-- Mike Flynn, Betty Maxson and Dave Svetich visited Spindletop Valetines afternoon for the following; Snow goose [blue phase] on the ice of the large lake Cackling geese " Canada geese Mallard [ ?with or without the s ? ] Ring-necked ducks Gr Blue Heron T Vultures Red-tailed Hawks Kestrel Killdeer Rock Pigeons Mourning Doves Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Blue Jays Crow Horned Larks C Chickadee Carolina Wren American Robin N mockingbird E Meadowlarks Song Sparrow Wh-throated Sparrow Wh-crowned Sparrow Lapland Longspurs N cardinal Rusty Blackbird [one ] near the western-most black fence Br -headed Cowbirds House finch House Sparrow Starlings 2 American Tree Sparrows have preferred the scattered Nijer seed under my feeders this week ,while Fox, Chipping, Wh-throated and Song sparrows seem to prefer the white millet.A Swamp sparrow stayed in the bottomland while Wh-crowneds only come out of the bush to the feeders when the weather is more severe. Still no buntings or siskins. Good birding Dave Svetich