Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers

<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>   |   <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns"><U>Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars"><U>Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars</U></A>   |   <B>Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers</B>   |   <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> Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Chimney Swift, </B></div> <div> About 100 migrants swirled through Camp Rio Vista on 29 August 2002 (tg); 30 were still present 1 September 2002; and by 10 September numbers had again increased to about 60 birds, all of which were roosting in a chimney at the office at RV (tg).</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="4d3c75e0.jpg" border=0 width="199" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4d2785e0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4d1635e0.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4d08f5e0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="5018e5e0.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="500796b0.jpg" border=0 width="121" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4ff736b0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4fe6a6b0.jpg" border=0 width="106" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4fd506b0.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Chimney Swift, </B><I>Chaetura pelagica</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> <bR> <div> <B>Rufous Hummingbird, </B><I>Selasphorus rufus</I></div> <div> Erik Breden reported a brilliant male Rufous Hummingbird at his feeders off of Ingram Hills Rd (near Texas 27) in north central Kerr County on XX August 2002.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Ringed Kingfisher,</B><I> Ceryle torquata</I></div> <div> A single male Ringed Kingfisher was at Camp Rio Vista on 5 September 2002 (tg).</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1e127270.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Ringed Kingfisher, </B><I>Ceryle torquata</I></div> <div> This female Ringed Kingfisher was photographed at Flat Rock Dam </div> <div> in December 2001 <I><B>© by Erik Breden</B></I> for the second documented county record.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Belted Kingfisher,</B><I> Ceryle alcyon</I></div> <div> A single male was on the river at Camp Rio Vista, 3 September 2002 (tg). Two were present on 4 September 2002 (tg). One was at RV, one was at HOH, and two were at the Mountain Home Bridge on 9 September 2002 (tg/eb).</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="445d58b0.jpg" border=0 width="213" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Belted Kingfisher, </B><I>Ceryle alcyon, </I>male</div> <div> Mountain Home Bridge, 9 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="86752eb0.jpg" border=0 width="338" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="8667feb0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Belted Kingfisher,</B><I> Ceryle alcyon, </I>male</div> <div> Sometimes you get a little lucky.</div> <div> Camp Rio Vista, 16 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e820200.jpg" border=0 width="32" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Green Kingfisher,</B> <I>Chloroceryle americana</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1e25f5f0.jpg" border=0 width="351" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Green Kingfisher, </B><I>Chloroceryle americana</I></div> <div> <I><B>Erik Breden © </B></I>photographed this Green Kingfisher on the North Fork </div> <div> of the Guadalupe River in the spring of 2000.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Ladder-backed Woodpecker, </B><I>Picoides scalaris</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="44ab7960.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="449c0960.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Ladder-backed Woodpecker, </B><I>Picoides scalaris, </I>male</div> <div> Mountain Home Bridge, 9 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Golden-fronted Woodpecker, </B><I>Melanerpes aurifrons</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="18518ba0.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Golden-fronted Woodpecker, </B><I>Melanerpes aurifrons </I></div> <div> In flight across the golf course at Camp Rio Vista, 1 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker, </B><I>Colaptes auratus</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="cc918080.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="264" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker, </B><I>Colaptes auratus</I></div> <div> Cade Loop, 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> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>