Highlights:
- Swainson’s Hawks, a small kettle of 5, circling overhead. The resident female and junvenile Swainson’s were part of this group.
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1. A highlight because it didn’t take flight but allowed me to take a few pictures of it.
- Nashville Warbler, 2
Complete List:
- Northern Bobwhite, a covey of 12
- Turkey Vulture, 2
- Swainson’s Hawk, 5
- Killdeer, 1
- Spotted Sandpiper, 1 flyover
- White-winged Dove, 14
- Mourning Dove, 16
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2
- Chimney Swift, 2
- Hummingbird, 1 Unidentified
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, 1
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 66
- Loggerhead Shrike, 1
- Blue Jay, 2
- American Crow, 2
- Cave Swallow, 75
- Barn Swallow, 2
- Black-crested Titmouse, 3
- Carolina Wren, 1
- Bewick’s Wren, 2
- Northern Mockingbird, 10
- Curve-billed Thrasher, 3
- Nashville Warbler, 2
- Canyon Towhee, 2
- Lark Sparrow, 1
- Northern Cardinal, 7
- Painted Bunting, 6
- Dickcissel, 3
- Bullock’s Oriole, 1
- Baltimore Oriole, 1
- House Finch, 7
- House Sparrow, 52
Sightings by LgPacker in the Mesquite shrub and grassland areas around the cantonment area.