Corpus Christi CBC 2019-12-14

I was again fortunate to be able to participate in the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch with Joan and Scott Holt and Mel Cooksey. We split up into two groups to cover the ranch, and Mel and I drove the truck trails in his subaru. We frequently stopped to bird, playing an Eastern Screech-Owl recording to see what it attracted. Highlights included southern and western species like Verdin, Green Jay, Long-billed Thrasher, Great Kiskadee, and Pyrrhuloxia. At the end of the day driving off the ranch Joan and Scott and I found a single Green Kingfisher at a creek crossing.

Attached are a few observations.

Posted on December 17, 2019 10:27 PM by mikaelb mikaelb

Observations

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What

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 10:03 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 03:59 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:11 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:09 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 11:16 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 09:52 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 05:31 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

One last treat on our way out of the ranch was this female Green Kingfisher we spotted from a bridge across a small creek.

Photos / Sounds

What

Harlan's Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. harlani)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 03:34 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 08:02 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 10:22 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

I tried hard to make this distant flying hawk into a Ferruginous Hawk but the white V on the back and dark leading edge on the underside of the wings make me think it's a Red-tailed Hawk.

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What

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:38 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:36 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 07:37 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 07:57 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 09:24 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

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What

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 02:44 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:29 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:12 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 11:38 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 07:34 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 08:41 AM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 01:12 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

Photos / Sounds

What

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

December 14, 2019 04:50 PM CST

Description

Taken during the Corpus Christi Christmas Bird Count on the Angelita Ranch.

These are two of about half a dozen Wild Turkeys walking around the ranch house at 5 PM.

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