Hi All,
Brad Shine and I spent most of this evening looking for the Mourning Warbler
that Jim Crites found earlier today. We were not able to refind it, but it was
a pleasant evening nonetheless. After Brad left, I went back into the canyon
behind the chapel and while I was recording a Cardinal, something caught my eye
just to the right. It turned out to be a Gray Fox! I watched as it quickly
skittled down the canyon wall right next to me, without making sound and
quickly disappeared! Both Great Horned Owls were present later in the evening
as well as a singing Canyon Wren. As I was turning to leave, something broke
out in a fight just down the trail. Growling, thrashing, whimpering, and a
splash followed while I regained my nerve to start down the trail again to
leave! I didn’t want any part of that! I never did see the culprits, but I
imagine it was raccoons or the fox finding prey. It turned out to be a very
memorable evening! The full list is below.
Lakes Ransom Canyon and Chapel Garden
May 6, 2020
5:20 PM
Traveling
1.80 miles
194 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Sunny, clear, and calm. Mid 80’s to mid 70’s.
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3 Eurasian Collared-Dove
1 White-winged Dove
4 Mourning Dove
2 Chimney Swift
1 hummingbird sp.
1 Green Heron
3 Turkey Vulture
2 Great Horned Owl -- The one that appeared the larger of the two kept giving a
low, raspy call. The owls were not far from each other.
1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker -- Heard calling
3 Western Kingbird
4 Blue Jay
1 Black-crested Titmouse
1 Verdin -- Maybe 2. One would come in, call a lot, and hop around. Other
other, or maybe the same, would come in with nesting material and only call a
couple times while working on the nest. Never saw 2 at the same time and
occasionally lots of time btwn visits and sometimes visits were close together.
4 Barn Swallow
3 Cliff Swallow
1 Canyon Wren -- Possibly carrying food, too.
5 Northern Mockingbird
1 Hermit Thrush
4 American Robin
1 House Sparrow -- Male
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Great-tailed Grackle -- Male
1 Northern Cardinal -- Male
Number of Taxa: 24
Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
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