Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="096d4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Fauna and Flora of Kerr County, Texas</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fauna and Flora of Kerr County, Texa"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anh"><U>Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anhinga</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbill, Stork"><U>Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbill, Storks, Vultures</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ducks, Geese, Swans"><U>Ducks, Geese, Swans</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons"><U>Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grouse, Turkey, Quail, Rails, Cranes"><U>Grouse, Turkey, Quail, Rails, Cranes</U></A>   |   <B>Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns</B>   |   <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars"><U>Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodp"><U>Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos"><U>Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jays, Crows, Ravens, Lark, Swallows, Mar"><U>Jays, Crows, Ravens, Lark, Swallows, Martin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chickadee, Titmouse, Verdin, Bushtit, Nu"><U>Chickadee, Titmouse, Verdin, Bushtit, Nuthatches, Creeper, Wrens</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kinglets, Gnatcatcher, Thrushes, Mocking"><U>Kinglets, Gnatcatcher, Thrushes, Mockingbird, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warblers"><U>Warblers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tanagers, Sparrows, Grosbeaks, Cardinals"><U>Tanagers, Sparrows, Grosbeaks, Cardinals, Buntings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blackbirds, Finches"><U>Blackbirds, Finches</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduced, Feral and Exotic"><U>Introduced, Feral and Exotic</U></A></div> <div> Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns</div> <bR> <div> <B>American Avocet, </B><I>Recurvirostra americana</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d35d77f0.jpg" border=0 width="471" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d36d9790.jpg" border=0 width="473" height="121" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d37d6e40.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d3820d00.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d3915d00.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d3a93950.jpg" border=0 width="403" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d3b95a30.jpg" border=0 width="405" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>American Avocet, </B><I>Recurvirostra americana</I></div> <div> Shortly after dawn a check at Ingram Dam Lake revealed three American Avocets sitting on the dam. </div> <div> At 1:00 p.m. the three were still present, but at 2:15 p.m. there were 16. All were gone shortly before sunset.</div> <div> In the upper photos can also be seen Spotted Sandpiper and Killdeer.</div> <div> Ingram Dam Lake, 9 October 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Spotted Sandpiper, </B><I>Actitis macularia</I></div> <div> One was at RV on 8 September 2002 (tg); one was at Fessenden Creek Bridge, and another at the Mountain Home Bridge, both on 9 September 2002 (tg/eb).</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="43cb58b0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="43bae8b0.jpg" border=0 width="174" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="43a968b0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Spotted Sandpiper, </B><I>Actitis macularia</I></div> <div> Camp Rio Vista, Guadalupe River, 8 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Killdeer, </B><I>Charadrius vociferus</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4c97f4f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4cb824f0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Killdeer, </B><I>Charadrius vociferus</I></div> <div> Camp Rio Vista, 10 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="d3f32cd0.jpg" border=0 width="306" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="d3e09cd0.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Killdeer, </B><I>Characdrius vociferus</I></div> <div> Ingram Dam Lake, 9 October 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>