Big Country Audubon Society

Month: January 2009

  • February Announcements

    February 5, 2009: General Meeting, 7 pm Sooty Tern Strangers to the Ground:  The Birds of Tern Island, Hawaii presented by Matthew York Matthew York is a graduate of Baylor University.  He did his Masters’ work for Sul Ross State University concentrating on life ecology of Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) in the Davis Mountains, Texas. […]

  • January 29, 2009 – Lake Ft. Phantom Area

    Sea Bee Park: Highlights: Cinnamon Teal Northern Pintail Neotropic Cormorant Great Egret Snowy Egret Vermilion Flycatcher, first-year male Complete List: Gadwall – 7 Cinnamon Teal – 1 Northern Shoveler – 35 Northern Pintail – 6 Green-winged Teal – 55 Bufflehead – 12 Pied-billed Grebe – 5 Neotropic Cormorant – 1 Double-crested Cormorant – 10 Great […]

  • January 17, 2009 – Haskell County Field Trip

    Big Country Audubon’s Wild Goose Chase to Haskell County was attended by Carolyn Wiggins, Charline Wheeler, Linda Beyer and Dan Symonds.  Winchester Lake, where we had captured the awesome video for the membership meeting in November, was dry. However, we were still able to see hundreds of geese feeding in fields and flying in large […]

  • A Dove and a Pelican

    Two bird occurrences made news here at BCAS this past week:  First, the rare sighting of a Ruddy Ground-Dove was reported in Tom Green County: Kudos to Don (who’s identity will remain protected); he found the bird in his backyard hanging out with the Inca Doves.  Also, over at Ocellated, there are some excellent first […]

  • January 15, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Highlight: Common Goldeneye,  female Complete List (fairly standard winter sightings): Gadwall  –   32 Mallard   -  12 Northern Shoveler  –   12 Green-winged Teal  –   35 Common Goldeneye  –   1 Ruddy Duck  –   2 Pied-billed Grebe  –   9 Eared Grebe  –   55 Double-crested Cormorant  –   27 Great Blue Heron  […]

  • The Patches Are Here!

    The long-awaited Painted Bunting patches are now here!  They are very handsome and even more striking than the above photo depicts.  One will look awesome on your birding vest; two will look stereoscopic on your hat; and three will look ridiculous plastered to your day pack – but who am I to comment on your […]

  • January 10, 2009 – Area Sightings

    Abilene State Park Highlights: Wood Duck Brown Creeper Complete list: Wood Duck – 2 Great Blue Heron – 2 Black Vulture – 6 Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 Mourning Dove – 2 Downy Woodpecker – 1 Eastern Phoebe – 1 Blue Jay – 2 Carolina Chickadee – 7 Black-crested Titmouse – 11 Brown Creeper – 1 […]

  • What Happened in December?

    Nothing happens in the bird world in December, right?  Besides we’re too busy with holidays, CBCs (I did three!),  shopping, baking, and entertaining.  But while we were sleeping and waking and running, some of you noticed the birds and sent us photos. A lingering Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found at the wastewater treatment plant in Jones […]

  • January, 2009 Calendar

    Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2009  – 7:00 pm. Board meeting at MezAmiz Coffee Shop on South 7th.  Come early (6:30pm) to order dinner.  All members are welcome. Field Trip: Saturday, January 17, 2009 – 7:30 am. Wild Goose Chase in Haskell County!  We’ll carpool from the Towne Crier on Business 20, leaving at 7:45 […]

  • January 6, 2009 – SeaBee Park

    Highlight: Vermilion Flycatcher, 1 young male found Jan 1 and still present White-faced Ibis – 1 juvenile Complete List: Gadwall – 10 Northern Shoveler – 52 Northern Pintail – 1 Green-winged Teal – 14 Bufflehead – 4 Pied-billed Grebe – 3 Snowy Egret – 2 White-faced Ibis – 1 Northern Harrier -  1 American Coot […]