Category: Sightings

  • October 16, 2010 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    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 – […]

  • October 10, 2010 – Kirby Lake (PHP 005)

    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 […]

  • October 9, 2010 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    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 […]

  • Sep. 18, 2010 – Abilene- Oakwood Trails

    Birding was good at Oakwood Trails.  GROUP TOTAL 15!!! Best birds:  Nashville Warblers, Black and White Warbler and Green Heron. 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 […]

  • Dec. 5, 2009 – Trip to Lake Ft. Phantom Hill

    Location: Taylor County, TX Number of species: 6 Rock Pigeon -  33 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 20 Mourning Dove – 20 European Starling – 20 Eastern Meadowlark – 25 House Sparrow – 20 Location: Jones County, TX Number of species: 44 Gadwall – 16 Mallard – 6 Northern Shoveler – 36 Green-winged Teal – 3 Redhead […]

  • November 28, 2009 – Lake Abilene (PHP 009)

    Number of species: 23 Gadwall – 10 Mallard – 4 Northern Shoveler – 4 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Double-crested Cormorant – 4 Great Blue Heron – 4 American Coot – 32 Killdeer – 6 Greater Yellowlegs – 1 Belted Kingfisher – 2 Eastern Phoebe – 4 Western Scrub-Jay – 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 3 Eastern […]

  • November 28, 2009 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Number of species: 10 Black Vulture – 8 Northern Flicker – 1 Black-crested Titmouse – 4 Hermit Thrush – 1 American Robin – 300 Yellow-rumped Warbler – 4 Dark-eyed Junco – 10 Northern Cardinal – 2 Pine Siskin – 150 American Goldfinch – 221 Sightings by Dan Symonds

  • Nov. 22, 2009 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Number of species: 19 Black Vulture – 10 Inca Dove – 5 Blue Jay – 10 American Crow – 10 Carolina Chickadee – 32 Black-crested Titmouse – 15 Carolina Wren – 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2 Eastern Bluebird – 2 American Robin – 50 Cedar Waxwing – 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler – 11 Spotted Towhee – […]

  • Nov. 15, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Number of species: 48 Greater White-fronted Goose – 1 Snow Goose – 2 Gadwall – 4 Mallard – 8 Blue-winged Teal – 20 Northern Shoveler – 28 Green-winged Teal – 18 Pied-billed Grebe – 10 Horned Grebe – 4 Eared Grebe – 3 American White Pelican – 75 Double-crested Cormorant – 94 Great Blue Heron […]

  • Nov. 14, 2009 – BCAS Trip to Lake O.H. Ivie

    Location: Taylor County Number of species: 16 Bufflehead -  2 Red-tailed Hawk – 4 Rock Pigeon – 12 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 10 White-winged Dove – 7 Mourning Dove – 40 Short-eared Owl – 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – 1 Loggerhead Shrike – 2 Blue Jay – 2 Northern Mockingbird – 5 European Starling – 21 Savannah […]