October 3, 2006 – Dyess AFB


All birds seen at Mesquite Grove Golf Course:

Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Osprey, 1
  • Wilson’s Warbler, 1
  • Orange-crowned Warbler, 2
  • Clay-colored Sparrow, 27
  • Eastern Phoebe, 2
  • Empid., 1
  • UnID’d Shorebirds, flyover, 3


Returning Winter Residents:

  • Spotted Towhee, 1 (fos)
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2
  • Pied-billed Grebe, 1

Others:

  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 34
  • House Finch, 17
  • Eastern Bluebird, 7
  • Wild Turkey, 19
  • Red-tailed Hawk, 1
  • Cave Swallow, 9
  • Chimney Swift, 28
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 9
  • White-winged Dove, 15
  • Bewick’s Wren, 4
  • Mourning Dove, 3
  • Blue Jay, 7
  • Northern Cardinal, 5
  • Brown-headed Cowbird, 3
  • Northern Mockingbird, 11
  • Carolina Chickadee, 1
  • Black-crested Titmouse, 1
  • Great Blue Heron, 3
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 1
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1

(Osprey sighted by Kim Walton and Laura Packer; all other sightings by Laura Packer)