Best bird(s) of the morning:
- Well, it’s getting harder and harder to find a best; but the 16 juvenile American Robins flocking together like teenagers was amusing. Their spotted breasts and boldly patterned facial markings were reminiscent of varied thrushes.
Others:
- Northern Bobwhite, 4
- Mississippi Kite, 5
- Swainson’s Hawk, 2 (only seeing 1 juvenile on the nest)
- Red-tailed Hawk, 2 (not seeing the juvenile on the water tower)
- American Kestrel, 1
- Killdeer, 2
- Rock Pigeon, 1
- White-winged Dove, 10
- Mourning Dove, 36
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2
- Common Nighthawk, 1
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 3
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 4
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, 3
- Western Kingbird, 17
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 24
- American Crow, 2
- Cliff Swallow, 24
- Bewick’s Wren, 2
- Eastern Bluebird, 14
- American Robin, 27
- Northern Mockingbird, 14
- Curve-billed Thrasher, 2
- European Starling, 26
- Cassin’s Sparrow, 1
- Lark Sparrow, 2
- Northern Cardinal, 1
- Painted Bunting, 3
- Dickcissel, 7
- Red-winged Blackbird, 9
- Eastern Meadowlark, 2
- Brown-headed Cowbird, 8
- Bullock’s Oriole, 2
- House Finch, 19
- House Sparrow, 5
Sightings by LgPacker