Abilene State Park:

Best bird(s) of the day:

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2
• Marsh Wren, 1
• Hermit Thrush, 1
• Nashville Warbler, 1

Others:

• Black Vultures, 11
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1
• Eastern Phoebe, 1
• Blue Jay, 1
• Carolina Chickadee, 4
• Black-crested Titmouse, 2
• Carolina Wren, 6
• Bewick’s Wren, 1
• American Robin, 8
• Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6
• Spotted Towhee, 5
• Song Sparrow, 4
• Dark-eyed Junco, 3
• Northern Cardinal, 4
• Red-winged Blackbird, 27

Kirby Lake Highlights:

• Horned Grebes, 3
• Western Grebes, 2
• American White Pelicans, 100+
• American Avocets, 12
• Marsh Wren, 1
• Song Sparrow, 1 singing!

N.E. Abilene:

• Great Kiskadee, heard along the 1900 block of Cedar Crest Drive

All sightings by Kathy Hampton and Laura Packer