Month: March 2009

  • March Birding Madness: County Firsts!

    The last week of March has revealed some incredibly out-of-range birds in the Big Country.  What is likely a Taylor County first is this Hooded Oriole, showing up at a nectar feeder at a northeast Abilene residence on March 24, 2009: Photo by LgPacker Hooded Orioles are normally found along the Rio Grande, in southern […]

  • April Events

    Thursday, April 2, 2009: General Meeting Eleanor (Ellie) Hamby will speak at our April meeting at 7:00 PM at the Rose Park Senior Activity Center. Ellie Hamby will present Journey to Galapogos. Ellie has been photographing people and wildlife all over the world for many years. Her specialty is capturing the faces of people and […]

  • March 28, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Highlights: Black-bellied Plover Black-necked Stilt Western Sandpiper Bonaparte’s Gull Franklin’s Gull Forster’s Tern Tree Swallow Lark Bunting Complete List: Gadwall  – 28 American Wigeon – 2 Mallard – 4 Blue-winged Teal – 9 Northern Shoveler – 15 Green-winged Teal – 4 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Eared Grebe – 1 American White Pelican – 40 Double-crested […]