No best bird of the day; all recorded are the usual breeders. However, the bobcat that walked out of the high grass ten feet in front of me was a pretty good find. He sauntered out from the six-foot forbes where I had just been checking a nestbox. I think I roused him from his morning nap.

Complete list:

• Mallard, 2
• Wild Turkey, 2
• Northern Bobwhite, 3
• Green Heron, 1
• Mississippi Kite, 3
• Swainson’s Hawk, 1 plus 1 juvenile on nest
• Killdeer, 2
• White-winged Dove, 28
• Mourning Dove, 74
• Common Nighthawk, 4
• Chimney Swift, 30
• Black-chinned Hummingbird, 1
• Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 1
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 3
• Ash-throated Flycatcher, 8
• Western Kingbird, 27
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 40
• Bell’s Vireo, 1
• Blue Jay, 3
• American Crow, 2
• Cliff Swallow, 39
• Black-crested Titmouse, 2
• Bewick’s Wren, 4
• Eastern Bluebird, 8
• American Robin, 31
• Northern Mockingbird, 26
• Curve-billed Thrasher, 2
• European Starling, 25
• Canyon Towhee, 1
• Cassin’s Sparrow, 1
• Lark Sparrow, 5
• Northern Cardinal, 1
• Pyrrhuloxia, 1
• Painted Bunting, 4
• Dickcissel, 6
• Red-winged Blackbird, 1
• Eastern Meadowlark, 4
• Common Grackle, 16
• Great-tailed Grackle, 16
• Brown-headed Cowbird, 2
• Bullock’s Oriole, 2
• House Finch, 4
• House Sparrow, 5

Sightings by LgPacker