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Bird Sightings - July 2000 |
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Coverage: Jefferson, Orange, Hardin, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Angelina, San Augustine and Sabine counties. Send Reports to: John Whittle, 3015 Nashville Avenue, Nederland, Texas 77627-6749 by the 10th of the month after or e-mail to whittleja@hal.lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8276 or fax to (409) 880-8270. For "very rare" birds, please submit a brief account of your sighting, including a description of the bird (unless unmistakable), brief details of what it was doing, and where it was seen (if on publicly accessible property).Format: "Common" to "abundant" birds are shown in the fashion "JEF 4 reps(25)" which means four reports in Jefferson County totaling 25 birds. Less than "common", as "JEF-SW 7/5(2) ABC", which means seen in Jefferson County (JEF) at Sabine Woods (SW) on the 5th of July, two (2) birds, reported by observer "ABC". Commentary: The ornithological highlight of the year so far in the Golden Triangle area was the sighting, reported in detail in last month's Brown Pelican, of an Aplomado Falcon along the beach near the entrance to McFaddin Wildlife Refuge on July 6. Always welcome are reports from the "lakes area." In this instance, these serve to remind us that many of the migrants we seek in the spring and fall do actually nest not very far north of us. July also brings the beginning of fall shorebird migration, as early migrants -- probably largely birds whose breeding attempts failed -- begin to show in in suitable habitat.
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