NOTE: This article is a continuation of an earlier post: Tricolored Heron – UTSWMC Nest Update 3 White Ibises by the dozens have moved into the corner of the rookery fromerly occupied by the Tricolored Herons. There are a number of other kinds birds nesting in this immediate area as well. The list includes Cattle
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The Anhinga is an odd looking bird. Appearing superficially like the more common Double-crested Cormorant, the Anhinga can be differentiated by its needle like beak and its broad, fan-shaped tail. These birds are rarely seen in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I have only ever found them at Lemmon Lake in the Great Trinity Forest, and
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Twenty plus Red-eared Sliders basking on a dead fall in Dixon Branch near Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Basking, Congregating Gender – Mixed
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A Great Egret and wild flowers at Sunset Bay on White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 28, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Cloudy Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Surveying Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer
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A v-shaped formation of White Ibises flying over White Rock Lake on a overcast April morning in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 28, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Cloudy Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Flying Gender – Mixed
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NOTE: This article is a continuation of an earlier post: Tricolored Heron – UTSWMC Nest Update 2 The game of musical chairs (nests) continued unabated at the UTSWMC heron rookery. When I arrived on site this weekend, I was surprised to find—not the Tricolored Heron pair that I had come to expect on this nest—but
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Several large Common Carp spawning in the clear water of Dixon Branch at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Spawning Gender – Mixed Maturity
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A Six-spotted Tiger Beetle roaming around the top of recently cut tree stumps near White Rock Creek in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Roaming Gender -
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A Northern Mockingbird trying to feed on a seedpod of some kind near the UTSWMC Heron Rookery in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Foraging Gender -
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A male House Sparrow feeding on small seed on the pier at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Feeding Gender -
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A male Red-winged Blackbird surveying his territory. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Surveying Gender – Male Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris Jackson Main Article – Red-winged Blackbird
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