Lake Kirby:
Best bird(s): White-faced Ibis, 2
- Gadwall, 24
- Canvassback, 10
- Ring-necked Duck, 50
- Lesser Scaup, 50
- Ruddy Duck, 4
- Pied-billed Grebe, 2
- Eared Grebe, 5
- American White Pelican, 200+
- Double-crested Cormorants, 366+
- Great Blue Heron, 9
- White-faced Ibis, 2
- American Coots, 175
- Greater Yellowlegs, 2
- American Crow, 2
- American Robin, 9
Lake Ft. Phantom
Best bird(s): Bonapart’s Gull, 2 and Black-bellied Plover, 2
- Gadwall, 34
- Mallard, 24
- Northern Shoveler, 1
- Northern Pintail, 6
- Green-winged Teal, 18
- Canvassback, 12
- Ruddy Ducks, 30
- Pied-billed Grebe, 2
- Eared Grebe, 7
- American White Pelican, 1
- Double-crested Cormorants, 1
- Great Egret, 3
- Snowy Egret, 2
- Northern Harrier, 3
- Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1
- American Coots, 100’s of coots
- Black-bellied Plover, 2
- Greater Yellowlegs, 6
- Lesser Yellowlegs, 1
- Least Sandpiper, 12
- Bonapart’s Gull, 2
- Ring-billed Gull, 22
- House Wren, 2
- American Pipit, 4
- Spotted Towhee, 2
- Savannah’s Sparrow, 1
- Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2
- White-crowned Sparrow, 3
- Red-winged Blackbird, 100’s
- Meadowlark sp., 17
- Yellow-headed Blackbird, 1
- Brown-headed Cowbird, 25
Southern Taylor County:
- Sandhill Cranes, 56
All sightings by Laura Packer