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1955 SPRING BIRD ROUNDUP - UPPER GULF COAST AREA OF TEXAS
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Published by the Ornithology Group,Outdoor Nature Club,Houston,Texas
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DATE OF ROUNDUP
May 1, 1955
:OTAL SPECIES RECORDED 215 (including Rock Dove)
JOTAL PARTICIPANTS
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TOTAL MILE ACE
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46 observers in 13 parties.
Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Ft. Bend,
Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto,
and Wharton Counties. (N - Little Thicket
Nature Sanctuary, San Jacinto Co.; S - Free-
port, Brazoria Co.; E - High Island, Chambers
Co,; W ~ Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., approx.
120X120 miles.)
12 Midnight to 11*30 P.M. 131 "man-hours/1
1,257-1A (1,168-1/2 by auto; 48-3/4 on foot;
40 by boat)
Mostly clear and warm; 60~91°F.J no wind.
SUMMARY: Weather and fewer observers this year were the two factors
Responsible for the relatively low count. A wet cold front just prior
:o tho Big Day would have been ideal inasmuch as it would have
'grounded" migrants which ordinarily pass over our area "non-stop/'
although the weather last year was decidedly worse, the fact that
.here were 12 more observers in 8 more parties than there were this
"ear accounted for the 16-species difference in the two counts (same
umber of warblers in both counts, however, i.e., 26). Some 21 species
ere seen this year which were missed last year, while some 37 species
ere seen last year and missed this year—including the relatively
ommon Mallard, Sedge Wren, and Scarlet Tanagerf Forty-five species
ere recorded by one party only, as compared to 42 last year. Total
pecies recorded on all 3 counts, 1953, 1954, and 1955• 268 (incl.
ock Dove). The following species were recorded this year but missed
n 1954 and 1953: Miss. Kite, Sparrow Hawk (parties #4 and 11),
'ose-throated Becard (II—positively identified by Steve Williams and
awrence Tabony who were both familiar with %he bird in Mexico) ,
Tellow-bellied Flycatcher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush,
iell's Vireo (first record for Little Thicket Sanctuary), Solitary
rireo, Swainsonfs Warbler (parties #1, 4, and 11), Wilson's Warbler,
roldfinch, Grasshopper Sparrow (parties #1 and 2), and Field Sparrow.
SUMMARY OF 1953, 1954, 1955 ROUNDUPS
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Observers
Par t ie s
^.esJ Total Party Miles
Per ty r*
Total
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222 I 3rd. j 85mi.j 3
Boat
or .26
953
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42-8
161
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70mi.!
231 1st,
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120 mi.
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120mi.
46-13
163 1 1,158V2 I 483/4
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