FW: birds of interest at Garr Ranch this afternoon [Fri. 15th]

["Eric Huish" <poorwill_ at hotmail dot com>]

Sorry this message was forwarded so late. I deleted the original after I 
thought I had forwarded it.  I just found the message in my 'Drafts' folder 
after I found out the message didn't make it to birdnet.  This message was 
sent on Friday, October 15th.

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Subject: birds of interest at Garr Ranch this afternoon [Fri. 15th]

Email_Address: seldom74@xmission.com

Message: 1. The Sabine's gull was seen in it's usual place at abt. 1:15 this 
afternoon
2. Jack Binch saw his 1st northern shrike of the season in the open area 
abt. 1/4 mile south of the fenced yard. Keep an eye open for roving bison - 
and their leavings.
3. an Illinois birder visiting to the ranch (just migrating? tis the season) 
told Jack she saw a Magnolia warbler flying in the area around or to the 
south of the spring. When Jack quizzed her, she said she saw the bird fly 
and got a good look at it. It had a yellow belly and a tail like an American 
redstart's but with yellow markings. She stuck both Jack and me as being 
reasonbly competent and credible.
4. Jack and I spent over an hour searching the area around the springs for 
the Magnolia (?) warbler. While searching I heard - and finally saw - a 
sapsucker very high overhead. All I saw of the bird was a very heavily 
streaked back - at first I thought it was a ladderback woodpecker but 
quickly came to my senses - and a large white wing patch. I never had a 
chance to see its head or chest. About the time I finally found it in the 
overstory it flew and could not be relocated. It is probably a red-naped 
sapsucker, but, however remote the possbility, visitors to Garr Ranch 
tomorrow should be on the look-out for a possible yellow-bellied sapsucker.

Lu Giddings

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