July 26: Southern Taylor County:
- Northern Bobwhite: 2
- Great Blue Heron: 1
- Turkey Vulture: 15
- Mississippi Kite: 2
- Red-shouldered Hawk: 2
- Red-tailed Hawk: 2
- Eurasian Collared-Dove: 5
- Mourning Dove: oodles
- White-winged Dove: 1
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo: 3
- Greater Roadrunner: 1
- Common Nighthawk: 1
- Chimney Swift: 2
- Black-chinned Hummingbird: 6
- Empidonax Flycatcher: 1
- Western Kingbird: 4
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: 7
- Blue Jay: 2
- Western Scrub-Jay: 2
- American Crow: 1
- Purple Martin: 17
- Cliff Swallow: 4
- Cave Swallow: 20
- Barn Swallow: 5
- Carolina Chickadee: 3
- Black-crested Titmouse: 1
- Bushtit: 6
- Canyon Wren: 1
- Carolina Wren: 1
- Bewick’s Wren: 1
- Eastern Bluebird: 5
- American Robin: 1
- Northern Mockingbird: several
- European Starling: a few
- Canyon Towhee: 1
- Field Sparrow: 5
- Lark Sparrow: 6
- Northern Cardinal: 6
- Painted Bunting: 1
- Red-winged Blackbird: 76
- Great-tailed Grackle: 2
- Brown-headed Cowbird: 1
- Orchard Oriole: 2, one male and one first-year male
- House Finch: 1
- Lesser Goldfinch: 2
- House Sparrow: 5
Sightings by Laura Packer and Dan Symonds on Taylor CR 207, 196, 613, 89, 186, 184, 185, 194 near Bradshaw
July 27, Lake Abilene:
- Great Blue Heron 1
- Black Vulture 2
- Turkey Vulture 12
- Red-tailed Hawk 1
- Eurasian Collared-Dove 8
- Mourning Dove 6
- Black-chinned Hummingbird 2
- Belted Kingfisher 1
- Eastern Phoebe 3
- White-eyed Vireo 4
- Western Scrub-Jay 1
- Cave Swallow 12
- Barn Swallow 12
- Black-crested Titmouse 2
- Bewick’s Wren 2
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
- Eastern Bluebird 4
- American Robin 1
- Northern Mockingbird 3
- European Starling 2
- Canyon Towhee 1
- Field Sparrow 1
- Lark Sparrow 7
- Northern Cardinal 15
- Pyrrhuloxia 2
- Black-headed Grosbeak 2
- Blue Grosbeak 2
- Indigo Bunting 3
- Painted Bunting 4
- Red-winged Blackbird 2
- Brown-headed Cowbird 5
- House Finch 4
Sightings by Dan Symonds
SeaBee Park
- Little Blue Heron – 1
- Snowy Egret – 12
- Great Egret – 15
- Cattle Egret – 6
- White-faced (presumed) Ibis – 40
- Lesser Yellowlegs – 1
Sightings by Lorie Black
Kirby Lake
- Am Avocet – 16
- Baird’s Sandpiper – 15
- Least Sandpiper – 20
- Snowy Egret – 6
- Great Egret – 10
Sightings by Lorie Black