tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post4786205668041719776..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Smith Oaks, Hooks Woods, Eubanks Woods SanctuariesSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-26257702576693702702018-05-24T07:56:28.228-07:002018-05-24T07:56:28.228-07:00Christ there are a lot of fantastic crushes here. ...Christ there are a lot of fantastic crushes here. Blue-headed Vireo and Rose-breasted Grosbeak are holding their own with the Warblers...almost.<br /><br />Nate looks like an Emo Trucker. <br /><br />The Veery of the Sand is very pleasant. Why am I enjoying looking at it so much?<br /><br />When I was there June of 2014 Anahuac was fucking closed! One of the biggest disappointments of the trip. I could hear would-be lifer Proths singing from just beyond reach. Looking forward to hearing seeing everything your Anahuaced off!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-41283363836824510642018-05-23T11:06:50.021-07:002018-05-23T11:06:50.021-07:00On 4/24 I recorded 2 Leasts, 5 Acadians, and 50 Em...On 4/24 I recorded 2 Leasts, 5 Acadians, and 50 Empid sp. on my eBird list at Sabine Woods (and my impression was that most of those I left unidentified were Acadians). I don't normally see Empids in numbers remotely like that on my trips to the Texas coast (although the numbers do usually bump up in May, when our regular Empids other than Acadians reach their migration peak).Lifelisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428591305835833173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-50312116269707942972018-05-23T08:15:25.575-07:002018-05-23T08:15:25.575-07:00Oh yeah, you know that area, what is the deal with...Oh yeah, you know that area, what is the deal with Least Flycatchers there? Did you see any this year?Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-7527372830911459612018-05-23T08:14:34.043-07:002018-05-23T08:14:34.043-07:00Like Boy Scout, I think both the habitat quality a...Like Boy Scout, I think both the habitat quality and birding quality there would benefit a lot there by creating some openings in the canopy, though I don't know how willing Audubon is to do stuff like that.<br /><br />We saw some orioles and swifts at Bolivar but missed out on other beach migrants.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-79961064857477515782018-05-22T15:18:55.606-07:002018-05-22T15:18:55.606-07:00I've probably made at least 10 stops at Eubank...I've probably made at least 10 stops at Eubanks Woods over the years and have never encountered more than one or two other birders. Unfortunately, it has been virtually birdless on all those occasions as well. I didn't go by there during my trip there during the same week when you were there, when bird numbers were remarkable everywhere, so I guess I'm not surprised it finally held a few migrants. (Seeing warblers, orioles, and grosbeaks in the Spartina behind the dunes at Bolivar Flats was another indication that birds were everywhere...) Lifelisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428591305835833173noreply@blogger.com