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Field Trip to Lake Baird, December 2, 2006
Join us this Saturday, December 2 for a field trip to Lake Baird in Callahan County, Texas. We will meet at the Towne Crier Restaurant at 818 E. Hwy. 80. We will leave at 7:30 a.m. The restaurant serves breakfast so if you’re hungry come early for breakfast and carpooling. The target birds for this […]
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Bluebirds, Harriers, and Pantries: Mid November Birding
Several Western Bluebirds are here in the Big Country for the winter. Found the first flock in Buffalo Gap and another at Cedar Gap Farm. For an explanation on the finer points of IDing Western vs. Eastern, visit the Mid-November Gallery. Lorie captured a couple of action shots of a Northern Harrier hunting for its […]
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Unexpected November Finds
Whenever my son and I bird together we engage in an activity at the end of the day we call, “What’s the best bird you saw and why.” It’s a way of recounting the day, carefully thinking about all the birds seen, and then choosing just one to win the title, “best.” Sometimes the best […]
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November 10, 2006 – N.E. Callahan County
Best bird(s) of the day: Mountain Bluebirds, 27 Grasshopper Sparrow, 1 Others: American Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 5 Northern Shoveler, 6 Green-winged Teal, 3 Great Blue Heron, 1 Northern Harrier, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 American Kestrel, 7 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove, 26 White-winged Dove, 12 Mourning Dove, 8 Inca Dove, 2 Greater […]
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November 8, 2006 – Lake Kirby
Best bird(s) of the day: Mountain Bluebird, 4 Others Highlights: Northern Shoveler, 4 American White Pelicans, 200+ Snowy Egret, 1 American Kestrel, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 3 American Avocet, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Dowitcher sp., 1 Wilson’s Snipe, 2 House Wren, 1 American Pipit, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Song Sparrow, 4 White-crowned Sparrow, […]
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End of October Treats
My how time flies, and so do the birds. The end of October found pelicans at Lake Kirby, warblers still moving through, and brown woodpeckers alighting in the trees around town. For more photos and updates on the End of October birds click here. And visit this site soon; early November birds are winging this […]
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Field Trip to Abilene State Park – Nov. 11, 2006
We will leave from the Burger King at 1633 Antilley Road at 7:45 a.m. If you want breakfast, come early. Several of us will be there early for breakfast, 7:10ish. Check out the past weekend’s sightings to see what to expect. Target birds are Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush, Brown Creeper, Spotted Towhee, White-crowned […]
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November 6, 2006 – Dyess AFB
Mesquite Grove Golf Course Best Bird(s) of the day: Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 in one area, and 2 in another. Hard to tell if these were the same birds. Eastern Bluebirds, total of 31 for the morning, including the ones seen around WSA Others: Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 (or three. Saw GBHE at […]
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November 5, 2006 – Kirby Lake
Highlight: Sage Thrasher, 1 Sighting by Gary Hunter
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November 4, 2005 – Abilene S.P. & Kirby Lake
Abilene State Park: Best bird(s) of the day: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Marsh Wren, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Others: Black Vultures, 11 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Blue Jay, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 4 Black-crested Titmouse, 2 Carolina Wren, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 1 American Robin, 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6 Spotted Towhee, 5 Song […]