Stone Oak Park, San Antonio, 03/06/2010

[Jolly Jalapeno]

Thirteen of us had a great time conquering Stone Oak Park (Phase 1 only) this morning during the SAAS field trip. We saw 7 sparrow species, the highlight being four rufous-crowned sparrows bouncing around on the rocks behind the dam.
Gail Nickel
 
Location:     Stone Oak Park
Observation date:     3/6/10
Notes:     SAAS Field trip to Stone Oak Park Phase 1. Cloudy skies temperature range of 50-60 degrees with slight wind.
Number of species:     33

Wild Turkey     1
Black Vulture     12
Turkey Vulture     4
American Kestrel     1
Killdeer     2
White-winged Dove     4
Mourning Dove     12
Greater Roadrunner     2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker     2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker     2
Eastern Phoebe     4
Western Scrub-Jay     1
Carolina Chickadee     12
Black-crested Titmouse     4
Carolina Wren     4
Bewick's Wren     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     4
Northern Mockingbird     12
Cedar Waxwing     150
Orange-crowned Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     12
Spotted Towhee     2
Rufous-crowned Sparrow     4
Chipping Sparrow     4
Vesper Sparrow     1
Lark Sparrow     1
Savannah Sparrow     4
Lincoln's Sparrow     5
Northern Cardinal     12
Great-tailed Grackle     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
House Finch     3
Lesser Goldfinch     4

[Ron]

Nice list Terry, the only really interesting thing I had today were two singing Winter Wrens.  It's very seldom that you get any singing before they leave in the spring around these parts. Beautiful song, wish I could hear more of them.