December 21, 2008 – Lake Abilene


Complete List:

  • Pied-billed Grebe – 4
  • Black Vulture – 6
  • Northern Harrier – 1
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1
  • American Kestrel – 1
  • American Coot – 40
  • Killdeer – 1
  • Ring-billed Gull – 10
  • Eastern Phoebe – 1
  • Blue Jay – 2
  • Carolina Chickadee – 4
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 3
  • Eastern Bluebird – 2
  • American Robin – 2
  • Northern Mockingbird – 2
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler – 6
  • Spotted Towhee – 5
  • Chipping Sparrow – 8
  • Field Sparrow – 4
  • Song Sparrow – 2
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow 2
  • White-crowned Sparrow – 4
  • Dark-eyed Junco – 10
  • Northern Cardinal – 4
  • American Goldfinch – 3

Sightings by Dan Symonds, in 4° wind chill, staying a tad warmer than the two hunters in a metal boat on the water.