Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: Port O'Connor and moved westward across south-central Texas and through the central Trans-Pecos.The most obvious effect of the storm was the large number of Magnificent Frigatebirds that appeared along the coast.For many areas along its path, the rstorm's rain was sorely needed.Th•s was particularly true in the southern Trans-Pecos.Ca•adian I•iv?Overall, breeding conditions for the Trans-Pecos were quite varied this sum-=BuffaloLakeN.V•. mer season.The far western and northern ' • portions experienced the driest condi-•qe•.xc•.•,• tiens, with E1 Paso continuing to suffer mMuleshoeN.•R,ffivo: .•. •¬ Wichitff through droughl conditions and the ::e.Ha9•rrn Guadalupe Mountains receiving very lit-•ql•.•'.,•Falls fie precipitation.The Davis Mountains • •Dalias saw average rainfall, while southern areas, Guadalupo Oq/o•.o•' eAbilene Fort Worth such as Big Bend National Park, enjoyed MtnsN.P ' , .above-average precipitation and continu-% El" o •..m •,• /'•id•nd ø•i}'/ Wac• ously green, relatively lush landscapes •o•-• •:O•.ß .... Nacogdoches during the season.In northwestern •o 8an-Ar• .... •% Texas, the contrast between June and July •%•, •qrhh"hea•: • •-,•Austin could not have been greater: June was • } Houston cool and wet, making up [or dry condi-• .ßtiens during the spring, but the spigot • '• San Antonio was turned off on 1 July, resulting in a dry, :' ,• Ben '4•, • , .islaUhnd•, •'•%,• t• ' .c-eport hot days for the rest of the season.By the l',t.p. • •¾ ' end of July, many of the playas in the Pan-•cLk, •' •"-' • '*'* ansas hl W. FI Records Committee); U.T.C. (Upper SantaAriaN.W?, Texas Coast); N.S. (National Seashore); Brownsville W.M.A. (Wildlife Management Area).Ihe following are shortened names [or the respective local county, state, or national parks, and wildlife refuges, etc.: Anahuac, died/Sooty Ierns and 2-3 unidentified Mark W. Bentsen, Big Bend, Big Bend Ranch, Bu[jaegers.Ihe 20 Jun pelagic trip out of falo Lake, San Bernard, and Santa And.South Padre I., Cameron, netted 4 402 East Harriet Avenue Audubon's Shearwaters and 2 Leach's and LOONS THROUGH STORKS 26 Band-rumped Storm-Petrels (BMc et Alpine, Texas 79830 Common Loons lingered m two inland al.).locations: Stillhouse Hollow L., Bell 25 Of note was a group of 55 American ([email protected]. us) Jun-13 Jul (GC, RPi) and Balmorhea L., White Pelicans at Stillhouse Hollow L. 17 Reeves 5-6 Jun (RR, BPe).Two pairs of Jul that may have moved inland as a result Clark's Grebes with young were at Balof Hurricane Claudette (RPi).With the McNary Res., Hudspeth for most of Jul morhea L. 5 Jun-13 Jul (RR, ph.ML), Texas population of Brown Pelicans con-(RH et al.).A large concentration of 200+ providing a first nesting record for the tinuing to grow, inland wanderers are Neotropic Cormorants was at Richland county.When Hurricane Claudette becoming a regular occurrence within Creek W.M.A., Freestone 4 Jul (PB).The passed over Port O'Connor, Calhoun 15 200 km of the coast.This season, one Double-crested Cormorant colony at Palo Jul, Freeman and Hockey observed one was at Meadow L., Williamson 17 Jul Duro L,, Hansford continues to flourish, Cory's and 2 Audubon's Shearwaters, sev-(TFe).In what is now becoming a reguwith 39 active nests found 8Jun (KS).A eral unidentified storm-petrels, 2 Brilar occurrence, a Brown Pelican was at male Anhinga discovered at McNary Res.2•-26 Jun (Jpa et al.) was an extraordi-Large numl•ers, of•gfiificent •rigatebiYds were pushed 0ntb the TeXas C0a•t when :l•ua'•ahe œifiud•'fik'•nfid• nary find for the Trans-Pecos and a first ....................... 'for that region.
Author: Lockwood, Mark W.
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7149224270