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January 30, 2007 – Dyess AFB Mesquite Shrub
Highlights: Northern Bobwhite, 9 Complete list: Northern Bobwhite, 9 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 American Kestrel, 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 1 Blue Jay, 2 Black-crested Titmouse, 2 Cactus Wren, 2 Bewick’s Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 American Robin, 2 Northern Mockingbird, 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Spotted Towhee, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 Field Sparrow, 6 Vesper […]
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January 27, 2007 – Lake Hamlin & Jones County
Best bird(s) of the day: Ross’s Goose, one lone bird on the shore of Lake Hamlin Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk Complete List: (Numbers of individuals not recorded–I just enjoyed the birding) Ross’s Goose Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk, subspecies Harlan’s […]
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David Blankinship to speak at General Meeting, Thursday, February 1, 2007
David Blankinship has acquired many titles in his distinguished career. Researcher, biologist, ornithologist, game warden, conservationist, naturalist, preservationist, birder, bird bander, to name a few. Most of David’s career involved working with the Whooping Crane Recovery Project with National Audubon. The Whooping Crane is one of the rarest North American birds. Once fairly widespread on […]
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January 22, 2007 – Dyess AFB
Best bird(s) of the day: Greater White-fronted Geese, best because there were over 260 of ’em vocalizing and flying in V formation Hooded Merganser Harris Sparrow Complete List: Greater White-fronted Geese, 260+ Gadwall, 12 TP American Wigeon, 1 TP Mallard, 2 TP Northern Shoveler, 17 HP Ring-necked Duck, 2 TP Hooded Merganser, 2 HP Great […]
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Birds on Ice – January Birds
Winter finally settled over the Big Country in mid-January. Below freezing temperatures, sleet, snow, and continually cloudy dreary days have kept me inside preoccupied with other projects. But I can only go so long without birds in my life. The first above-freezing day I grabbed the binoculars, a friend, and headed out for the day. […]
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January 18, 2007 – South Abilene
Best bird(s) of the day: Hooded Mergansers Common Moorehen Mountain Bluebirds Western Bluebirds Marsh Wren Common Yellowthroat Complete List of Birds Seen: Gadwall, 3 ASP, 6 LA, 4 BG, 35 LK Mallard, 12 LK Northern Shoveler, 25 LK Northern Pintail, 1 LK Green-winged Teal, 3 BG Canvasback, 1 LA Ring-necked Duck, 3 ASP, 4 BG […]
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Rescheduled: Field Trip to Jones County and Lake Hamlin, January 27, 2007
Since weather did not cooperate on the 20th, we rescheduled this field trip for the 27th. Same instructions: we’ll meet at Denny’s on FM 600 and I-20. We will leave at 7:30 a.m. from Denny’s so if you want breakfast, come early enough to order and eat. Last year’s Jones County field trip produced Burrowing […]
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December 30, 2006 – Christmas Bird Count
Best bird(s) of the day: Bushtits Brown Creeper Common Moorhen Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Le Conte’s Sparrow Say’s Phoebe Townsend’s Solitaire Western Bluebirds Western Sandpipers Complete List: Canada Goose, 4 Wood Duck, 3 Gadwall, 162 American Wigeon, 22 Mallard, 135 Northern Shoveler, 54 Northern Pintail, 4 Green-winged Teal, 33 Canvassback, 12 Ring-necked Duck, 16 Lesser […]
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Where Have You Been?
Well, my feeble excuses are: I’ve been busy! Don’t give me the eye; I know everyone else has been busy, too. Holidays are fun, I thoroughly enjoyed them, but now… …it’s time to get back to work… …looking at the task from every angle… … and now I’m poised to bring you more information, more […]
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December 30, 2006 – Dyess CBC
Here’s what members of BCAS found on Dyess AFB during the Christmas Bird Count. A complete CBC list will be posted next. Gadwall, 10 American Wigeon, 1 Northern Shoveler, 12 Green-winged Teal, 8 Bufflehead, 3 Wild Turkey, 15 Northern Bobwhite, 6 Great Blue Heron, 3 Northern Harrier, 3 Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 6 American […]