Best bird(s) of the day:
- Watching a couple of Mississippi Kites work a flock of Cliff Swallows and successfully take one out.
- Watching the juvenile Swainson’s Hawk learn to fly and feed himself.
Complete List:
- Mallard, 2
- Wild Turkey, 4
- Northern Bobwhite, 5
- Green Heron, 2
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 2
- Turkey Vulture, 1
- Mississippi Kite, 7
- Swainson’s Hawk, 3
- Killdeer, 2
- White-winged Dove, 24
- Mourning Dove, 39
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 3
- Greater Roadrunner 1
- Common Nighthawk, 1
- Chimney Swift, 7
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 3
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, 2
- Western Kingbird, 32
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 47
- Blue Jay, 2
- American Crow, 3
- Cliff Swallow, 81
- Cave Swallow, 6
- Barn Swallow, 1
- Bewick’s Wren 3
- Eastern Bluebird, 26 (with 19 of these being around WSA)
- American Robin, 12
- Northern Mockingbird, 25
- Curve-billed Thrasher, 2
- European Starling, 25
- Canyon Towhee, 1
- Lark Sparrow, 6
- Northern Cardinal, 3
- Pyrrhuloxia, 1
- Painted Bunting, 2
- Dickcissel, 7 still singing which means they are still nesting
- Red-winged Blackbird, 4
- Eastern Meadowlark, 3
- Great-tailed Grackle, 14
- Brown-headed Cowbird, 6
- Bullock’s Oriole, 1
- House Finch, 14
- House Sparrow, 4
Sightings by LgPacker @ GC and WSA