Author: Dan

  • Nov. 1, 2009 – Will Hair Park (PHP 003)

    Number of species: 22 Wood Duck – 2 Double-crested Cormorant – 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1 Rock Pigeon – 12 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 2 White-winged Dove – 18 Mourning Dove – 4 Rufous Hummingbird – 1 – This bird was actually seen about 2 blocks east from the park. It had been seen visiting a […]

  • Haskell Wild Goose Chase

    “WGC”–October 31,2009 On a chilly, calm Saturday morning, eleven birders gathered at Towne Crier.  Most had breakfast before traveling to Haskell County to view the geese at and coming to Winchester Lake.  Since the lake is on private property, we birded from a gravel read near by.  This made a good place to set Joe’s […]

  • Oct 31, 2009 – Haskell Wild Goose Chase

    Location: Haskell County, TX, US Number of species: 34 Greater White-fronted Goose -  5000 Snow Goose – 80 Ross’s Goose – 2 Cackling Goose – 4 Canada Goose – 1000 American Wigeon – 20 Blue-winged Teal – 10 Northern Shoveler – 20 Northern Pintail – 6 Green-winged Teal – 50 Lesser Scaup – 2 Great […]

  • Oct. 18, 2009 – Lake Abilene

    Number of species: 33 Gadwall – 20 Pied-billed Grebe – 1 Double-crested Cormorant – 10 Great Blue Heron – 2 Great Egret – 1 Black Vulture – 11 Turkey Vulture – 2 Northern Harrier – 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk – 2 Cooper’s Hawk – 1 Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 American Coot – 52 Killdeer – 3 […]

  • Oct. 17, 2009 – Haskell County

    Number of species: 18 Greater White-fronted Goose – 1500 Snow Goose – 8 Cackling Goose – 2 Canada Goose – 50 Gadwall – 24 American Wigeon – 4 Northern Shoveler – 12 Northern Pintail – 6 Pied-billed Grebe – 2 American White Pelican – 4 Great Blue Heron – 2 White-faced Ibis – 9 Red-tailed […]

  • Oct. 17, 2009 – SeaBee Park

    Number of species: 23 Gadwall 16 Double-crested Cormorant 9 Great Blue Heron 5 Snowy Egret 5 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 2 American Coot 50 Sandhill Crane 16 Wilson’s Phalarope 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 White-winged Dove 10 Mourning Dove 6 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 10 Vesper Sparrow 20 […]

  • October 4, 2009 – Abilene – Lake Kirby

    Number of species: 22 Pied-billed Grebe – 3 American White Pelican – 101 Double-crested Cormorant – 42 Great Blue Heron – 23 Great Egret – 47 Snowy Egret – 36 Red-tailed Hawk – 1 American Coot – 62 Killdeer – 2 Spotted Sandpiper – 1 Least Sandpiper – 39 Rock Pigeon – 4 Mourning Dove […]

  • TBS sends Randy plaques in memory of Laura

    In 1995 Ben Black built four Bluebird Boxes to be put up at Oakwood Trails. Among those who attached boxes to poles, dug holes for the poles and set them were Lorie Black, Laura Packer, Charlene and Tom Wheeler. Through the years, all of these have continued to have a keen interest in the Bluebirds […]

  • September 27, 2009 – Dyess AFB (NE)

    Number of species: 31 Northern Bobwhite – 22 Double-crested Cormorant – 1  flew over Great Blue Heron – 1 Snowy Egret – 22  flew over Turkey Vulture – 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1 Red-tailed Hawk – 1 Rock Pigeon – 62 White-winged Dove – 56 Mourning Dove – 53 Greater Roadrunner – 1 Great Horned […]

  • September 19, 2009 – BCAS Field Trip to Abilene SP

    Number of species: 17 Wild Turkey Turkey Vulture Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Blue Jay Carolina Chickadee Black-crested Titmouse Carolina Wren Eastern Bluebird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Lark Sparrow Grackles sp. House Finch Sighting by Esta Wiginton, Joan Howard, Bera Johnson, Joe Scraggs, Linda Beyer, Linda from Breckenridge, Linda Collins, […]