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August 18, 2007
On August 18, 2007 a few OG members participated in the monthly Bolivar Bird Survey coordinated by Tom Kihn. It was a fairly nice morning for mid August due to all the rain in the area. It was a day of scattered thundershowers that didn’t hit the survey area until after we had finished the survey. So I believe we all managed to stay dry. The following is Tom Kihn’s report of the results of the survey. Densities beyond expectations of ebird were observed for the following species: Wilson's Plover, Marbled Godwit, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Red-eyed Vireo. Other notable observations flagged by ebird were: Virginia Rail, Nashville Warbler and American Redstart.
We didn't break 100 but we added 13 new species to the August list for the count over the last 3 years. After lunch 3 of us checked out the nearby "bird sanctuary" (vacant lot with many trees) and while we were there a flock of migrants arrived including Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, and a soaring Broad-winged Hawk. There was another bird near it but the hawk distracted us from noting what is was. At another wooded lot we found Black-and-white, Nashville, and Canada Warblers. And the weather was not overly hot. And best of all there was not a line for the ferry back to Galveston!
Location: Bolivar - Port Bolivar area
Observation date: 8/18/07
Observers: Adam Wood, Martine Got, Horacio Zea, Joe Kennedy, Cindy Douglass, Debbie Lancaster, Simon Tan, John Baird, Jane Herring, John Kirschner, Kathleen Hunsdorf, March Brown, Tom Kihn(compiler)
Number of species: 98
~ Tom Kihn, Bolivar Bird Survey Compiler |
