Author: Dan

  • Coming Events for Sep – Oct 2009

    Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 – Field trip to Abilene State Park.  Meet at the Burger King on Antilley Road.  We’ll leave at 7:30am.  Come earlier if you wish to order breakfast.  We’ll look for migrating flycathers and warblers.  Bring water and insect repellent. Thurday, Oct. 1, 2009 – Membership Meeting at 7:00pm at the Rose […]

  • August 29, 2009 – Lake Ft. Phantom

    Number of species: 14 Great Egret – 25 Snowy Egret – 50 Cattle Egret – 30 Black-necked Stilt – 2 Least Flycatcher – 1 Great Egret – 10 Snowy Egret – 12 White-faced Ibis – 12 Greater Yellowlegs – 2 Lesser Yellowlegs – 4 Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 Spotted Sandpiper – 2 Least Sandpiper – […]

  • August 23, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Number of species: 12 Great Egret – 10 Snowy Egret  – 31 Tricolored Heron – 1 Killdeer – 10 Black-necked Stilt – 8 Spotted Sandpiper – 4 Solitary Sandpiper – 5 Greater Yellowlegs – 8 Least Sandpiper – 10 Stilt Sandpiper – 6 Red-winged Blackbird – 90 Great-tailed Grackle – 20

  • August 22, 2009 – Abilene SP

    Number of species: 20 Turkey Vulture 1 Mississippi Kite 3 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 2 White-winged Dove – 12 Mourning Dove – 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 2 Black-chinned Hummingbird – 2 Eastern Phoebe – 2 White-eyed Vireo – 3 Barn Swallow – 10 Carolina Chickadee  -4 Black-crested Titmouse – 8 Carolina Wren […]

  • August 8, 2009 – Lake Kirby

    Great Blue Heron – 10 Great Egret – 30 Snowy Egret – 50 Green Heron – 2 Turkey Vulture – 6 Red-tailed Hawk – 2 Common Moorhen – 2 Killdeer – 14 Black-necked Stilt – 5 American Avocet – 3 Spotted Sandpiper – 5 Greater Yellowlegs – 3 Rock Pigeon – 60 Mourning Dove – […]

  • June 26-27, 2009 BCAS Field Trip

    Location: Cedar Gap Farm (PHP 006) Observation date: 6/26/09 Number of species: 11 Wild Turkey – 3 Turkey Vulture – 4 Mourning Dove – 2 Black-chinned Hummingbird – 10 Western Scrub-Jay – 1 Carolina Chickadee – 2 Black-crested Titmouse – 4 Lark Sparrow – 4 Northern Cardinal – 6 Painted Bunting – 8 House Finch […]

  • June 21, 2009 Abilene – Lake Kirby

    Number of species: 24 Northern Bobwhite – 2 Great Blue Heron – 7 Great Egret – 8 Snowy Egret – 24 Green Heron – 7 Turkey Vulture – 4 Common Moorhen – 5 American Coot – 6 Killdeer – 8 Rock Pigeon – 30 Mourning Dove – 50 Western Kingbird – 4 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – […]

  • May 3, 2009 – Abilene – Dyess AFB

    Number of species: 53 Wild Turkey – 2 Northern Bobwhite – 3 Double-crested Cormorant – 1 Great Blue Heron – 1 White-faced Ibis – 3 Turkey Vulture – 2 Swainson’s Hawk – 4 Red-tailed Hawk – 3 Killdeer – 2 Rock Pigeon – 10 Mourning Dove – 50 Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 1 Common Nighthawk – […]

  • May 2, 2009 – Abilene SP

    Number of species: 20 Turkey Vulture – 2 Mississippi Kite – 3 Mourning Dove – 8 Black-chinned Hummingbird – 3 White-eyed Vireo – 2 Barn Swallow – 2 Carolina Chickadee – 7 Black-crested Titmouse – 5 Carolina Wren – 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 1 Eastern Bluebird – 4 American Robin – 2 Yellow Warbler – […]

  • April 18, 2009 – Abilene – Oakwood Trails

    Number of species: 35 Mallard (Domestic type) – 2 Wild Turkey – 4 Turkey Vulture – 3 Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 Rock Pigeon – 40 Eurasian Collared-Dove – 2 Mourning Dove – 42 Greater Roadrunner – 1 Chimney Swift – 2 Black-chinned Hummingbird – 3 Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 4 Ash-throated Flycatcher – 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher […]