Dyess Air Force Base There’s a nice mix of lingering winter birds, spring migrants, and resident birds. Best bird(s) of the day: Green Heron, 1: FOS Chimney Swifts: 2, FOS Complete List (most seen around Totten Pond): Blue-winged Teal, 17 Green Heron, 1 Turkey Vulture, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Swainson’s Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 […]

Highlights only: American White Pelicans, 50+ Forester’s Terns Willets Baird’s Sandpiper Sightings: LBlack

Complete list: Blue-winged Teal, 5 Ruddy Duck, 5 Wild Turkey, 2 Great Blue Heron, 1 Turkey Vulture, 2 Swainson’s Hawk, 1 Killdeer, 2 White-winged Dove, 3 Mourning Dove, 22 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 29 Blue Jay, 1 Cliff Swallow, 75+ Black-crested Titmouse, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 3 Eastern Bluebird, 1 American Robin, 21 Northern Mockingbird, 3 Eurasian Starling, […]

A complete list will be posted later, but for those wanting to know highlights of what flew in this day: Western Kingbird, 1: FOS Grasshopper Sparrow, several: FOS Yellow-headed Blackbird, 1: FOS Bullock’s Oriole, 1: FOS Sightings by KWalton, LgPacker

This is a truncated list; only highlights are included. Best bird(s) of the day: Tree Swallow Others: Common Loon, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Great Egret, 1 American Coot, still fairly numerous, 50+ Black-necked Stilt, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Franklin’s Gull, 1 Bonaparte’s Gull, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 6 Forster’s Tern, 4 Tree Swallow, […]

Complete List: Blue-winged Teal, 10 Wild Turkey, 2 Northern Bobwhite, 6 Great Blue Heron, 1 Swainson’s Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Killdeer, 2 Mourning Dove, 33 Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 2 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2 Eastern Phoebe, 2 Ash-throated Flycatcher, 3 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 14 Chihuahuan Raven, 2 Black-crested Titmouse, 4 Bewick’s Wren, 4 Marsh Wren, 1 singing Eastern […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Yellow-breasted Chat, 1 Complete List: Gadwall, 5 Blue-winged Teal, 8 Green-winged Teal, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Turkey Vulture, 3 Swainson’s Hawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 3 Killdeer, 1 Mourning Dove, 13 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 5 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 5 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher, 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 14 Blue […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Eared Grebe, 7, first time documented at DAFB Chihuahuan Ravens on nest Swainson’s Hawk, 1 FOS (first of season) Vermilion Flycatcher, 1 FOS Ash-throated Flycatcher, 2 FOS Cassin’s Sparrow, 1 FOS Complete List: Gadwall, 6 Blue-winged Teal, 7 Northern Shoveler, 3 Green-winged Teal, 4 Bufflehead, 2 Wild Turkey, heard Eared […]

Highlight: First of the Season Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Purple Martins, and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers Complete List: Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 7 Northern Shoveler, 2 Green-winged Teal, 12 Wild Turkey, 36 Northern Bobwhite, 1 heard Turkey Vulture, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Killdeer, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Mourning Dove, 39 Greater Roadrunner, 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 6 Eastern […]

Although the targeted longspurs were not seen, a little-seen event took the title of “Best Bird,” a Great Blue Heron Rookery. Pictures can be viewed at the Rookery Picture Album. Best bird(s): Great Blue Heron, rookery on Lake Nasworthy Osprey, 1 flying close overhead at the rookery Complete List: Key: TG: Tom Green County; LK: […]