Author: Dan

  • Laura’s Blind Feeder Schedule

    Jan. 16 – Bera Fay Jan. 23 – Dan Jan 30 – The Wiggins Feb. 6 – Kathy & Esta Feb. 13 – Larry Feb. 20 – Dan Feb. 27 – Larry Mar. 6 – Dan These are all board members who have volunteered to perform this duty along with Harry who takes on the […]

  • Winter – Spring 2010 Events!

    Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 – Field trip to Waste Water Treatment Plant.  We will depart from McDonald’s at 1201 N. Judge Ely at 8:00am.  Come earlier if you would like to buy breakfast.  Target birds are Black-necked Stilt, Wilson’s Phalarope and sandpipers.  Bring water and a snack. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 – Membership meeting 7:00pm […]

  • Dec. 5, 2009 – Trip to Lake Ft. Phantom Hill

    Location: Taylor County, TX Number of species: 6 Rock Pigeon -  33 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 20 Mourning Dove – 20 European Starling – 20 Eastern Meadowlark – 25 House Sparrow – 20 Location: Jones County, TX Number of species: 44 Gadwall – 16 Mallard – 6 Northern Shoveler – 36 Green-winged Teal – 3 Redhead […]

  • November 28, 2009 – Lake Abilene (PHP 009)

    Number of species: 23 Gadwall – 10 Mallard – 4 Northern Shoveler – 4 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 Double-crested Cormorant – 4 Great Blue Heron – 4 American Coot – 32 Killdeer – 6 Greater Yellowlegs – 1 Belted Kingfisher – 2 Eastern Phoebe – 4 Western Scrub-Jay – 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 3 Eastern […]

  • November 28, 2009 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Number of species: 10 Black Vulture – 8 Northern Flicker – 1 Black-crested Titmouse – 4 Hermit Thrush – 1 American Robin – 300 Yellow-rumped Warbler – 4 Dark-eyed Junco – 10 Northern Cardinal – 2 Pine Siskin – 150 American Goldfinch – 221 Sightings by Dan Symonds

  • Nov. 22, 2009 – Abilene SP (PHP 008)

    Number of species: 19 Black Vulture – 10 Inca Dove – 5 Blue Jay – 10 American Crow – 10 Carolina Chickadee – 32 Black-crested Titmouse – 15 Carolina Wren – 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2 Eastern Bluebird – 2 American Robin – 50 Cedar Waxwing – 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler – 11 Spotted Towhee – […]

  • Nov. 15, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Number of species: 48 Greater White-fronted Goose – 1 Snow Goose – 2 Gadwall – 4 Mallard – 8 Blue-winged Teal – 20 Northern Shoveler – 28 Green-winged Teal – 18 Pied-billed Grebe – 10 Horned Grebe – 4 Eared Grebe – 3 American White Pelican – 75 Double-crested Cormorant – 94 Great Blue Heron […]

  • Lake O.H.Ivie Field Trip by Kathy Hampton

    Six birders were welcomed at 7:00 AM on Saturday, Novemberl14, 2009 with a gorgeous red sunrise complete with some clouds, Venus and a narrow sliver of the moon. Leaves showed the range of colors–light green, dark green, yellow, orange, red, brown and all the shades between. I do not recall ever seeing the mesquite leaves […]

  • Nov. 14, 2009 – BCAS Trip to Lake O.H. Ivie

    Location: Taylor County Number of species: 16 Bufflehead -  2 Red-tailed Hawk – 4 Rock Pigeon – 12 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 10 White-winged Dove – 7 Mourning Dove – 40 Short-eared Owl – 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – 1 Loggerhead Shrike – 2 Blue Jay – 2 Northern Mockingbird – 5 European Starling – 21 Savannah […]

  • Fall 2009 Events!

    Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 – Field trip to Lake O.H. Ivie.  We will leave from Burger King on Antilley Road promptly at 7:00am. This will be an all day trip, bring a sack lunch and water.  We will try to stop at a frequented eatery for lunch.  Target birds are returning waterfowl and Bald Eagles. […]