August 7, 2008 – Dyess AFB


  • Wild Turkey: 13
  • Northern Bobwhite: 2
  • Mississippi Kite: 6
  • Swainson’s Hawk: 2 adults, 2 nestlings
  • Killdeer: 5
  • Upland Sandpiper: 14 flying overhead
  • Mourning Dove: 12, but over 450 recorded 8-6
  • White-winged Dove: 1
  • Greater Roadrunner: 6
  • Common Nighthawk: 24 along S. 1st
  • Chimney Swift: 2
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird: 2
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker: 1
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker: 3
  • Western Kingbird: 2
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: 81
  • American Crow: 1
  • Cliff Swallow: 5
  • Cave Swallow: 1
  • Barn Swallow: 5
  • Bewick’s Wren: 3
  • American Robin: 10
  • Northern Mockingbird: 2
  • European Starling: 6
  • Lark Sparrow: 2
  • Blue Grosbeak: 18,
  • Painted Bunting: 3
  • Dickcissel: 3
  • Red-winged Blackbird: 1
  • Bullock’s Oriole: 2
  • House Sparrow: 1

Sightings by Laura Packer