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Selected Bird Reports, November 2004

FOS=First of season sighting
2--Ensley Field, Research Park (HR): Golden-crowned Kinglet FOS

4--Mitchell Lake (MS); 7 Vermilion Flycatcher, FOS Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Barn Swallow; Bewick's, Carolina, and House Wren

4--Southside Lions Park (CH): 30-40 Myrtle, 1 Audubon's, 1 Black-throated Green, 1 Black-and-white, 2 Orange-crowned, 2 Nashville Warblers, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1 Least Grebe, N. Shovelers, Gadwall, E. Bluebird

4--Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): Lesser Nighthawk, Indigo Bunting

4--Mitchell Lake (HR): 2 Couch's Kingbirds, Marsh Wren

5--Bamberger Nature Park (HR): Chipping, Field, Savannah, & Lincoln's Sparrows, 2 Common Ground-dove, 1 Long-billed Thrasher, Black-throated Green Warbler, Spotted Towhee, 15 Am. Robin

6--McAllister Park (AR): Nashville Warbler, Chipping Sparrows, Mourning and Inca Doves, Eastern Phoebe.

6--Old Wiederstein Rd (BD and SAAS): 2 LeConte's & 1 Grasshopper Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

6--Marlboro Dr (CDR): 2 Am. Goldfinches, more Lesser Goldfinches

7--Braunig Lake (MS): +/- 1500 Double-crested Cormorants, Am. Pipits, Ruddy Duck, Eared Grebe

7--San Pedro/Jackson Keller (RL): Rufous Hummingbird

8--Avenue A (MC): Varied Thrush, Green Kingfisher

8--Walker Ranch Park (MC): Rock Wren

9--Mitchell Lake (GS, HR): Anhinga, 1 Black-necked Stilt, 1 Am. Avocet, Say's Phoebe

9--Avenue A (GL): Crested Caracara (not usual here)

11--Avenue A (A&AH): pair of Green Kingfishers

13--Cagnon Rd (HR): 3 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers

13--San Pedro near Basse (BB): Belted Kingfisher

15--Mitchell Lake (BD): Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw), Lesser Scaup, Redheads, Bufflehead, Hooded Mergansers

15--Mitchell Lake (MR, SC): Black Scoter, Horned Grebe

16--Mitchell Lake (MC): 40 Eared Grebe

17--Avenue A (MC): Black-throated Green, Pine, & Wilson's Warbler, Am. and Lesser Goldfinch

18--Avenue A (BD): 2 Green Kingfishers building nest

18--North San Antonio (D&EG): Anna's Hummingbird

19--Kearney Rd (GS, HR): 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Say's Phoebe, 1 White Pelican, Verdin, Pyrrhuloxia, White-crowned Sparrow

20--Mitchell Lake (MS): 200 Cave Swallows, 1 Chimney Swift (Late)

24--Touduze Rd near Rockport Rd, S. Bexar Co. (JF): 6 Wild Turkey, 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

25--Pike Rd (KB): Am. Woodcock

25--Mitchell Lake (JO, CM, J&LL): Zone-tailed Hawk

26--Old Wiederstein Rd (SS): Harris's Sparrow

26--US 281 at 1604 (AC): 4 Monk Parakeets

26--Avenue A (HR): Gray Catbird

26--Walker Ranch Park (A&WG): 50 Am. Goldfinches, 50 Canada Geese

27--Calaveras Lake (SC, MR): Common Loon, Surf Scoter

27--Calaveras Lake (DE); White-faced Ibis, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, Surf Scoter

27--Mitchell Lake (ER & SAAS): 2 Pied-billed Grebe; 4 Vermilion Flycatcher; 64 Cattle Egret; 3 Gadwall; 18 N. Shoveler; 2 Least Grebe; 4 Ruddy Duck; 3 Loggerhead Shrike; 31 Lesser Scaup; 4 Couch's Kingbird; 2 Anhinga; 2 Red-tailed Hawk; 1 Am. Goldfinch; 3 C. Moorhen; 2 Am. Wigeon; 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet; 25 Am. Robin; 1 Say's Phoebe; 6 Great Egret; 2 Crested Caracara; 2 Spotted Sandpiper; 8 Ring-necked Duck; 18 Ruddy Duck; 1 Sora; 4 Am. Pipit; 2 female Bufflehead; 1 Belted Kingfisher; 1 Long-tailed Duck; 2 Redhead; 26 White Pelican; 7 Double-crested Cormorant; 18 Black-crowned Night-Heron; 1 Am. Alligator ("Albert")

27--Mitchell Lake (CH): Western Kingbird (Late), Canvasback

28--Mitchell Lake (GW, BD): female Common Goldeneye, Long-tailed Ducks

OBSERVERS: A&AH=Andy & Amanda Hudson; A&WG=Andy & Wendy Garcia; AR=April Grunspan; AC=Ahsan Choudary; BB=Bobbie Bohach; BD=Bob Doe; CDR=Colette DelRio; CH=Curt Harwerth; CM=Curt McCamy; DE=Dodge Engleman; D&EG=David & Ede Goodrich; ER=Ernie Roney; GS=Georgina Schwartz; J&LL=Joan & Lyn Lasswell; JF=Jerry Fischer; JO=Joe Orr; KB=Keith Bartels; MC=Mike Creese; MR=Martin Reid; MS=Mike Scully; RL=Rita Linard; SC=Sheridan Coffey; SS=Susan Schaezler

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