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End of October Treats
My how time flies, and so do the birds. The end of October found pelicans at Lake Kirby, warblers still moving through, and brown woodpeckers alighting in the trees around town. For more photos and updates on the End of October birds click here. And visit this site soon; early November birds are winging this […]
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Field Trip to Abilene State Park – Nov. 11, 2006
We will leave from the Burger King at 1633 Antilley Road at 7:45 a.m. If you want breakfast, come early. Several of us will be there early for breakfast, 7:10ish. Check out the past weekend’s sightings to see what to expect. Target birds are Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush, Brown Creeper, Spotted Towhee, White-crowned […]
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November 6, 2006 – Dyess AFB
Mesquite Grove Golf Course Best Bird(s) of the day: Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 in one area, and 2 in another. Hard to tell if these were the same birds. Eastern Bluebirds, total of 31 for the morning, including the ones seen around WSA Others: Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 (or three. Saw GBHE at […]
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November 5, 2006 – Kirby Lake
Highlight: Sage Thrasher, 1 Sighting by Gary Hunter
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November 4, 2005 – Abilene S.P. & Kirby Lake
Abilene State Park: Best bird(s) of the day: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Marsh Wren, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Others: Black Vultures, 11 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Blue Jay, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 4 Black-crested Titmouse, 2 Carolina Wren, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 1 American Robin, 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6 Spotted Towhee, 5 Song […]
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November 3, 2006 – NE Abilene
Birds found in, on, or near Cedar Creek: Best bird(s) of the day: Great Kiskadee, last seen Sept. 23. Others: Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Great Kiskadee, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 3 Black-crested Titmouse, 1 House Wren, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Northern Mockingbird, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, […]
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October 30, 2006 – Lake Kirby and Lake Ft. Phantom
Lake Kirby: Best bird(s): White-faced Ibis, 2 Gadwall, 24 Canvassback, 10 Ring-necked Duck, 50 Lesser Scaup, 50 Ruddy Duck, 4 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Eared Grebe, 5 American White Pelican, 200+ Double-crested Cormorants, 366+ Great Blue Heron, 9 White-faced Ibis, 2 American Coots, 175 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 American Crow, 2 American Robin, 9 Lake Ft. Phantom […]
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October 28-29 – Weekend Birding
October 29: Lake Fort Phantom Best bird(s) of the day: Bald Eagle, 1 immature at the south end of Johnston Park Others: Great Egret (6) Northern Pintail Mallard Black-bellied Plover (1) Lesser Yellowlegs (2) Least Sandpiper (14) Franklin’s Gull (1) Bonaparte’s Gull (4) Lots of Ring-billed Gulls American Pipit (1) White-crowned Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lake […]
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Kathy McGinty to Speak at General Meeting, Nov. 2
Kathy McGinty, Regulatory Wildlife Biologist, District 3, with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will speak at our November 2nd General Meeting on the Black-capped Vireo and the Golden-cheeked Warbler. Kathy has a masters degree in Wildlife Science from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. She has worked for TPWD for 20 years, first […]
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October 24, 2006 – Lake Kirby – Surf Scoter
Best bird(s) of the day: Surf Scoter, 1 Common Loons, 3 Others: American White Pelican, 50-60; hard to get an accurate count when bunched up. Great Egret, 2 Common Moorhen, 1 juv. Northern Harrier, 1 American Avocet, 10 Least Sandpiper, 12 Wilson’s Snipe, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Pyrrhuloxia, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6 Sightings by Kathy […]