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Great Kiskadee in Abilene
If you’ve been following the Sightings section, you know we’ve been seeing and hearing a very rare bird for this area. It is the Great Kiskadee. A bird of the Valley, you know the Valley in far South Texas where Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, and other Valley cities are. Whenever we get a photograph of this […]
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Sept. 16, 2006 – Great Kiskadee Update
The Great Kiskadee continues in NE Abilene. This morning John English and I first heard the bird and then saw the bird. Anyone wishing to look for this bird, please contact us through this web site and I can give more detailed directions. We will continue to monitor this bird/location and attempt to get its […]
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Sept. 15, 2006 – Great Kiskadee – Lake Kirby
The Great Kisdadee continues in NE Abilene. It does not say “kis-ka-dee” but utters its call note “kreah.” I heard the bird start calling shortly after sunrise (7:20) but it had stopped calling by 8 a.m. I am still attempting to get pictures. At Lake Kirby: Best bird(s) of the day: Sora 1 (heard but […]
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Sept. 14, 2006 – Great Kiskadee NE Abilene
Unbelievable! Great Kiskadee along Cedar Creek in NE Abilene! I’ll be going back on Friday morning to look for this bird again and try to get a picture of it. Anyone wishing to join me, please drop me a note and I’ll contact you. Others: Great Horned Owl, 1 Cooper’s Hawks, 2 Baltimore Oriole, 1 […]
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Sept. 12, 2006 – Abilene State Park
Best bird(s) of the day: Black and White Warbler, 1, first-fall male Yellow Warbler, 1 White-eyed Vireo, 2, vocalizing Summer Tanager, 2, all-red males Others: Eastern Phoebe, 3 Carolina Wren, 8 Northern Cardinal, 10 Carolina Chickadee, 7 Black-crested Titmous, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 2 Great Blue Heron, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 1 imm. male […]
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Sept. 11, 2006 – Dyess AFB
I birded Mesquite Grove GC and the best bird(s) of the day was a Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-throated Vireo, and an immature Little Blue Heron that was half white–half blue. The waterthrush was in the diversion ditch, the vireo was east of Totten Pond behind housing, and the heron was in Totten Pond. Migrants: Northern Waterthrush, […]
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Sept. 10, 2006 – Lake Kirby
Migrants: Least Sandpiper (3) Spotted Sandpiper (1) Willet (1) Black Tern (40) Forster’s Tern (2) At a south Abilene residence: Wilson’s Warbler Rufous Hummingbird, since mid-July
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Are We There Yet? (Early September)
Pick a rainy, drizzly day to go birding and you will be rewarded! This shorebird called a Sanderling was found last week at Lake Fort Phantom grounded by the rain. You remember, our Labor Day that was rained out? Although found worldwide, Sanderlings are very rare inland. They breed in the high arctic tundra and […]
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Sept. 9, 2006 – Waste Water
The best bird of the morning was a Barn Owl, flying along the dikes at 7:40 a.m. It flew within 10 feet of the car! (drool). I watched it for another 15 minutes (camera ready) as it continued to hunt but it never came close enough for a picture. Migrants: Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, […]
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Big Country Audubon had their Annual Meeting Thursday, September 7, at Oakwood Trails. We all had a great time visiting with each other, eating, birding, eating, electing new officers, eating, and well, you get the point. Thanks to all who brought food, drinks, and desserts! And thanks to all who’ve worked so hard to make […]