Best bird(s) of the day:

• House Wren, 2
• Nashville Warbler, 1 FOS

Complete List:

• Blue-winged Teal, 2
• Ruddy Duck, 4
• Wild Turkey, 4
• Turkey Vulture, 2
• Northern Harrier, 1
• Swainson’s Hawk, 1, carrying nesting material. Haven’t found the nest, yet.
• Killdeer, 9, including a family unit with 3 chicks
• Spotted Sandpiper, 1
• White-winged Dove, 3
• Mourning Dove, 20
• Chimney Swift, 2
• Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 2
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
• Ash-throated Flycatcher, 4
• Western Kingbird, 7
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 31
• Blue Jay, 4
• Chihuanhuan Raven, 2, mom off the nest at 11:30 am
• Cliff Swallow, 75+
• Barn Swallow, 2
• Black-crested Titmouse, 1
• Bewick’s Wren, 4
• House Wren, 2 (maybe three but I think he was following me)
• Marsh Wren, 1
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1
• Eastern Bluebird, 3
• American Robin, 8
• Northern Mockingbird, 11
• Curve-billed Thrasher, 1
• Eurasian Starling, 3
• Nashville Warbler, 1
• Yellow-rumped Warbler, 5
• Spotted Towhee, 2
• Chipping Sparrow, 86
• Clay-colored Sparrow, 35
• Vesper Sparrow, 2
• Lark Sparrow, 7
• Savannah Sparrow, 2
• Grasshopper Sparrow, 2
• Le Conte’s Sparrow, 2 to 4. Flushed 4 little brown birds with scraggly tails and they flew weakly, not very far, and plunged back into the grass.
• White-crowned Sparrow, 3
• Northern Cardinal, 4
• Red-winged Blackbird, 6
• Brown-headed Cowbird, 9
• Bullock’s Oriole, 2
• House Finch, 9
• House Sparrow, 6

Sightings by LgPacker

Abilene State Park:

• Highlight: White-eyed Vireo, 1
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1