinnamon Teal

23—Avenue A (MC): Cassin’s Vireo

24—Mitchell Lake (RH: American Bittern

24—Mitchell lake (DE): Yellow-headed Blackbird, Anhinga

24—Calaveras Lake (BD ): Bald Eagle, 2 Sedge Wren

24—Cagnon Rd at Medina River (BD: Northern Parula, Yellow-throated Warbler

26—Castroville Regional Park (HR): 2 Black Phoebe

29—McAllister Park (JL): 2 White-faced Ibis

30—Belle Grove St (JH): FOS 2 Chimney Swifts

OBERVERS: BD=Bob Doe; CH=Curt Harwerth; DE=Dodge Engleman; DL=Danny Large; HR=Helen Rejzek; JF=Jerry Fischer; JH=John Hoodgerheide; JHe=Jerry Hernandez; JL=James Lavender; LG=Larry Galvez; MC=Mike Creese; MS=Mike Scully; NR=Neal Roberts; RH=Ron Hillstromb; SC=Sheridan Coffey; SS=Susan Schaezler

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