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Swainson’s Hawks Nesting at Dyess
Last week (end of March) I was out at Dyess AFB monitoring bluebird nest boxes on the golf course when a large dark object in the top of a mesquite tree caught my eye. A Swainson’s Hawk! I got the scope out, attached the camera to it, and took the picture here that you see. […]
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Inca on Nest
Kathy Hampton left town the other day to see her new granddaughter. When she returned she found an Inca Dove in a motherly way, sitting on a nest made in one of the hanging baskets on her front porch. A digiscoped image was taken from the street (so as not to disturb mother). When the […]
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Watching Warblers
Please join us for our April 6 general meeting at 7 p.m. at Rose Park Senior Citizens Center, Room A. We will watch a video on the warblers of North America. Produced by Michael Male and Judy Fieth the American Birding Association reports: “Certainly the best video we have observed on any one group of […]
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Great-horned Owl at Waste Water
This Great-horned Owl was spotted on one of the towers out at the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Jones County on March 11, 2006. Owls are among the first resident birds to nest. This female will incubate her eggs for about 30 days; the chicks will leave the nest five weeks later but stay nearby […]
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Field Trip to Lake Colorado City State Park
Ready to bird out of town and find those western species? Read on for more details!
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Longspurs Sighted South of Abilene
McCowan’s and Lapland Longspurs hunkered down in a field during our weekend cold spell. Click on the title to find out where.
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Field Trip to Lake Ivie
We found 73 species; read our highlights.
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Public Meeting
On Thursday, February 2, 2006, Kathy Hampton and Laura Packer will show pictures and talk about their recent trip to Northeast Mexico. We will meet at 7 p.m. at the Rose Park Center, Room A. Refreshments will be served. The tropical areas of Mexico are home to many beautiful and unusual birds such as the […]
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Red-naped Sapsucker Shows Up In West Abilene
Red-naped Sapsucker reported January 2, 2006 in west Abilene. Picture taken by Andrew Lawry. This is a first record as far as I know for Abilene/Taylor County.
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Callahan Birds
January 7, 2006 Highlights were: Harris Sparrow Brown Creeper Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Fox Sparrow