October 11, 2006 – Mesquite Grove Golf Course


Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Osprey, 1
  • Wood Duck, 1 (female)

Returning wintering birds:

  • Northern Flicker, 1 (red-shafted)
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2

Others:

  • Pied-billed Grebe, 2
  • Great Blue Heron, 1
  • Ducks in eclipse plumage, 40. Mix of Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, and Teal
  • Red-shouldered Hawk, 2
  • Swainson’s Hawk, 2
  • Wild Turkey, 20
  • American Coot, 1
  • Greater Yellowlegs, 2
  • Rock Pigeon, 1
  • Mourning Dove, 12
  • White-wing Dove, 4
  • Greater Roadrunner, 1
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 1
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 4
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 5
  • Blue Jay, 8
  • American Crow, 2
  • Black-crested Titmouse, 3
  • Bewick’s Wren, 2
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2
  • Eastern Bluebird, 13
  • Northern Mockingbird, (oops, didn’t get a number)
  • Northern Cardinal, 2
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow, 1
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 12
  • Meadowlark sp, 1
  • Brown-headed Cowbird, 5
  • House Finch, 5

Best mammal sighting of the day: bobcat!

All sightings by John English and Laura Packer