Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count 2016-2017
I was fortunate again this winter to be able to participate in the Guadalupe River Delta Christmas Bird Count on December 15. Like last year I covered a stretch of the Guadalupe River by boat, generously provided by the Womack Ranch and expertly piloted by Joshua McIntyre. In the morning we covered about 8 miles of river upstream (north), frequently stopping for me to get out and find birds. In the afternoon we were only able to go about 2 miles downstream (south) before encountering a log jam we couldn't get past. Here are a few shots from the boat.
Glassy lake water first thing in the morning:
The Guadalupe River:
Dense woods along the banks:
My goal was to find lingering neotropical migrant songbirds in the dense riparian woods. The ones I found were expected species: Wilson's Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Least Flycatcher, and Ovenbird. Here's the Ovenbird:
I ended up finding 61 species of birds. A notable miss for me this year was Green Kingfisher. We think higher-than-normal and more turbid water made this stretch of the river less appealing to them this season.
Here are my eBird lists:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33078652
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33079057
Here are a few more photos on Flicker.
And attached are my iNaturalist observations.
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קנה מצוי (Phragmites australis)מתצפת.ת
mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
Could this be the native species similar to giant cane?
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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קתרטס תרנגולי (Cathartes aura)מתצפת.ת
mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
This was my best bird of the count. It's one of the less usual lingering neotropical migrants. But this year quite a few were found by other teams. (I only found this one.)
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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mikaelbתיאור
Taken on the Guadalupe River during the Guadalupe Delta Christmas Bird Count. This year I again rode on a flat-bottom boat operated by the Womack Ranch to look for birds on about 10 miles of the river.
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