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Location: George Bush Park, Katy, Texas Date: 28/AUG/07 Notes: At 19:00 I had a pair of Buffbreasted Sandpipers among other shorebirds. I could not take a picture but there was a juv. Spotted Sandpiper as well. |
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Location: George Bush Park, Katy, Texas Date: 19/AUG/07 Notes: Wilson's Phalarope (1) Willet (1) A little better shot than yesterday's Pectoral Sandpiper They seem to like here. They have been here at least since Sat - 8/18/07. |
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Laughing Gull (Thanks to Texbirders for ID) Location: George Bush Park, Katy, Texas Date: 18/AUG/07 Notes: Today I found this gull sitting on an island by the largest pond in the George Bush Park. It is directly east of Barker Cypress Road near the Westheimer Pkwy intersection. If you want to see it use the parking lot past the pond on Barker Cypress. I first spotted it at 10:30 am and then it was sitting at the same location at 2:00 pm. I think it is injured because it never moved until I left at 4:00pm. This gull is not very large. I could only compared it to a Greater Yellowlegs walked by. The gull is not much larger than the Yellowlegs. See the bottom picture. The only gulls I have seen in Katy is Ring-billed. I am not sure if I should see the white spots on Juv. Ringbilled Gull. I am not sure about the leg color either. Do you have any ideas on ID? I also took pictures of Willet that Drew spotted. He said it has been reported by others before. The shots were severely over-exposed so I darkened it. Oh well. |
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Western Kingbird Location: Katy, Texas Date: 07/JUL/07 Notes: This year we had rain almost everyday in June and the first week of July. Two nests of Western Kingbird in my subdivision failed. The only fledglings I have seen this season are these guys. It is difficult to photograph them because they hide very well. Judged by the tail length, it will be a few more days before they can fly like adults. |
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English: Clapper Rail Japanese: onikuina Latin: Rallus longirostris Date: 20/MAY/2007 Location: Port Bolivar, Texas Note: I found a Clapper Rail with 3 chicks at a
pond on Frenchtown Road. They were really cautious at the beggining,
but after waiting for 30 min. or so they decided I have turned into a
rock or something. :-) photo by Kinjo Yonemoto |