The Great Kiskadee was heard, seen, and photographed again this morning shortly after 8:30 a.m. For those looking for this bird, I also tried finding it in the afternoon (by playing its call) but it did not respond. Mornings appear to be the best time to look for this bird.

With over 2 inches of rain recorded Sunday, Waste Water caught some water and the shorebirds were plentiful: Shorebirds: Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 8 Least Sandpiper, 32 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 48+ Lesser Yellowlegs, 24+ White-faced Ibis, 20+ Wilson’s Phalarope, 1 Dowitcher species, 24+ Ducks: Blue-winged Teal, large mixed flock with GWTE, 80+ […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Kiskadee, 1 (photographed and seen by Lorie Black, John English, Laura Packer, Matt White in NE Abilene along Cedar Creek) Mottled Duck, 1 (first seen and photographed by Matt White, 09-16-2006 at Lake Fort Phantom) Other birds seen around the Buffalo Gap area: Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 2 White-winged Dove, 12 (in […]

The Great Kiskadee continues in NE Abilene. This morning John English and I first heard the bird and then saw the bird. Anyone wishing to look for this bird, please contact us through this web site and I can give more detailed directions. We will continue to monitor this bird/location and attempt to get its […]

The Great Kisdadee continues in NE Abilene. It does not say “kis-ka-dee” but utters its call note “kreah.” I heard the bird start calling shortly after sunrise (7:20) but it had stopped calling by 8 a.m. I am still attempting to get pictures. At Lake Kirby: Best bird(s) of the day: Sora 1 (heard but […]

Unbelievable! Great Kiskadee along Cedar Creek in NE Abilene! I’ll be going back on Friday morning to look for this bird again and try to get a picture of it. Anyone wishing to join me, please drop me a note and I’ll contact you. Others: Great Horned Owl, 1 Cooper’s Hawks, 2 Baltimore Oriole, 1 […]

Best bird(s) of the day: Black and White Warbler, 1, first-fall male Yellow Warbler, 1 White-eyed Vireo, 2, vocalizing Summer Tanager, 2, all-red males Others: Eastern Phoebe, 3 Carolina Wren, 8 Northern Cardinal, 10 Carolina Chickadee, 7 Black-crested Titmous, 6 Bewick’s Wren, 2 Great Blue Heron, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 1 imm. male […]

I birded Mesquite Grove GC and the best bird(s) of the day was a Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-throated Vireo, and an immature Little Blue Heron that was half white–half blue. The waterthrush was in the diversion ditch, the vireo was east of Totten Pond behind housing, and the heron was in Totten Pond. Migrants: Northern Waterthrush, […]

Migrants: Least Sandpiper (3) Spotted Sandpiper (1) Willet (1) Black Tern (40) Forster’s Tern (2) At a south Abilene residence: Wilson’s Warbler Rufous Hummingbird, since mid-July

The best bird of the morning was a Barn Owl, flying along the dikes at 7:40 a.m. It flew within 10 feet of the car! (drool). I watched it for another 15 minutes (camera ready) as it continued to hunt but it never came close enough for a picture. Migrants: Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, […]