October 12, 2006 – NE Abilene – Kirby Lake


Birded along Cedar Creek where the water was deep and best birds by far were the 9 Wood Ducks (7 males, 2 females) clustered together in an early morning swim.

Migrants:

  • Eastern Phoebe, 1
  • Nashville Warbler, 1
  • Common Yellowthroat, 1
  • Orange-crowned Warbler, 2

Others:

  • Great Blue Heron, 1
  • Northern Harrier, 1 (female)
  • Cooper’s Hawk, 1
  • Red-shouldered Hawk, 1
  • Wild Turkey, 6
  • Belted Kingfisher, 1
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 6
  • Swallows (probably Cliff, but flying too high to know for sure) 70 +
  • Blue Jay, 8
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1
  • American Robin, 5
  • Northern Cardinal, 2
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow, 1
  • Red-winged Blackbird, 9
  • House Finch, 6

All sightings by Laura Packer

At Kirby Lake:

  • Redhead, 30
  • Osprey, 2

Kirby Lake sightings by Lorie Black