For those following the sightings section, sorry for the lack of posts. Holidays, busier schedule and other obligations took priority. However, birds don’t take a holiday and here are the highlights of what’s being seen in the area: Lake Fort Phantom Area, November 18: McCowan’s Longspurs, 100+ Bonaparte’s Gull, 3 Forster’s Tern, 26 House Wren […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Mountain Bluebirds, 27 Grasshopper Sparrow, 1 Others: American Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 5 Northern Shoveler, 6 Green-winged Teal, 3 Great Blue Heron, 1 Northern Harrier, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 American Kestrel, 7 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove, 26 White-winged Dove, 12 Mourning Dove, 8 Inca Dove, 2 Greater […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Mountain Bluebird, 4 Others Highlights: Northern Shoveler, 4 American White Pelicans, 200+ Snowy Egret, 1 American Kestrel, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 3 American Avocet, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Dowitcher sp., 1 Wilson’s Snipe, 2 House Wren, 1 American Pipit, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Song Sparrow, 4 White-crowned Sparrow, […]

Mesquite Grove Golf Course Best Bird(s) of the day: Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 in one area, and 2 in another. Hard to tell if these were the same birds. Eastern Bluebirds, total of 31 for the morning, including the ones seen around WSA Others: Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 (or three. Saw GBHE at […]

Highlight: Sage Thrasher, 1 Sighting by Gary Hunter

Abilene State Park: Best bird(s) of the day: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Marsh Wren, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Others: Black Vultures, 11 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Blue Jay, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 4 Black-crested Titmouse, 2 Carolina Wren, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 1 American Robin, 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6 Spotted Towhee, 5 Song […]

Birds found in, on, or near Cedar Creek: Best bird(s) of the day: Great Kiskadee, last seen Sept. 23. Others: Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Great Kiskadee, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 3 Black-crested Titmouse, 1 House Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Northern Mockingbird, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, […]

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 […]

October 29: Lake Fort Phantom Best bird(s) of the day: Bald Eagle, 1 immature at the south end of Johnston Park Others: Great Egret (6) Northern Pintail Mallard Black-bellied Plover (1) Lesser Yellowlegs (2) Least Sandpiper (14) Franklin’s Gull (1) Bonaparte’s Gull (4) Lots of Ring-billed Gulls American Pipit (1) White-crowned Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lake […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Surf Scoter, 1 Common Loons, 3 Others: American White Pelican, 50-60; hard to get an accurate count when bunched up. Great Egret, 2 Common Moorhen, 1 juv. Northern Harrier, 1 American Avocet, 10 Least Sandpiper, 12 Wilson’s Snipe, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Pyrrhuloxia, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6 Sightings by Kathy […]