July 5, 2007 – Lake Fort Phantom


Best bird(s) of the day:

  • Cattle Egret, 136 and probably more, most of them in breeding plumage

Complete List:

  • Northern Bobwhite, 4
  • Great Blue Heron, 2
  • Snowy Egret, 2
  • Cattle Egret, 136
  • Green Heron, 4
  • Turkey Vulture, 3
  • Mississippi Kite, 2
  • Red-tailed Hawk, 1
  • Killdeer, 6
  • Mourning Dove, 24
  • Inca Dove, 2
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2
  • Common Nighthawk, 2
  • Chimney Swift, 2
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1
  • Golden-fronted, 3
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
  • Western Kingbird, 3
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 12
  • Blue Jay, 1
  • Purple Martin, 2
  • Cliff Swallow, 12
  • Cave Swallow, 6
  • Barn Swallow, 4
  • Verdin, 4
  • Bewick’s Wren, 3
  • Eastern Bluebird, 4
  • Northern Mockingbird, 12
  • Curve-billed Thrasher, 4
  • European Starling, 14
  • Canyon Towhee, 3
  • Lark Sparrow, 2
  • Northern Cardinal, 5
  • Painted Bunting, 4
  • Dickcissel, 1
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 6
  • Eastern Meadowlark, 1
  • Common Grackle, 1
  • Great-tailed Grackle, 5
  • Brown-headed Cowbird, 3
  • House Finch, 4
  • House Sparrow, 12

Sightings by Amy, Jay, and LgPacker