Showing posts with label bird watching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird watching. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2007

Todays bird watching adventures

Today Elizabeth, Marilyn, Tom and I traveled to three locations looking for birds. The sites were Mount Bonnell, Emma Long Park, and the Wild Basin Preserve. All three areas are part of the Balcones Canyonlands.

The birds that we saw were as follows:
  1. Kite (Emma Long Park)
  2. Sandpiper (Emma Long Park)
  3. Turkey Vultures (Emma Long Park)
  4. Several unidentified vultures (Emma Long Park)
  5. Rock Doves (everywhere!)
  6. Unidentified little brown bird (Wild Basin)
The weather was not particularly suitable for bird watching, as the temperature was in the low 50's with winds gusting up to 25 MPH.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory

A visit to the Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory with Elizabeth, Tom and Marilyn. A chilly day, but sunny. We saw a number of ducks and some grebes: Eared Grebes, Northern Pintails, Northern Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, Coots. We also saw some turkey vultures and several sparrows we couldn't identify.