Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society (ACAS) of South Texas was established in May of the year 2000.
Notes from Norma for Quarter March, April, May 2018
2018 is the Year of the Bird. Why and who determined this? Here is the answer taken from http://www.audubon.org/yearofthebird. “We never need a reason to celebrate birds here at Audubon, but in 2018 we’re making an especially big deal of them. That’s because not only is it the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)—a pivotal piece of legislation that continues to save countless birds’ lives—but birds are also facing many new and serious threats, including attacks on the MBTA itself. And so it’s with great excitement that we’ve teamed up with National Geographic, BirdLife International, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to officially make 2018 the Year of the Bird. What exactly is Year of the Bird? Good question! Throughout the year, all of us partners, along with more than 150 other participating organizations, are celebrating birds across all of our channels—magazines, television, social media, and more. To make Year of the Bird a true success, though, we need you. Each month we’re asking people to take simple actions that will help birds, so make sure you get our monthly action newsletters by clicking the "count me in" link above. You can find out more ways to #birdyourworld over at the official Year of the Bird website, but you’ll also want to keep checking back here, at Audubon.org, to find new Year of the Bird-related stories every month.” Here in the Rio Grande Valley and across the state birds have taken this seriously by showing up in unusual places to the delight of birders. The following birds have been reported on the LRGV Rare Bird Alert in January and February. Many have been seen for extended periods enjoying their winter visit. You still have a chance to add many of these birds to your life, year, county and or Texas lists or simply enjoy them. Black-throated gray warbler and long-eared owl at Edinburg Wetlands. Blue bunting at Quinta Mazatlan, Rose-breasted grosbeak, brown thrasher, surf scoter, Tamaulipas crow, on South Padre Island. Broad-tailed hummingbird, glossy ibis, tropical parula, Hammond’s flycatcher at Estero Llano Grande. Rose-throated becard at The Inn at Chachalaca Bend (call first). Cedar waxwing at Laguna Atascosa. Hook-billed kite and winter wren at Santa Ana. Sage thrasher at Falcon State Park. Allen’s hummingbird at a private residence. Zone-tailed hawk, common grackle, ross geese at various locations. Audubon’s oriole, summer tanager and painted bunting at National Butterfly Center. Black-legged kittiwake on Boca Chica. Fulvous whistling-duck and wood duck, at a private residence, American woodcock at a private residence. State wide at least two snowy owls were easily seen by birders who ventured the distance to Odessa or Fort Worth. A purple sandpiper seen by yours truly on a trip to our home town of Port Lavaca. It was seen on the Point Comfort side of the causeway on the east side where the old causeway began. Golden-crowned sparrow at Warbler Woods near Cibilo. A female elegant trogon in New Braunfels caused quite a stir. A golden-crowned warbler continues at Lyons-Shelley Park in Refugio . Plus one of the Tamaulipas crows made it all the way up the coast to Galveston giving that area a new record bird. Truly a great start for The Year of the Bird for the whole State of Texas. Can’t wait to see what the next 10 months bring. Bird on! Norma
Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society (ACAS) of South Texas was established in May of the year 2000.
ReplyDeleteNotes from Norma for Quarter March, April, May 2018
2018 is the Year of the Bird. Why and who determined this? Here is the answer taken from http://www.audubon.org/yearofthebird.
“We never need a reason to celebrate birds here at Audubon, but in 2018 we’re making an especially big deal of them. That’s because not only is it the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)—a pivotal piece of legislation that continues to save countless birds’ lives—but birds are also facing many new and serious threats, including attacks on the MBTA itself. And so it’s with great excitement that we’ve teamed up with National Geographic, BirdLife International, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to officially make 2018 the Year of the Bird.
What exactly is Year of the Bird? Good question! Throughout the year, all of us partners, along with more than 150 other participating organizations, are celebrating birds across all of our channels—magazines, television, social media, and more. To make Year of the Bird a true success, though, we need you. Each month we’re asking people to take simple actions that will help birds, so make sure you get our monthly action newsletters by clicking the "count me in" link above. You can find out more ways to #birdyourworld over at the official Year of the Bird website, but you’ll also want to keep checking back here, at Audubon.org, to find new Year of the Bird-related stories every month.”
Here in the Rio Grande Valley and across the state birds have taken this seriously by showing up in unusual places to the delight of birders. The following birds have been reported on the LRGV Rare Bird Alert in January and February. Many have been seen for extended periods enjoying their winter visit. You still have a chance to add many of these birds to your life, year, county and or Texas lists or simply enjoy them.
Black-throated gray warbler and long-eared owl at Edinburg Wetlands. Blue bunting at Quinta Mazatlan, Rose-breasted grosbeak, brown thrasher, surf scoter, Tamaulipas crow, on South Padre Island. Broad-tailed hummingbird, glossy ibis, tropical parula, Hammond’s flycatcher at Estero Llano Grande. Rose-throated becard at The Inn at Chachalaca Bend (call first). Cedar waxwing at Laguna Atascosa. Hook-billed kite and winter wren at Santa Ana. Sage thrasher at Falcon State Park. Allen’s hummingbird at a private residence. Zone-tailed hawk, common grackle, ross geese at various locations. Audubon’s oriole, summer tanager and painted bunting at National Butterfly Center. Black-legged kittiwake on Boca Chica. Fulvous whistling-duck and wood duck, at a private residence, American woodcock at a private residence.
State wide at least two snowy owls were easily seen by birders who ventured the distance to Odessa or Fort Worth. A purple sandpiper seen by yours truly on a trip to our home town of Port Lavaca. It was seen on the Point Comfort side of the causeway on the east side where the old causeway began. Golden-crowned sparrow at Warbler Woods near Cibilo. A female elegant trogon in New Braunfels caused quite a stir. A golden-crowned warbler continues at Lyons-Shelley Park in Refugio . Plus one of the Tamaulipas crows made it all the way up the coast to Galveston giving that area a new record bird.
Truly a great start for The Year of the Bird for the whole State of Texas. Can’t wait to see what the next 10 months bring.
Bird on! Norma