Several birders were out birding over the weekend and here are their highlights. If you wish to see a complete list, contact us and we’ll happily send you a list.

Lake Abilene:

• Great Horned Owl – 1 seen and photographed
• Brown Thrasher – 1

Abilene State Park:

• Cedar Waxwing – 21 (FOS)
• Swamp Sparrow – 1
• White-throated Sparrow – 3

Sightings at Lake Abilene and State Park by Dan Symonds

SeaBee Park, Lake Fort Phantom:

• Great Egrets – 12, large number for this late date

Johnston Park, Lake Ft Phantom

• Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers – 2

Sightings around Lake Ft. Phantom by Lorie Black

Jones County, private resident:

• Selasphorus hummingbird species, either Allen’s or Rufous

Hummingbird sighting by KHampton, LgPacker, CWheeler