After counting quail all week for TPWD, I did a little birding in Southern Taylor County along County roads 194, 195, 196, 184, and 207.

Best bird(s) of the day:

• Various ducks at Graham Lake on CR 207 - see list below
• Merlin - 1, with his catch of the day
• Sora - 1
• Bushtit - 8
• Canyon Wren - 2
• Marsh Wren - 1
• Various sparrows - see list below

Complete List:

• American Wigeon - 100
• Gadwall - 28
• Northern Shoveler - 12
• Canvasback - 35
• Redhead - 25
• Ring-necked Duck - 25
• Northern Bobwhite - 1
• Pied-billed Grebe - 10
• Turkey vulture - 1
• Northern Harrier - 1
• Red-tailed Hawk - 2
• American Kestrel - 7
• Merlin - 1
• Sora - 1
• American Coot - 500
• Mourning Dove - 8
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 3
• Downy Woodpecker - 1
• Northern Flicker - 1
• Eastern Phoebe - 2
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 1
• Loggerhead Shrike - 1
• Blue Jay - 4
• Western Scrub-Jay - 4
• Carolina Chickadee - 1
• Black-crested Titmouse - 1
• Bushtit - 8
• Canyon Wren - 2
• House Wren - 1
• Marsh Wren - 1
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
• Eastern Bluebird - 4
• Northern Mockingbird - 9
• American Pipit - 2
• Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
• Spotted Towhee - 1
• Chipping Sparrow - 15
• Vesper Sparrow - 67, they have arrived in the Big Country!
• Lark Bunting - 18
• Savannah Sparrow - 5
• Song Sparrow - 1
• Lincoln’s Sparrow - 4
• White-crowned Sparrow - 26
• Northern Cardinal - 3
• Western Meadowlark - 130
• Pine Siskin - 3
• House Sparrow - 4

Sightings by LgPacker