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H Dixon
1951
Parus
April 7. Colorado River at Austin, 650 ft., Travis Co., Texas
From about 9:00 to 9:30 am [windy, sunny], Homer W.
Phillips and I walked along the south bank of the stream
downstream from the Congress Ave. Bridge. In this area (N of
Riverside Dr.) was a narrow riparian or floodplain
forest of cottonwood, Acer
,
and
willow near the water's edge. The understory was not well
developed. We saw a Blue Jay and Mourning Dove
but neither saw nor heard Amice.
[I returned to the area, 6:35 - 6:50. Calm. I heard
no Amice but saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker ? and a Belted
Kingfisher in that area]
Phillips and I drove to an area E of town where
Walnut Creek joins Colorado River, Travis Co., Texas
Here on the N bank there was only a thin fringe of cottonwoods
and willows and a few other trees such as Acer
along the mouth of the creek. We saw no Amice in the
half hour or so we were in there prior to 10:30.
We spent about half an hour on Dr. WF Blain's
farm N of Walnut Creek several miles. In mixed
mesquite - deciduous woodland we heard one titmouse
singing hear hear hear but couldn't locate
him. We departed at 11:30.