June 13, 2007-DAFB


Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Orchard Oriole, not because it’s all that great but because first time to document it on base was Sunday, June 10, 2007.

Complete List:

  • Northern Bobwhite, 5
  • Green Heron, 1
  • Mississippi Kite, 3
  • Swainson’s Hawk, 2 (plus two little white fuzzy heads were seen above the rim of the nest)
  • Red-tailed Hawk, 3 (plus one juvenile seen on the water tower)
  • Killdeer, 1
  • Rock Pigeon, 6
  • Mourning Dove, 48
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1
  • Greater Roadrunner, 2
  • Chimney Swift, 9
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 2
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 5
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher, 6
  • Western Kingbird, 35
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 51
  • Bell’s Vireo, 2
  • Blue Jay, 1
  • Cliff Swallow, 338
  • Cave Swallow, 2
  • Barn Swallow, 10
  • Black-crested Titmouse, 10
  • Bewick’s Wren, 10
  • Eastern Bluebird, 16 (juveniles are beginning to show up, 3 recorded this morning)
  • American Robin, 5
  • Northern Mockingbird, 32
  • Curve-billed Thrasher, 1
  • European Starling, 28
  • Cassin’s Sparrow, 1
  • Lark Sparrow, 5
  • Northern Cardinal, 3
  • Painted Bunting, 6
  • Dickcissel. 6
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 5
  • Eastern Meadowlark, 2
  • Common Grackle, 6
  • Great-tailed Grackle, 33
  • Brown-headed Cowbird 8
  • Orchard Oriole, 1
  • Bullock’s Oriole, 7
  • House Finch, 21
  • House Sparrow, 13

Sightings by LgPacker