Sept. 17, 2006 – Kiskadee, Mottled Duck, and Others


Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Kiskadee, 1 (photographed and seen by Lorie Black, John English, Laura Packer, Matt White in NE Abilene along Cedar Creek)
  • Mottled Duck, 1 (first seen and photographed by Matt White, 09-16-2006 at Lake Fort Phantom)

Other birds seen around the Buffalo Gap area:

  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
  • White-winged Dove, 12 (in ne Abilene)
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
  • Inca Dove, 2
  • Black-crested Titmouse, 3 to 5
  • Carolina Chickadee, 2
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 4
  • Scrub Jay, 3 to 4
  • Carolina Wren, 1
  • Bewick’s Wren, 1
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 8
  • Loggerhead Shrike, 1
  • American Kestrel, 4
  • Lesser Goldfinch, 2 (ne Abilene residence)

2 responses to “Sept. 17, 2006 – Kiskadee, Mottled Duck, and Others”

  1. We had a beautiful Baltimore oriole in our back yard at breatfast time this am. What a nice way to start the day!