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March 18, 2006
Fourteen participants enjoyed birding in Bear Creek, Addicks Reservoir and at the William’s House on a windy, cool, and overcast day. A Coopers Hawk chasing a Red-tailed Hawk near Pavilion #5, the traditional Merlin spot, greeted participants at Bear Creek. However, after that we went through about an hour and a half dry spell until we got to the area around restrooms 9 and 10. In this area we found a Brown Creeper, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Rusty Blackbirds that we missed earlier at Fox and S. Golbow their traditional spot. The Yellow-throated Warbler serenaded us but afforded only a few of the participants brief fleeting glimpses of it. After chasing the Yellow-throated Warbler trying to get better looks we left Bear Creek and went to Addick’s Reservoir in search of LeConte’s Sparrows. We were treated to several fleeting glimpses of two LeConte’s Sparrows. We ended the day at the William’s House to see if they had any hummingbirds still around. We were able to locate two male Rufus Hummingbirds and a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. All in all it was a good trip and the rain held off and we saw about 45 species.
~Adam Wood, Field Trip Coordinator, birdman_570@yahoo.com, 713-515-1692
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