Fort Davis 2017-07
I was very fortunate to be able to spend July 8-16, 2017 with fellow birders and naturalists Cecilia Riley and Mike Gray in Fort Davis, Texas. Here's a short account of each day. See attached observations.
Saturday July 8
I left Austin at about 8:45 AM and arrived at Cecilia and Mike's at about 5 PM. I took Highway 29 out of Austin to Mason, and then took 190. There was very little traffic and lots and lots of high fences and mesquite trees on both sides of the road. At a picnic area east of Iraan I found some Gray Fox tracks.
Sunday July 9
Morning: Looked for kit foxes on 166 west of Fort Davis. eBirded Crow's Nest Ranch.
Evening: Watched hummingbirds in Madge Lindsey's yard.
Monday July 10
Morning: Birded James King's property adjacent to TNC preserve and Lawrence Wood picnic area.
Evening: Road cruising with Lee Hoy.
Tuesday July 11
Light day. Slept in after road cruising. Birded Limpia Creek next to neighborhood entrance, Painted Tree area, and McDonald Observatory. Looked for Painted Damsels but things were just too dry.
Wednesday July 12
Spent time in Davis Mountains State Park. Birded Seep Trail with Cecilia, then hiked long loop up to peak by myself. In the late afternoon birded the two bird blinds in the park and drove up Skyline Drive.
Thursday July 13
Great day. Mike drove me down to Caroline Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis just north of Big Bend national park. Then drove "river road" between Terlingua and Presidio. Then up to Marfa where we met Cecilia and her sister for dinner.
Friday July 14 and Saturday July 15
TNC Davis Mountains Preserve. Partially rained out.
More photos are on Flickr here.
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黑尾長耳大野兔 (Lepus californicus)觀察者
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Taken on road 166 southwest of Fort Davis, Texas.
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叉角羚 (Antilocapra americana)觀察者
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Taken on road 166 southwest of Fort Davis, Texas.
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走鵑 (Geococcyx californianus)觀察者
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Taken on road 166 southwest of Fort Davis, Texas. Juvenile bird.
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黑尾長耳大野兔 (Lepus californicus)觀察者
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Taken on road 166 southwest of Fort Davis, Texas.
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棉尾兔屬 (屬 Sylvilagus)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
I'm hoping to get some help from the iNat community identifying this cottontail. (I was alarmed by the number of ticks on its ears!)
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小盾響尾蛇 (Crotalus scutulatus)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
This Mojave Rattlesnake was a new species for me, and was quite docile when Lee moved it off the road.
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西部菱背響尾蛇 (Crotalus atrox)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was the most active snake we encountered. It kept moving sideways, trynig to get under Lee's jeep.
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
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西部菱背響尾蛇 (Crotalus atrox)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
This very young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was so flat on the road I thought it had been run over. I started to put my ruler down next to it and Lee had to stop me!
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美洲隼 (Falco sparverius)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
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黑尾長耳大野兔 (Lepus californicus)觀察者
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Taken while road crusing with Lee Hoy near Fort Davis, TX on roads 166 and 2810.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses Painted Tree Road near Fort Davis, TX.
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Anax junius觀察者
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
This male Common Green Darner was hunting over the creek and finally landed to eat a smaller dragonfly it caught. I think the dragonfly it caught was a Variegated Meadowhawk.
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峽穀雨蛙 (Hyla arenicolor)觀察者
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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mikaelb描述
Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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mikaelb描述
Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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mikaelb描述
Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
Male Variegated Meadowhawk, I think this was the dragonfly that the Common Green Darner in the next photo is eating.
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豹蛛屬 (屬 Pardosa)觀察者
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
Male Variegated Meadowhawk
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Taken on Limpia Creek, near where it crosses under road 118, just east of Olds Creek Drive, west of Fort Davis, TX.
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Taken on highway 118 on the way south to the Christmas Mountains.
Adult Swainson's Hawk
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Singing male Scott's Oriole
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Female Lucifer Hummingbird
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Male Lucifer Hummingbird
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Female Lucifer Hummingbird
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Female Lucifer Hummingbird (right) watching a displaying male (left).
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Immature male Lucifer Hummingbird
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遊隼 (Falco peregrinus)觀察者
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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灰額主紅雀 (Cardinalis sinuatus)觀察者
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Female Pyrrhuloxia (left), male Varied Bunting (right)
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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斑腹磯鷸 (Actitis macularius)觀察者
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
This Spotted Sandpiper was my biggest surprise, out there in the desert. I assume this bird was on its way south.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Male Varied Bunting
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
Male Varied Bunting
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mikaelb描述
Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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Taken at Carolyn Ohl's Christmas Mountains Oasis, just north of Big Bend National Park.
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珀鳳蝶 (Papilio polyxenes)觀察者
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Taken on the north "primitive" side of Davis Mountains State Park. Taken near Limpia Creek Vista, the highest point in the park.
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Taken on the north "primitive" side of Davis Mountains State Park.
Filigree Skimmer Female
On Seep Trail.
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長吻蟲虻屬 (屬 Promachus)觀察者
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Taken on the north "primitive" side of Davis Mountains State Park.
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屬 Hesperia觀察者
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Taken on the north "primitive" side of Davis Mountains State Park. Taken near Limpia Creek Vista, the highest point in the park.
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橡樹啄木鳥 (Melanerpes formicivorus)觀察者
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Taken at the Davis Mountains State Park bird blinds.
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橡樹啄木鳥 (Melanerpes formicivorus)觀察者
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Taken at the Davis Mountains State Park bird blinds.
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黑頭白斑翅雀 (Pheucticus melanocephalus)觀察者
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Taken at the Davis Mountains State Park bird blinds.
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白胸鳾 (Sitta carolinensis)觀察者
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Taken at the Davis Mountains State Park bird blinds.
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Argia moesta觀察者
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
This Common Black Hawk was surrounded by Turkey Vultures while it ate a softshell turtle, until it flew to the other side of the river.
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叉角羚 (Antilocapra americana)觀察者
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Taken between Marfa and Fort Davis with Mike Gray.
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鷚雀鵐 (Chondestes grammacus)觀察者
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Taken between Marfa and Fort Davis with Mike Gray.
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蘆葦 (Phragmites australis)觀察者
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
Is this our native giant cane?
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Taken on the "river road" (170) driving from Terlingua to Presidio with Mike Gray.
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Taken on The Nature Conservancy's Davis Mountains Preserve during an open weekend. Unfortunately both days I spent on the preserve were rainy, but I made two hikes both mornings with Robert Becker.
Taken on the trail up to Tobe Canyon.
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斑唧鵐 (Pipilo maculatus)觀察者
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Taken on The Nature Conservancy's Davis Mountains Preserve during an open weekend. Unfortunately both days I spent on the preserve were rainy, but I made two hikes both mornings with Robert Becker.
Taken on the trail up to Tobe Canyon.
These were so plentiful in the preserve and the males were singing! I'm not used to hearing their song, so it took me a little while to figure out what I was hearing before I saw one.
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Taken on The Nature Conservancy's Davis Mountains Preserve during an open weekend. Unfortunately both days I spent on the preserve were rainy, but I made two hikes both mornings with Robert Becker.
Taken on Livermore Vista Trail.
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