Category: Sightings

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • November 5, 2006 – Kirby Lake

    Highlight: Sage Thrasher, 1 Sighting by Gary Hunter

  • 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 […]

  • November 3, 2006 – NE Abilene

    Birds found in, on, or near Cedar Creek: Best bird(s) of the day: Great Kiskadee, last seen Sept. 23. Others: Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Great Kiskadee, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 3 Black-crested Titmouse, 1 House Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Northern Mockingbird, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, […]

  • October 30, 2006 – Lake Kirby and Lake Ft. Phantom

    Lake Kirby: Best bird(s): White-faced Ibis, 2 Gadwall, 24 Canvassback, 10 Ring-necked Duck, 50 Lesser Scaup, 50 Ruddy Duck, 4 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Eared Grebe, 5 American White Pelican, 200+ Double-crested Cormorants, 366+ Great Blue Heron, 9 White-faced Ibis, 2 American Coots, 175 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 American Crow, 2 American Robin, 9 Lake Ft. Phantom […]