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Friday, 07 March 2008 00:00
Total species reported to eBird 346(-4) Link to where each species has been seen recently

News:

Newest Species: Zone-tailed Hawk Feb. 13, 2010 at Katy Prairie Longenbaugh Rd. by Drew Dickert

Link to Top 100 eBirders in Harris County

Surf Scoter Baytown

HARRIS COUNTY LIFE LISTS (100+)

  1. 317 - Howard Smith (upd 8/7/10) 
  2. 315 - John Berner (upd 5/9/10)(-6)
  3. 315 - Drew Dickert (upd 5/9/10) 
  4. 309 - Howard Laidlaw
  5. 302 - Mike Austin (upd 2/1/09)
  6. 294 - Ken Hartman (upd 8/7/10)
  7. 279 - Bernd Gravenstein (upd 5/4/10)
  8. 278 - Ron Haaseth
  9. 264 - Mark Kulstad (upd 8/7/10) (-2) 
  10. 253 - Tony Frank (upd 5/18/09)
  11. 235 - Janet Rathjen (upd 8/7/10)
  12. 231 - Nicholas Block (upd 4/4/09)         
  13. 230 - Fred Collins (upd 8/7/10)
  14. 222 - Adam Wood (upd 5/4/10)
  15. 221 - Michael Kuzio (upd 8/7/10)
  16. 220 - Jeff Mohammed (upd 8/7/10)  Surf Scoter (Dec 30, 2007) by Howard Smith
  17. 220 -  Frank Farese (upd 8/7/10)  at Baytown Nature Center.
  18. 219 - Derek Muschalek (upd 5/4/10)
  19. 218 - Bryan Tarbox (upd 5/4/10)
  20. 218 - Thomas Kihn (upd 8/7/10)
  21. 216 - Sarah Kuzio (upd 8/7/10)
  22. 213 - Ron Weeks (upd 11/26/09)
  23. 212 - Margaret Farese (upd 8/7/10)
  24. 211 - Arlette Keene (upd 8/7/09)
  25. 210 - Johnnie Greene (upd 5/4/10)
  26. 204 - Deborah Valdez (upd 8/7/10)
  27. 201 - Geoff Butcher (upd 5/4/10)
  28. 200 - Louis La Mont
  29. 199 - Denise Herzberg (upd 5/4/10)
  30. 192 - Gary Hodne (upd 5/5/10)     
  31. 192 - William Tarbox (upd 8/7/10)
  32. 191 - Mark Scheuerman (upd 5/4/10)
  33. 191 - John Hellyar (upd 8/7/10)
  34. 189 - James Kessler (upd 5/5/10)
  35. 189 - Gordon White (upd 5/5/10)
  36. 187 - Chuck Davis (upd 8/7/10)
  37. 186 - Bill Wright (upd 8/22/10)
  38. 185 - Brian Baird (upd 5/5/10)
  39. 183 - Bill Wright (upd 5/18/10)
  40. 181 - Greg Page (upd 8/7/10)
  41. 175 - Kathy Reiser (upd 5/5/10)
  42. 173 - John Schneider (upd 5/5/10)
  43. 172 - Siew-Bee Hartman (upd 5/5/10)
  44. 170 - John O'Brien (upd 8/7/10)
  45. 165 - Marion Dickson (upd 5/5/10)
  46. 165 - David Sarkozi (upd 5/5/10)
  47. 163 - Dwayne Liteer (upd 5/5/10)
  48. 163 - Bob White (upd 5/5/10)
  49. 161 - Laurie Sines (upd 5/5/10)
  50. 160 - Tracy Keltonic (upd 5/5/10) 
  51. 160 - Al Schultz (upd 5/5/10)
  52. 158 - Carolyn Harris (upd 5/5/10)
  53. 158 - Bob/Maggie Honig (upd 5/5/10)
  54. 156 - Kathleen Hunsdorf (upd 5/5/10)
  55. 156 - Kevin Poling (upd 5/5/10)
  56. 156 - David Florance (upd 8/7/10)
  57. 146 - Marilyn Kircus (upd 5/5/10) 
  58. 146 - Scott Kiester (upd 5/5/10)
  59. 142 - James Penny (upd 5/5/10)
  60. 140 - Owen Hehmeyer (upd 5/5/10)
  61. 140 - Richard Houck (upd 5/5/10)
  62. 135 - Richard Rulander (upd 5/5/10)
  63. 134 - Nancy Keese (upd 5/5/10)
  64. 134 - Deborah Logsdon (upd 5/5/10)
  65. 133 - Steve Gross
  66. 130 - David Dolan (upd 5/5/10)
  67. 130 - Judy Behrens (upd 5/5/10)
  68. 130 - Damien Carey (upd 5/5/10)
  69. 128 - Judy Owens (upd 5/5/10)
  70. 123 - John Cocanower (upd 5/5/10)
  71. 123 - Andrew Hamlett (upd 5/5/10)
  72. 121 - Peg McNealy (upd 5/5/10)
  73. 120 - Heidi Trudell (upd 5/5/10)
  74. 120 - Don & Kristi Person (upd 5/5/10)
  75. 119 - Paul Randall (upd 5/5/10)
  76. 118+ Jim Hinson (upd 11/10/09)
  77. 117 - Sue Heath (upd 5/5/2010)
  78. 116 - Richard Armstrong (upd 5/5/10)
  79. 115 - Karen Horn (5/5/10)
  80. 115 - Karen Bradley (upd 5/5/10)
  81. 115 - Marie Asscherick (upd 5/5/10)
  82. 113 - VL Kirby (upd 5/5/10)
  83. 112 - Mike Dillon
  84. 112 - Laura Sare (upd 5/5/10) 
  85. 112 - Ed Allday (upd 5/5/10)
  86. 111 - Jeff Mundy (upd 5/5/10)
  87. 110 - J.C. Stormer (upd 5/5/10)
  88. 109 - Bill Duke (upd 5/5/10)
  89. 109 - Dede Cruisenberry (upd 5/5/10)
  90. 108 - Carey Jensen (upd 5/5/10)
  91. 107 - Deborah Logsdon (upd 5/5/10)
  92. 106 - Mark Meyer (upd 5/5/10)
  93. 104 - Roy Reinarz (upd 5/5/10)
  94. 103 - Kyle McCreary (upd 5/5/10)
  95. 102 - Joe Fisher (upd 5/5/10)
  96. 101 - Dana Green (upd 5/5/10)
  97. 101 - Joy Hester (upd 5/5/10) 

Note: Non-ABA exotic species: Mute Swan, Nutmeg Manniken, Budgerigar, Red-Vented Bulbul & Orange Bishop also regularly occur in Harris County (-5) 

HARRIS COUNTY BIG YEARS (200+)

  1. 296 Howard Smith (2007)Location of Harris County Texas
  2. 291 Howard Laidlaw (2007)
  3. 287 John Berner (2007)
  4. 282 Drew Dickert (2007)
  5. 277 Drew Dickert (2009)
  6. 277 John Berner (2009) (+1 exotic)
  7. 267 Ron Haaseth (2001) (deceased)
  8. 247 Drew Dickert (2008)
  9. 228 Ken Hartman (2007)
  10. 222 John Berner (2008)
  11. 213 Ken Hartman (2009)
  12. 212 Drew Dickert (2010)
  13. 212 Mark Kulstad (2010)
  14. 210 Ken Hartman (2002)
  15. 207 Ken Hartman (2006)
  16. 205 Mark Kulstad (2009)
  17. 201 John Berner (2006)

2010 YEAR LISTS (Top 10) (upd 5/6)

  1. 182 Mark Kulstad
  2. 176 Drew Dickert
  3. 171 Sarah Kuzio
  4. 171 Michael Kuzio
  5. 170 Ken Hartman
  6. 170 Mike Austin
  7. 169 Frank Farese
  8. 162 Greg Page
  9. 154 Bernd Gravenstein
  10. 148 Jeff Mohamed

eBird HOTSPOTS IN HARRIS COUNTY RANKED BY NUMBER OF SPECIES

Note: Links below on names bring you to the park's webpage. Links attached to numbers bring you to the a list of the last time each species was seen in that park (so you can determine what has been seen recently before you visit)

Sites On or Inside Belt-8/Sam Houston Pkwy

  1. 180 El Franco Lee Park (+47 upd 5/6)
  2. 144 Russ Pittman Park (Bellaire) (UTC 092) (+4 upd 5/6)
  3. 142 Houston - Willow Waterhole Park (+21 upd 5/6)
  4. 131 Houston- W. 11th Street Park (+7 upd 5/6)
  5. 129 Houston- Rice University Campus (+22 upd 5/6)(-1)
  6. 115 Houston - Arthur Storey Park (+16 upd 5/6)
  7. 111 Houston-Hermann Park (+6 upd 5/6)
  8. 105 Greens Bayou Wetlands (Lockwood Rd.) (+2 upd 5/6)
  9.   92 Houston- Memorial Park (UTC 093) (+13 upd 5/6)
  10.   92 Houston - University of Houston (upd 5/6) 
  11.   79 Houston- Ima Hogg Bird Sanctuary (+2 upd 5/6)
  12.   72 Houston - Arboretum & Nature Ctr. (+42 upd 5/6)
  13.   52 Tom Bass Regional Park III (+3 upd 5/6)
  14.   45 Houston- Ann Taylor Pk (upd 5/6)
  15.   37 Houston - Buffalo Bayou Park / Allen Pkwy (UTC 089) (+24 upd 5/6)
  16.   27 Houston - Hermann Pk wetland project/woodland (+6 upd 5/6)
  17.   25 Houston - Stude Park (+4 upd 5/6)
  18.   23 Houston- Keith Weiss Pk (upd 5/6)
  19.   19 Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center (upd 5/6)
  20.   13 Houston- Sam Houston Park (UTC 088) (upd 5/6)
  21.   15 Houston- Levy Pk (+4 upd 5/6)
  22.   14 Houston - White Oak Pk (+13 upd 5/6)
  23.     3 Houston- Discovery Green (upd 5/6)
  24.     3 Houston- Mason Pk (upd 5/6)
  25.     1 Houston- El Paso Energy bldg (peregrine falcon location) (upd 5/6)

Harris SE Sites (S. of I-10, E. of Belt 8)

  1. 207 Armand Bayou Nature Center (UTC 081) (+3 upd 5/6)
  2. 197 Baytown Nature Center (UTC 039) (+12 upd 5/6)   
  3. 194 San Jacinto Battleground (UTC 041) (+11 upd 5/6)
  4. 120 Pine Gully Park (UTC 079) (+33 upd 5/6) 
  5. 114 Nassau Bay (Clear Creek) (UTC 083) (+6 upd 5/6)
  6. 102 Lynchburg Ferry area & Crosby-Lynchburg Rd (+15 upd 5/6)
  7. 101 Challenger 7 Memorial Park (UTC 084) (+3 upd 5/6)
  8.   76 Bay Area Park (Harris Co.)(UTC 082) (+7 upd 5/6)
  9.   76 El Jardin Park/Beach (+19 upd 5/6)
  10.   71 Bayland Pk / Goose Creek Mouth (+22 upd 5/6)
  11.   65 Hester Garden Park (UTC 078) (+5 upd 5/6) 
  12.   58 Morgan's Point (Harris Co.) (+2 upd 5/6)
  13.   55 Sylvan Beach Park, La Porte (+10 upd 5/6)
  14.   53 Clear Lake Park (Harris Co.) (+3 upd 5/6) 
  15.   19 Little Cedar Bayou Park, La Porte (upd 5/6)

Harris W Sites (W. of Belt 8, SW of US-290)

  1. 255 Katy Prairie (Harris County) (+3 upd 5/6)
  2. 217 Bear Creek Park (UTC 077) (+7 upd 5/6)
  3. 190 Katy Prairie- Warren Ranch Lake (UTC 099) (+2 upd 5/6)
  4. 190 Katy Prairie - Paul Rushing / Chain of Lakes Park (+13 upd 5/6)
  5. 187 Houston- Barker Res./Geo. Bush Pk (UTC 096) (+6 upd 5/6)  
  6. 173 Houston-Addicks Reservoir (+4 upd 5/6)   
  7. 170 Katy Prairie- Longenbaugh/Porter Rd (UTC 098) (+5 upd 5/6) (+2)
  8. 170 Houston- Eldridge Retention Basin (+11 upd 5/6)
  9. 165 Katy Prairie- Sharp Rd area (Harris Co.) (+14 upd 5/6) 
  10. 148 Edith L Moore Sanctuary (UTC 094) (+5 upd 5/6)
  11. 129 Houston- Cy-Fair College (+5 upd 5/6)
  12. 117 Katy Prairie- SE of 529 (incl. Blackie Tyler's pond) (+11 upd 5/6)  
  13.   95 Houston- Terry Hershey Park (+1 upd 5/6) 
  14.   92 Houston- Cullen Pk (+8 upd 5/6)
  15.   63 Houston- Westlake area (+2 upd 5/6)
  16.   23 Peckham Park (+4 upd 5/6)

Harris N/NW Sites (NE of US-290, NW of US-59, N. of Belt 8)

  1. 205 Kleb Woods Nature Preserve  (+10 upd 5/6)
  2. 173 Jesse H. Jones County Park (UTC 038)  (+1 upd 5/6)
  3. 148 Little Cypress Crk Preserve (Harris Co.) (+7 upd 5/6)
  4.   92 Hegar Lakes (+4 upd 5/6)
  5.   84 Burroughs Park, Tomball (+1 upd 5/6)
  6.   67 Spring Crk Park (Harris Co.) (+10 upd 5/6)
  7.   60 Mercer Arboretum (UTC 037) (+10 upd 5/6) 
  8.   48 Pundt Park (Harris Co.) (upd 5/6)
  9.   46 Tomball College (incl. Spring Creek Swamp) (+6 upd 5/6) 
  10.   32 Zube Park (+2 upd 5/6)
  11.   20 Elizabeth Meyer Pk (+2 upd 5/6)

Harris NE Sites (N. of I-10, SE of US-59, NE of Belt 8)

  1. 172 Sheldon Lake SP (UTC 033) (+1 upd 5/6)
  2.   98 Highlands Reservoir (+43 upd 5/6)
  3.   87 Lake Houston (Harris Co.) (+4 upd 5/6)
  4.   62 Eisenhower Park (Harris Co) (+1 upd 5/6)
  5.   55 Alexander Deussen Park (+12 upd 5/6)
  6.   33 Crosby Sod Farms (upd 5/6)
  7.   31 Old Atascocita Rd (Harris Co.) (upd 5/6)
  8.   26 Edgewater Park (Harris) (upd 5/6)
  9.   35 Atascocita Landfilll & Lindsay Lyons Pk (Harris) (+10 upd 5/6)
  10.   25 Highlands- Steele Rd (+4 upd 5/6)

PERSONAL LIST AT ONE LOCATION IN COUNTY (incl Yard List) 125+

  1. 176 - Fred Collins @ Kleb Woods (upd 1/1/09)
  2. 166 - Drew Dickert @ Colonies Retention Bayou (Addicks Reservoir)(upd 2/16/10)
  3. 162 - Ken Hartman @ Lakes on Eldridge neighborhood (upd 1/17/10)
  4. 160 - Drew Dickert @ Bear Creek Park (upd 2/16/10)
  5. 157 - Ken Hartman @ Bear Creek Park
  6. 155 - Bernd Gravenstein @ Houston- Eldridge Retention Basin (upd 1/25/09)
  7. 147 - Bernd Gravenstein @ Bear Creek Park
  8. 145 - Ken Hartman (Yard List) (upd 1/17/10)
  9. 140 - Drew Dickert (Paul Rushing/Chain of Lakes Park)(upd 2/16/10)
  10. 133 - Bernd Gravenstein @ George Bush Park (upd 1/25/09)
  11. 129 - John Berner @ Bear Creek Park (upd 8/23/10)

LINKS

Link to Texas ebird Weekly Species Distribution

Link to Houston Audubon Society

Link to the Outdoor Nature Club Ornithology Group

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