January 5, 2008-Field Trip to Robert Lee


The scheduled field trip to Lake Hamlin quickly turned into a chase for the Golden-crown Sparrow near Robert Lee since several members needed it for their life list. Two members added the sparrow to their life list, making for a successful chase. We then went back to Buffalo Gap, looking for but not finding the Red Crossbills.

Best bird(s):

  • Golden-crowned Sparrow: 1

Complete List:

  • American White Pelican: 12, Lake Kirby
  • Great Blue Heron: 1
  • Black Vulture: 12
  • Red-tailed Hawk: 9
  • American Kestrel: 5
  • American Coot: Lake Kirby
  • Sandhill Crane: 95, Hwy 277, Coke Co.
  • Ring-billed Gull: 10, Towne Crier
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove: 207, S. 14th
  • Mourning Dove: 13
  • White-winged Dove: 16
  • Greater Roadrunner: 1
  • Belted Kingfisher: 1
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker: 1
  • Loggerhead Shrike: 1
  • Western Scrub-Jay: 7
  • Raven species: 1
  • Carolina Chickadee: 1
  • Black-crested Titmouse: 1
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1
  • Bewick’s Wren: 1
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 1
  • Bluebird species: 1
  • American Robin: 15
  • Northern Mockingbird: 36
  • European Starling: 36
  • Cedar Waxwing: 15
  • Orange-crowned Warbler: 1
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler: 12
  • Canyon Towhee: 2
  • Chipping Sparrow: 1
  • Lark Bunting: 6
  • White-crowned Sparrow: 6
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow: 1
  • Northern Cardinal: 2
  • Pyrrhuloxia: 1
  • Meadowlark species: 75
  • Great-tailed Grackle: 24
  • House Finch: 2
  • Pine Siskin: 12
  • House Sparrow: 49

Sightings by Lorie Black, Kathy Hampton, Joan Howard, Earlene Hutto, Laura Packer, Dan Symonds


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