{"id":6220,"date":"2018-11-11T17:09:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T23:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?p=6220"},"modified":"2018-11-11T18:29:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T00:29:13","slug":"birds-of-the-bayou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?p=6220","title":{"rendered":"Birds of the Bayou"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report from Buffalo Bayou beat correspondent Janice Van Dyke Walden<\/h3>\n

Nov. 11, 2018<\/p>\n

I had the great pleasure this weekend to take wildlife photographer Greg Lavaty<\/a> canoeing down Buffalo Bayou to photograph birds. In the three hours of an overcast morning in the section of Memorial Park\/River Oaks, Greg heard or spotted 33 bird species (full list below, along with some of his photos). Many thanks to Gary Studwell who helped crew so Greg could have a stable experience in fast water. It is truly wonderful that we have this wild corridor in the middle of our nation\u2019s fourth largest city. Let\u2019s keep it wild.<\/p>\n

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    Eastern Phoebe. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Great egret. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Red-shouldered hawk. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Red-shouldered hawk. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Northern flicker. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Juvenile cattle egret. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Great blue heron. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    Great egret. Photo copyright Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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    American kestrel. Photo copyright by Greg Lavaty<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    List of birds heard or seen on this bayou trip:<\/p>\n

    Muscovy (domestic)
    \nGreat Blue Heron
    \nGreat Egret
    \nSnowy Egret
    \nRed-shouldered Hawk
    \nRed-tailed Hawk
    \nAmerican Kestrel
    \nEurasian Collared-Dove
    \nWhite-winged Dove
    \nMourning Dove
    \nRock Pigeon
    \nBelted Kingfisher
    \nRed-bellied Woodpecker
    \nDowny Woodpecker
    \nNorthern Flicker
    \nPileated Woodpecker
    \nEastern Phoebe
    \nWhite-eyed Vireo
    \nBlue Jay
    \nAmerican Crow
    \nCarolina Chickadee
    \nTufted Titmouse
    \nCarolina Wren
    \nHouse Wren
    \nRuby-crowned Kinglet
    \nBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
    \nAmerican Robin
    \nNorthern Mockingbird
    \nEuropean Starling
    \nNorthern Cardinal
    \nRed-winged Blackbird
    \nCommon Grackle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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