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billfromlaketravis

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Had one of my rarest finds ever yesterday, a pomarine jaeger, flying over a smallish lake in Round Rock. They're basically mean, large gulls that are rare even along the coast in Texas, much less 250 miles inland. I really need to get a camera to at least document these surprises.

The next couple months is my favorite times of year. The first cold snap (hopefully), fall migration with weird shit showing up, and the meat of football season. Fuck yes.

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I've barely touched my bins since baby #2 arrived a month ago, but I did stumble upon a flock of least sandpipers. Wouldn't be particularly notable, except it was my 200th species I've recorded within 2 miles of the Round Rock home we moved to about 2 years ago. Not bad for suburbia.

Nice flyover osprey and sharp-shinned hawks today as well. These birds are about the only reason I know winter is coming.

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I led an Audubon walk in Round Rock today, one of my first birding trips unencumbered by a child since having our 2nd back in October. We saw/heard 31 species over a couple hours with a group of about 12. 

We didn't encounter anything that unexpected for this time of year, but had good looks at a red-shouldered hawk, spotted towhee (sparrows seem very scarce this winter), plenty of cedar waxwings, crested caracara and a pair of golden-crowned kinglets that can be hard to come across some years.

 

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13 hours ago, texashorne said:

I'm in Amarillo. Got here by mornin. Looked out the window of my cheap hotel and saw this. The internet was worthless in identifying it. You guys are my last hope. 

 

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Chukar. Game bird native to I think the middle east? They've got established introduced populations out west. This was probably released locally for hunting.

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