Number of species:     40

• Northern Bobwhite – 15
• Turkey Vulture – 10
• Swainson’s Hawk – 1
• Red-tailed Hawk – 2     One of the birds was a Krider’s Red-tailed.
• Mourning Dove – 12
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 3
• Greater Roadrunner – 1     heard only;
• Common Nighthawk – 12
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 3
• Olive-sided Flycatcher – 1
• Least Flycatcher – 1
• Ash-throated Flycatcher – 8
• Western Kingbird – 2
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 12
• Bell’s Vireo – 2
• Chihuahuan Raven – 2     Very vocal birds. Kirsti is pretty sure they’re nesting.
• Barn Swallow – 2
• Cliff Swallow – 250
• Cave Swallow – 20
• Black-crested Titmouse – 2
• Verdin – 1
• Bewick’s Wren – 2
• Northern Mockingbird – 12
• American Redstart – 1     I believe this bird was an immature male. It had a single black spot on the breast. We all got great looks at it along the creek on that runs through Maddin Prairie.
• Cassin’s Sparrow – 30
• Lark Sparrow – 12
• Grasshopper Sparrow – 8
• Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1     Very late!
• Northern Cardinal – 10
• Pyrrhuloxia – 1
• Blue Grosbeak – 1     heard only;
• Painted Bunting – 15
• Red-winged Blackbird – 3
• Eastern Meadowlark – 10
• Western Meadowlark – 3
• Common Grackle – 3     Flew over
• Brown-headed Cowbird – 5
• Bullock’s Oriole – 6
• House Finch – 2     heard only;
• House Sparrow – 1     Flew by along CR 125.

Sighting by Jay Packer, Amy Packer, Kirsti Harms and Dan Symonds.

During our year end potluck get together at Cedar Gap Farms, we were treated to a trio of bunting species.

Number of species:     19

• Wild Turkey – 1
• Mourning Dove – 3
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 2     male;
• Black-chinned Hummingbird – 2     male;
• Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird – 3     female;
• Black-crested Titmouse – 5
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – 1
• Chipping Sparrow – 5
• Clay-colored Sparrow – 1
• Lark Sparrow – 2
• Summer Tanager – 2     male; female; first of season;
• Northern Cardinal – 15
• Blue Grosbeak – 1
• Lazuli Bunting – 5     male; female; excellent looks, coming into feed repeatedly. Earlene Hutto says that she sees this bird nearly every year during migration.
• Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) – 1
• Indigo Bunting – 2     male; female;
• Painted Bunting – 7     male; female;
• Red-winged Blackbird – 6
• Brown-headed Cowbird – 2
• House Finch – 2
• Pine Siskin – 30     Very large numbers of birds coming into the feeder

Sightings by all who attended.

Location:     Hords Creek Lake

Number of species:     54

• Blue-winged Teal – 3
• Northern Shoveler – 2
• Green-winged Teal – 1
• Double-crested Cormorant – 1
• American White Pelican – 17
• Great Blue Heron – 3
• Turkey Vulture – 20
• Northern Harrier – 2
• Red-shouldered Hawk  – 1     heard only;
• Swainson’s Hawk – 2
• Red-tailed Hawk – 1
• American Coot – 100
• Killdeer – 3
• Greater Yellowlegs – 1
• Least Sandpiper – 20
• Baird’s Sandpiper – 15
• Wilson’s Snipe – 2
• Ring-billed Gull – 2
• Eurasian Collared-Dove – 6
• Mourning Dove – 12
• Black-chinned Hummingbird – 10
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 2
• Eastern Phoebe – 3
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 5
• White-eyed Vireo – 3
• raven sp. – 1
• Barn Swallow – 12
• Cave Swallow – 50
• Carolina Chickadee – 8
• Black-crested Titmouse – 12
• Rock Wren – 1
• Bewick’s Wren – 12
• House Wren – 1
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 2
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 3
• Northern Mockingbird – 20
• Orange-crowned Warbler – 1
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – 1
• Spotted Towhee – 5
• Cassin’s Sparrow – 1     first of season;
• Clay-colored Sparrow – 4
• Field Sparrow – 10
• Vesper Sparrow – 10
• Grasshopper Sparrow – 1
• Song Sparrow – 1
• Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1
• Swamp Sparrow – 6
• White-crowned Sparrow – 20
• Northern Cardinal – 15
• Red-winged Blackbird – 15
• meadowlark sp. – 2
• Common Grackle – 10
• Brown-headed Cowbird – 4
• House Finch – 4
• Pine Siskin – 2
• House Sparrow – 6

Sightings by Jay and Amy Packer, Dan and Maria Symonds, Bera Johnson, and Cherrie-Lee Phillip.

Number of species:     47

• Greater White-fronted Goose     21
• Gadwall     30
• Mallard     8
• Blue-winged Teal     8
• Northern Shoveler     40
• Northern Pintail     50
• Green-winged Teal     20
• Canvasback     4
• Redhead     4
• Ring-necked Duck     10
• Lesser Scaup     2
• Bufflehead     40
• Ruddy Duck     20
• Double-crested Cormorant     20
• American White Pelican     4
• Northern Harrier     2
• Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
• Red-tailed Hawk     1
• American Kestrel     1
• Merlin     1
• American Coot     500
• Sandhill Crane     22
• Killdeer     2
• Long-billed Dowitcher     12
• Bonaparte’s Gull     10
• Ring-billed Gull     25
• Rock Pigeon     15
• White-winged Dove     10
• Mourning Dove     20
• Eastern Phoebe     2
• Say’s Phoebe     1
• Loggerhead Shrike     1
• Chihuahuan Raven     1
• Eastern Bluebird     2
• Northern Mockingbird     2
• European Starling     23
• Vesper Sparrow     20
• Savannah Sparrow     50
• Lincoln’s Sparrow     5
• White-crowned Sparrow     20
• Northern Cardinal     2
• Red-winged Blackbird     500
• Eastern Meadowlark     60
• Common Grackle     20
• Great-tailed Grackle     40
• American Goldfinch     12
• House Sparrow     30

Sighting by:  Kim Berry, Kathy Hampton, Kathy Millar, Larry Millar, Wayne McCormick, Dan Symonds, Joe Thompson

Taylor County
Number of species: 1

• Great Horned Owl – 1

Jones County

Number of species: 13

• Gadwall – 10
• American Wigeon – 2
• Hooded Merganser – 1
• Northern Bobwhite – 1
• Pied-billed Grebe – 2
• Red-tailed Hawk – 3
• Killdeer – 4
• Rock Pigeon – 22
• Mourning Dove – 10
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 4
• Chihuahuan Raven – 2
• European Starling – 50
• Eastern Meadowlark – 20

Haskell County

Number of species: 28

• Greater White-fronted Goose 8000
• Snow Goose 2000
• Canada Goose 200
• Gadwall 34
• American Wigeon 250
• Northern Shoveler 10
• Northern Pintail 4
• Redhead 21
• White-faced Ibis 1
• Northern Harrier 2
• Red-tailed Hawk 11
• Merlin 1
• Prairie Falcon 1
• American Coot 2500
• Sandhill Crane 3
• Killdeer 10
• Least Sandpiper 40
• Rock Pigeon 30
• Mourning Dove 24
• Belted Kingfisher 1
• Horned Lark 30
• European Starling 40
• White-crowned Sparrow 6
• Red-winged Blackbird 23
• Western Meadowlark 50
• Great-tailed Grackle 28
• Brown-headed Cowbird 1000
• House Sparrow 20

Sightings by Linda Beyer, Joe Thompson and Dan Symonds

Number of species: 17

• Blue-winged Teal – 70
• Pied-billed Grebe – 4
• Great Blue Heron – 2
• Great Egret – 3
• Osprey – 1
• American Coot – 14
• Killdeer – 12
• Spotted Sandpiper – 1
• Mourning Dove – 22
• Belted Kingfisher – 1
• Northern Flicker – 3
• Vermilion Flycatcher – 1
• Barn Swallow – 4
• Northern Mockingbird – 2
• Red-winged Blackbird – 25
• Eastern Meadowlark – 30
• Great-tailed Grackle – 23

Sightings by Dan Symonds

Number of species: 19

• Turkey Vulture – 22
• Red-shouldered Hawk – 2
• White-winged Dove – 2
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 2
• Northern Flicker – 4
• Eastern Phoebe – 1
• Blue Jay – 10
• Carolina Chickadee – 14
• Black-crested Titmouse – 6
• Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1
• Carolina Wren – 3
• Bewick’s Wren – 1
• Eastern Bluebird – 4
• American Robin – 10
• Yellow-rumped Warbler – 2
• Spotted Towhee – 6
• Northern Cardinal – 6
• Red-winged Blackbird – 20

Sightings by Dan Symonds

Number of species: 29

• Mallard – 4
• Pied-billed Grebe – 2
• Double-crested Cormorant – 6
• Great Blue Heron – 7
• Great Egret – 23
• Snowy Egret – 60
• Green Heron – 4
• Turkey Vulture – 4
• Osprey – 1
• American Coot – 200
• Killdeer – 8
• Spotted Sandpiper – 6
• Least Sandpiper – 30
• Rock Pigeon – 40
• Mourning Dove  – 25
• Belted Kingfisher – 1
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 1
• Barn Swallow – 8
• Bewick’s Wren – 4
• Marsh Wren – 3
• Northern Mockingbird – 16
• Curve-billed Thrasher – 2
• European Starling – 28
• Nashville Warbler – 2
• Yellow-rumped Warbler – 4
• Spotted Towhee – 2
• Northern Cardinal – 6
• Red-winged Blackbird – 20
• Great-tailed Grackle – 40

Sighting by Dan Symonds

Our Bird Walk at Abilene SP was a little slow but resulted in a couple of highlights.  Best birds were the Brown Thrasher and Northern Flicker.
Number of species: 18

• Turkey Vulture – 8
• Red-shouldered Hawk – 1
• Eurasian Collared-Dove – 1
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 1
• Downy Woodpecker – 1
• Northern Flicker – 2
• Eastern Wood-Pewee – 1
• Eastern Phoebe – 1
• Blue Jay – 10
• Carolina Chickadee – 4
• Black-crested Titmouse – 4
• Carolina Wren – 2
• Bewick’s Wren – 2
• American Robin – 10
• Brown Thrasher – 1
• Yellow-rumped Warbler – 4
• Northern Cardinal – 8
• Red-winged Blackbird – 20

Sightings by Larry Millar and Dan Symonds

Number of species: 24

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – 15
• Mallard – 1
• Wild Turkey – 5
• Green Heron – 4
• Turkey Vulture – 2
• Red-shouldered Hawk – 1
• Killdeer 2 Rock Pigeon – 25
• White-winged Dove – 10
• Mourning Dove – 4
• Chimney Swift – 5
• Eastern Phoebe – 1
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 4
• Blue Jay – 8
• Barn Swallow – 5
• Black-crested Titmouse – 4
• Bewick’s Wren – 2
• Eastern Bluebird – 6
• American Robin – 4
• Nashville Warbler – 20
• Black-and-white Warbler – 1
• Northern Cardinal – 8
• Painted Bunting – 1
• Great-tailed Grackle – 10

***Also a Flycatcher, but uncertain what kind – probably a migrant

Sightings by Marsha S., Kim B., Charline W., Patty D., Laura H., Linda B., Joe T., Dan S., Randy P., Joan H., Kathy H., Edna R., Bera J., Stephanie M. and Jane J.