Diario del proyecto Indian Creek Ranch Biodiversity

Archivos de Diario para mayo 2022

viernes, 06 de mayo de 2022

Scott's Oriole

This is an interesting article about the Scott's Oriole's nesting at the ranch. They reused their nest for a number of years, which is unusual.

Publicado el viernes, 06 de mayo de 2022 a las 12:44 PM por bacchusrock bacchusrock | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

lunes, 09 de mayo de 2022

Birds of Indian Creek Ranch

During the 2022 ICR BioBlitz, 62 species were identified. If you observed a species during the BioBlitz and it does not appear on the list, please let me know and I'll update it. If you would like me to share the list with you in eBird, please send me your eBird username. The ebird checklists for these may be found here:
May 6, 2022
May 7, 2022
May 8, 2022

Species observed during the 2022 ICR BioBlitz:
Northern Bobwhite
Painted Bunting
Bushtit
Crested Caracara
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-breasted Chat
Chuck-will's-widow
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove
House Finch
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Lesser Goldfinch
Blue Grosbeak
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Western Kingbird
Purple Martin
Northern Mockingbird
Common Nighthawk
Orchard Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Elf Owl
Common Raven
Greater Roadrunner
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Pine Siskin
Black-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Olive Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Barn Swallow
Summer Tanager
Curve-billed Thrasher
Long-billed Thrasher
Black-crested Titmouse
Canyon Towhee
Wild Turkey
Verdin
Bell's Vireo
Black-capped Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Black-and-white Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Bewick's Wren
Canyon Wren
Carolina Wren

These are confirmed sightings of bird species at Indian Creek Ranch. Some of these are just fly-bys.

brewer's blackbird
yellow-headed blackbird
eastern bluebird
northern bobwhite
indigo bunting
lazuli bunting
painted bunting
varied bunting
bushtit
crested caracara
northern cardinal
gray catbird
yellow-breasted chat
carolina chickadee
chuck-will's-widow - new addition during 2022 BioBlitz
brown-headed cowbird
bronzed cowbird
sandhill crane
whooping crane
dickcissel
common ground dove
eurasian collared-dove
mourning dove
white-winged dove
whistling duck
golden eagle
cattle egret
snowy egret
prairie falcon
house finch
cassin's finch
northern flicker
acadian flycatcher
ash-throated flycatcher
hammond's flycatcher
scissor-tailed flycatcher
vermilion flycatcher
blue-gray gnatcatcher
american goldfinch
lesser goldfinch
common grackle
great-tailed grackle
blue grosbeak
black-headed grosbeak
rose-breasted grosbeak
northern harrier
cooper's hawk
harris's hawk
red-tailed hawk
sharp-shinned hawk
swainson's hawk
zone-tailed hawk
great blue heron
anna's hummingbird
black-chinned hummingbird
broad-billed hummingbird
broad-tailed hummingbird
calliope hummingbird
lucifer hummingbird
ruby-throated hummingbird
rufous hummingbird
woodhouse's scrub-jay
dark-eyed junco
american kestrel
eastern kingbird
western kingbird
golden-crowned kinglet
ruby-crowned kinglet
purple martin
western/eastern meadowlark
northern mockingbird
common nighthawk
audubon's oriole
baltimore oriole
bullock's oriole
hooded oriole
orchard oriole
scott's oriole
osprey
eastern screech-owl
elf owl
great horned owl
eastern wood-pewee
eastern phoebe
say's phoebe
pine siskin
american pipit
sprague's pipit
common poorwill
pyrrhuloxia
montezuma quail
common raven
american redstart
greater roadrunner
american robin
red-naped sapsucker
yellow-bellied sapsucker
loggerhead shrike
wilson's snipe
townsend's solitaire
black-throated sparrow
chipping sparrow
clay-colored sparrow
field sparrow
fox sparrow
house sparrow
lark sparrow
lincoln's sparrow
olive sparrow - new addition during 2022 BioBlitz
rufous-crowned sparrow
savannah sparrow
song sparrow
white-crowned sparrow
white-throated sparrow
vesper sparrow
barn swallow
cliff swallow
northern rough-winged swallow
scarlet tanager
summer tanager
western tanager
brown thrasher
curve-billed thrasher - new addition during 2022 BioBlitz
long-billed thrasher
sage thrasher
hermit thrush
black-crested titmouse
canyon towhee
spotted towhee
wild turkey
verdin
bell's vireo
black-capped vireo
blue-headed vireo
hutton's vireo
red-eyed vireo
white-eyed vireo
yellow-throated vireo
black vulture
turkey vulture
blackburnian warbler
black-and-white warbler
black-throated green warbler
golden-cheeked warbler
macgillivray's warbler
mourning warbler
nashville warbler
orange-crowned warbler
pine warbler
prothonotary warbler
tennessee warbler
wilson's warbler
yellow warbler
yellow-throated warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
cedar waxwing
acorn woodpecker
golden-fronted woodpecker
ladder-backed woodpecker
bewick's wren
canyon wren
carolina wren
house wren
rock wren

Publicado el lunes, 09 de mayo de 2022 a las 01:36 PM por bacchusrock bacchusrock | 2 comentarios | Deja un comentario

2022 BioBlitz Observation Summary

The 2022 BioBlitz was a great success, even with heatwave in which a high of 108F was recorded.

Based on the sign-in sheet, the following observers participated: @amzapp, @annikaml, @bacchusrock, @centratex, @currenfrasch, @gcwarbler, @jcochran706, @k8thegr8, @kimberlietx, @knightericm, @mikef451, @lizziedub, @nanofishology, @pbynum, @pfau_tarleton, @rlhardin , @rymcdaniel, @sambiology, @tadamcochran, @textileranger.

Please:

  1. Let me know via iNat email whose properties you visited including any comment you would like me to share with a particular owner. I intend to send a personalized email to each owner that granted us access. Last names instead of Phase/Tract is easier. If you only stayed around the hangar, let me know that as well.
  2. Post a comment here once you have finished uploading your observations from the event. We will run some stats once everyone has posted.

New additions:
Three new birds: chuck=will's-widow, olive sparrow, and curve-billed thrasher.
Plants / insects: we need to wait for stats.

This journal post is the comprehensive list of birds observed at the ranch, those observed during the BioBlitz, and links to the eBird checklists. Someone recorded a rufous hummingbird but that would be very rare. I need some supporting evidence, even if it is just a comment before I can submit it in eBird.

Publicado el lunes, 09 de mayo de 2022 a las 01:39 PM por bacchusrock bacchusrock | 10 comentarios | Deja un comentario

sábado, 14 de mayo de 2022

Geology of ICR

For those who are interested in the geology of the ranch, one of the owners, Bob Pauken wrote a wonderful paper on the Geologic History of the Surface Rocks at Indian Creek Ranch.

Information may also be found at the USGS - Texas Geology website kindly shared by @annikaml.

Publicado el sábado, 14 de mayo de 2022 a las 08:24 PM por bacchusrock bacchusrock | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

Archivos