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Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)Observer
crinaustinDescription
Often reported from Lady Bird Lake but seldom seen in the River east of Austin. Colorado R (30.2166ºN, 97.6080ºW) 1.05 mi ENE (downriver) of SH130 and 2.05 mi ENE (downriver) of FM973, E Austin.
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Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)Observer
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Colorado R (30.2613ºN, 97.640632ºW) 3.49 mi ENE (downriver) of US183 and 0.19 mi ESE (downriver) of Walnut Ck, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Google, OSM)Description
Update 8/17/2023: Since two limpkins were photographed foraging together on 6/15 at Guerrero Park and one was photographed at the Hill-of-Life ("Trails End") Dam on Barton Creek on 7/19, there appear to be at least 2 and probably more limpkins in the area. Many new records are known around the Gulf Coast and including East Texas. The birds appear to be expanding from the Florida population.
[This individual may be the same one documented on Barton Creek June-July 2022 and at Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park June 2023. It is very tolerant of people.]
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Sailfin Catfishes (Genus Pterygoplichthys)Observer
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Colorado R bank (30.2126ºN, 97.5797ºW) 0.76 mi NE (downriver) of Onion Ck, E of Austin, Garfield, TX, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Dorsal fin rays indicate it may be a species of Pterygoplichthys. A live armored catfish (no pictures) was previously seen in the Colorado River just downriver of US183.
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Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)Observer
crinaustinDescription
Colorado R (30.2192ºN, 97.5958ºW) 1.20 mi NNW (upriver) of Onion Ck, E of Austin
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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Gilleland Ck 0.30 mi NNW (upstream) of Colorado R 2.18 mi W (upriver) of Little Webberville Pk, Webberville (Google, OSM)Description
Adult napping on creek bank next to cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
crinaustinPlace
Colorado R 0.9 mi E (downriver) of Dry Ck and 4.4 mi SE (downriver) of Big Webberville Pk, Webberwood Dr 0.58 mi SW of FM969 3.0 mi. ESE of Webberville (Google, OSM)Description
Adult grooming on riverbank
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Nutria (Myocastor coypus)Observer
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Colorado R 0.94 mi WSW (upriver) of Big Sandy Ck 6.49 mi E of FM969 4.84 mi NNW of SR71 E of Bastrop (Google, OSM)Description
Adult basking on branches above water.
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Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)Observer
crinaustinPlace
Old Onion Ck Channel 0.24 mi WSW of Colorado R, E of Austin, Travis Co, Garfield, TX, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Adult actively crawling under cloudy conditions.
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)Observer
crinaustinDescription
Adult. TXI sand pit (30.226ºN, 97.527ºW) NW of Colorado R 0.84 mi SSW (upriver) of Little Webberville Pk, Webberville.
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)Observer
crinaustinDescription
Adult. Colorado R (30.2200ºN, 97.5480ºW) 0.59 mi SW (upriver) of Gilleland Ck 2.18 mi W (upriver) of Little Webberville Pk, Webberville.
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Triatoma recurvaObserver
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Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, 0.5 mi S of Jct Javelina Draw and Black Gap Road (0.6 mi N of Dell Tank) (29.59N, 102.90W), Brewster County, TX, USA (Google, OSM)Description
I believe several species are possible. Protracta has been suggested for Black Gap, but recurva (known primarily from Arizona in the US) looks more likely based on morphology. A second specimen from nearby in 1985 was also photographed. Both were seen in limestone cave shelters. Triatoma species generally were common at Black Gap WMA.
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Slowinski's Cornsnake (Pantherophis emoryi ssp. slowinskii)Observer
crinaustinDescription
A red-tailed hawk's meal in progress. Somerville Trwy (30.3085ºN, 96.7026ºW) 0.16 mi S of Rd1255 and 0.11 mi NNW of Observation Ctr, Flag Pond, Somerville Lk St Pk - Somerville Trwy Unit, FM180/US290 14.43 mi NE of Ledbetter and 19.04 mi ENE of Giddings, Lee County, TX, USA
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)Observer
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Texas, Travis County, Colorado River (30.2106ºN, 97.6207ºW) 0.1 mi E (downriver) of SH130, 7/1/2017, C.R. Smith (Google, OSM)Description
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Spiny Lizards (Genus Sceloporus)Observer
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Hwy. 150 4.9 mi NE of Chapulco and 1.6 mi SW of Jct with Puebla/Veracruz border, Nicolás Bravo, Pue., Mexico (Google, OSM)Description
Originally assigned to mucronatus but this male has the coloration of aureolus. Martinez-Mendez and Mendez-De La Cruz (2007) elevate S.m. aureolus to species level on the basis of mtDNA, but their specimen is from Oaxaca.
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Eastern Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus spinosus)Observer
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Hwy. 150 4.9 mi NE of Chapulco and 1.6 mi SW of Jct with Puebla/Veracruz border, Nicolás Bravo, Pue., Mexico (Google, OSM)
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Pallid Knob-scaled Lizard (Xenosaurus rectocollaris)Observer
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Hwy. 150 4.9 mi NE of Chapulco and 1.6 mi SW of Jct with Puebla/Veracruz border, Nicolás Bravo, Pue., Mexico (Google, OSM)Description
Collected under rock.
See species account by Lemos-Espinal et al. (2000).
Not sure whether this is the holotype or a paratype from the group of 9 specimens that served as a basis for the species description. Field numbers 347L70-355L70 in the Florida State Museum, Gainesville.
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Plegadis Ibises (Genus Plegadis)Observer
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Cedar Ck (30.2804ºN, 96.6586ºW) 0.85 mi SSW of Rocky Pt 0.71 mi E of Nails Ramp, Lk Somerville St Pk - Nails Ck Unit, FM180/US290 14.43 mi NE of Ledbetter and 19.04 mi ENE of Giddings (Google, OSM)Description
As psweet pointed out, white-faced ibis is more likely but the photo and its non-breeding state don't permit a solid species id.
Extreme left. With spoonbill and egrets (snowys, immature little blues?)
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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)Observer
crinaustinDescription
1 adult in tree (lower right), Somerville Trwy (30.3216ºN, 96.7132ºW) 0.24 mi NNW of Yegua Ck Bridge at Newman Bottom Rd, Lk Somerville St Pk - Nails Ck Unit, FM180/US290 14.43 mi NE of Ledbetter and 19.04 mi ENE of Giddings
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)Observer
crinaustinDescription
2 adults in tree, Somerville Trwy (30.3216ºN, 96.7132ºW) 0.24 mi NNW of Yegua Ck Bridge at Newman Bottom Rd, Lk Somerville St Pk - Nails Ck Unit, FM180/US290 14.43 mi NE of Ledbetter and 19.04 mi ENE of Giddings
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Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)Observer
crinaustinDescription
Underneath log in creek bottom, Sandy Slough Tr (30.3244ºN, 96.7304ºW) just N of Yegua Ck 1.09 mi WNW of Sandy Slough 0.52 mi WSW of Somerville Trwy, Lk Somerville St Pk - Nails Ck Unit, FM180/US290 14.43 mi NE of Ledbetter and 19.04 mi ENE of Giddings
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Magnificent Bryozoan (Pectinatella magnifica)Observer
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Lake Somerville at S end (30.2969ºN, 96.5927ºW) of Deer Isl 0.64 mi N of Schulenberg Ln (CR25C) COE Pk and 1.25 mi W of Rocky Ck Pk, FM1948/FM340 9.8 mi N of US290 (Burton) 12.15 mi W of Brenham, Washington County, TX, USA (Google, OSM)Description
A bryozoan "reef"
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)Observer
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Colorado R 0.46 mi SW of FM969 4.84 mi NNW of SR71 E of Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Adult on riverbank with immature Little blue heron (E caerulea)
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Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)Observer
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Sand pit (30.226ºN, 97.530ºW) NW of Colorado R 0.84 mi SSW (upriver) of Little Webberville Pk, Webberville, Travis Co (Google, OSM)Description
Immature
