Walburg BBS 2019-06-08

On Saturday morning, June 8 2019, I officially ran the USGS Walburg BBS route that I scouted on June 1. The route is made up of 50 survey points on 25 miles on back roads south of Granger Lake in eastern Williamson County. Weather was just about perfect for a survey, clear skies and almost no wind. The temperature was 67º when I started at 5:57 AM and 86º when I finished at 11:15 AM. This was the third time I've run this BBS and this might've been the best so far for some of the targeted grassland species. Of the 50 stops, Eastern Meadowlarks were heard singing at 8 stops, Lark Sparrows at 6 stops, and Dickcissel at 14 stops. A nice surprise were singing Horned Larks at 2 stops. (See the attached audio observations.) Northern Bobwhite was only recorded at 2 stops.

I recorded a species new to this survey route (which started in 1980). At stop 5 I heard a Wild Turkey. And it sure was fun hearing Great Horned Owls at the first 5 stops.

This was the first time I've run the survey on a Saturday morning instead of Sunday. Car traffic was not too different. 6 or 7 stops are difficult (and a little scary) because of the amount of highway-speed traffic, but all in all this route is on quiet roads and is pretty fun to do. The orange reflective vest that USGS sent me seems to be performing its intended dual purpose to improve safety and lend an air of authority to my presence. No one stopped to ask what I was doing!

Photos from this survey are on Flickr here.

Here are two photos, from the first stop and the last:

Walburg BBS Point 1

Me at Walburg BBS Point 50

由使用者 mikaelb mikaelb2019年06月23日 15:11 所貼文

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角百靈 (Eremophila alpestris)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:43 CDT

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Made during Walburg Breeding Bird Survey.

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角百靈 (Eremophila alpestris)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 09:42 CDT

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Made during Walburg Breeding Bird Survey.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:16 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 11:21 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:56 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

This Eastern Phoebe perched on a gravestone at one of my favorite points, the historic Macedonia Cemetery.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 06:56 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 10:57 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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家麻雀 (Passer domesticus)

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mikaelb

日期

6月 8, 2019 10:10 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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鷚雀鵐 (Chondestes grammacus)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 06:57 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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哀鴿 (Zenaida macroura)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:35 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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鷚雀鵐 (Chondestes grammacus)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 10:05 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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九帶犰狳 (Dasypus novemcinctus)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 06:31 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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北美紅雀 (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:15 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:07 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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北美紅雀 (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 07:21 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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紅尾鵟 (Buteo jamaicensis)

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mikaelb

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6月 8, 2019 10:52 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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紅翅黑鸝 (Agelaius phoeniceus)

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mikaelb

日期

6月 8, 2019 08:05 CDT

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Taken during the 2019 USGS Walburg Breeding Bird Survey south of Granger, TX.

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nice!

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