[texbirds] Lubbock Area Birding Summary for June - Longish
- From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:42:22 -0700 (PDT)
JUNE 2013 SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS:
With 1.67 inches of rain during
the month, far below the average rainfall
for the month of 2.98 inches, Lubbock is now at 5.09 inches for the
year, almost four inches below the average year-to-date total of 8.85
inches. Drought
monitors now have the entirety of the region in the two worst drought
categories and long range forecasts continue to be discouraging. June
highlights were in the usual categories; late spring migrants (particularly
flycatchers and warblers), wandering waders, and a few relatively recent
'colonizers'. The combination
of intense
observer effort at some locations and the increase in data due to
e-bird has made it somewhat more difficult to separate individuals
sightings - the algorithm I am using is relatively conservative and I am
willing to share it with anybody who is interested.
As always the county follows the site in () and birds
are mentioned by virtue of rarity, atypical abundance, or atypical
scarcity.
CACKLING GOOSE: 1 injured bird persisted at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through
the month (CC, SC, AnH) and 1 injured bird persisted at Mae Simmons Park
(Lubbock) through the month (AnH, LH) - THE USUAL STORY WITH THIS SPECIES; A
VERY RARE, THUS FAR NON-BREEDING, GROUP OF PROBABLY INJURED BIRDS.
WOOD DUCK: 1 male at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC, SC,
AnH) and 1 male at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - A VERY RARE AND
SPORADIC SUMMER LINGERER IN THE REGION.
GADWALL: 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Lake Six
(Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC), and 2 at Guy Park (Lubbock) on 6/9/13 (CC) the only
reports - VERY RARE, OCCASIONALLY BREEDING, IN THE REGION DURING SUMMER.
AMERICAN WIGEON: 2 at the Smyer Play (Hockley) on 6/16/13 (CC) - CASUAL,
ACCIDENTAL AS BREEDERS, IN THE REGION DURING JUNE.
CINNAMON TEAL: 1 at the CR 187 Playa (Crosby) on 6/23/13 (KH) - VERY RARE IN
THE REGION DURING SUMMER; A SINGLE REPORT DURING JUNE IS A BIT LOW, THOUGH.
NORTHERN SHOVELER: 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on from 6/1/13 to 6/16/13 (AnH),
8-10 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/2/13 (SC, AnH), 1 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley)
from 6/16/13 to 6/22/13 (CC) - A RARE BREEDER IN THE REGION; THESE NUMBERS ARE
A BIT LOW AS NO YOUNG WERE NOTED.
NORTHERN PINTAIL: 1 ragged looking female at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on
6/30/13 (AnH) the only report - LOW; GENERALLY A FEW BREEDERS ABOUT.
GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 1 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) the only report
- LOW; GENERALLY A FEW BREEDERS ABOUT.
REDHEAD: 2 at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC, SC), 4 at the Smyer
Playa (Hockley) on 6/16/13 (CC), 1 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 6/22/13
(SC), and 3 near Lorenzo (Lubbock) on 6/23/13 (CC) the only reports - LOW;
GENERALLY MORE THAN A FEW BREEDERS ABOUT.
RUDDY DUCK: 1 at Reese Center (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Lake Six
(Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC), 1 at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC,
SC), 1 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 6/16/13 (CC), 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock)
on 6/16/13 (AnH), and 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/29/13 (SC) - GOOD NUMBERS
FOR JUNE THOUGH NO REAL EVIDENCE OF BREEDING IN THE REGION THIS YEAR.
LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN: 1 near Plains (Yoakum) on 6/17/13 (AnH) the only report
- QUITE RARE; ON THE BRINK OF VANISHING FROM THE REGION.
SCALED QUAIL; 1 near Reese Center (Lubbock) on 6/23/13 (SC) and 6/29/13 (SC) -
AN INTERESTING LOCATION - WELL REMOVED FROM THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT POPULATION
AND FROM THE POPULATIONS JUST EAST OF NEW MEXICO.
EARED GREBE: 1 persisted at Lake Six (Lubbock) through 6/22/13 (CC, SC, AnH) -
CASUAL AS A BREEDER IN THE REGION; THIS BIRD, HOWEVER, APPEARED TO BE
COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN.
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT: 2 persisted at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock), though some
sightings during the period were of a single bird, through the month (CC, SC,
AnH) - FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL IN THE REGION; SMALL NUMBERS HAVE SUMMERED IN THE
REGION SINCE 2011.
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: up to 11 noted at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through
the month (CC, SC, AnH), 1-4 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC,
SC, AnH, PK), 6 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Lake
Ransom (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), , 3 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on
6/16/13 (CC)and 1 at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - FORMERLY
ACCIDENTAL IN THE DEPTHS OF SUMMER; NOW SUMMERING REGULARLY AND BREEDING
SPORADICALLY AT VARIOUS SITES IN THE REGION.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 1 in Plainview (Hale) from 6/15/13 (NP) through 6/18/13
(RR) - VERY RARE AS A WANDERER THROUGH THE REGION.
GREAT EGRET: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at
Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) from 6/7/13 through 6/9/13 (SC) 1 at Brashears Lake
(Hockley) on 6/11/13 (LS), 1 at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) on 6/12/13 (AnH),
1 over Olive Street (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH), and 1 at McAlister Park
(Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - LOW COMPARED TO RECENT YEARS; THIS SPECIES SEEMS
TO BE HAVING A HARDER TIME OF IT, DROUGHT-WISE, THAN THE SNOWY EGRET
SNOWY EGRET: 10-29 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC, SC,
AnH), 3-7 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC, SC, AnH, PK), 2-4 from
just below Lake Six to Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC, SC,
AnH, NP), 2 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Ransom
Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 6/30/13
(AnH), and 1 at Miller Park (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - ABOUT AVERAGE BY
RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS; THE COLONIZATION OF THE REGION CONTINUES DESPITE THE
DROUGHT.
CATTLE EGRET: Ten sightings of 1-12 birds scattered at various spots in the
region (Crosby, Lubbock) during the period (CC, SC, AnH, KH), 15-47 roosting at
Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) throughout the period (CC, SC, AnH), and 37 at a
roost near Dougherty (Floyd) on 6/2/13 (AnH) - THE DROUGHT HAS CONCENTRATED
RELATIVELY LOW NUMBERS OF THIS SPECIES AT VERY FEW SITES IN THE REGION - VERY
LOW.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON: 1-2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC,
AnH, LH, LM), 1-2 below Lake Six (Lubbock) through the month (SC, AnH), 1 at
Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC, SC) 2 at the Purina Mountain
Bike Trail (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), and 1 over Olive Street (Lubbock) on
6/30/13 (AnH) - IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THIS SPECIES IS PERSISTING, AS AT LEAST A
POTENTIAL BREEDER, AT THE FEW CONSISTENTLY WET SPOTS IN THE REGION.
WHITE-FACED IBIS: 1 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) had
ramped up to 25-32 birds roosting daily during the latter half of the month
(SC, AnH), 7 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 42 near Dougherty
(Floyd) on 6/2/13 (AnH), 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/7/13 (CC), 8 near Reese
Center (Lubbock) on 6/9/13 (AnH) had increased to 24 near Reese Center
(Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH), 1 in Plainview (Hale) on 6/15/13 (NP), 7 at the
Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 6/18/13 (KH), 45 at a playa near I-27 (Hale) on 6/21/13
(CC), 10 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 6/22/13 (CC), and 26 at a playa near
I-27 (Hale) on 6/26/13 (CC) - GOOD NUMBERS AT A VERY FEW SITES IN THE REGION =
LOW NUMBERS OVERALL IN THE REGION.
HARRIS'S HAWK: 2 adults near TTU HSC (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (AnH) but only 1 adult
at the site on 6/12/13 (AnH) and no sightings thereafter - SUGGEST THAT THE ONE
REMAINING NEST AT THIS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED COLONY (AT ONE POINT UP TO THREE
NESTS) HAD FAILED.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/9/13 (CC) - ACCIDENTAL IN
THE REGION DURING THE SUMMER - THREE OR FOUR TRUE SUMMER RECORDS - THOUGH THERE
IS ONE PREVIOUS BREEDING RECORD FROM DICKENS COUNTY.
BLACK-NECKED STILT: Twenty-one reports of 1-10 birds, one report of 12 birds,
and one report of 13 birds in the region (Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley,
Lubbock, Terry) during the period (CC, SC, AnH, LM) - LOW NUMBERS AT RELATIVELY
FEW SITES - VERY LOW.
AMERICAN AVOCET: Twenty-seven reports of 1-10 birds, one report of 11 birds,
one report of 28 birds, and one report of 41 birds in the region (Bailey,
Floyd, hale, Hockley, Lubbock, Terry) during the period (CC, SC, AnH, NP) - LOW
NUMBERS AT RELATIVELY FEW SITES - VERY LOW.
SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1
at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on
6/1/13 (CC, SC) and 6/2/13 (AnH), 1 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13
(CC, SC), 3 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 3 at Reese Center
(Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) - ACCIDENTAL IN JUNE, WITH ONLY TWELVE PREVIOUS
JUNE RECORDS - DEFINITELY A PROTRACTED SPRING MIGRATION FOR SOME SHOREBIRDS.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 1 near Cone (Floyd) on 6/29/13 (AnH) - CASUAL IN JUNE; THIS
COULD REPRESENT A VERY EARLY SOUTHBOUND BIRD.
UPLAND SANDPIPER: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 6/30/13 (KH) - CASUAL IN
JUNE; THIS COULD REPRESENT A VERY EARLY SOUTHBOUND BIRD.
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER: 1 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 6/16/13 (CC) - A BIT
LATE BUT, GIVEN THE SPECIES' TYPICAL MIGRATION PATHWAYS, MOST LIKELY A SOMEWHAT
LATE NORTHBOUND MIGRANT.
WILSON'S PHALAROPE: 3-6 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) from 6/16/13 through
6/22/13 (CC) the only records - A VERY RARE BREEDER IN THE REGION; THIS IS A
SMALLISH NUMBER BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.
RING-BILLED GULL: 1 persisted at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through 6/7/13
(CC, SC) - ACCIDENTAL IN JUNE, THIS BIRD APPEARED TO BE FULLY FLIGHTED AND ITS
- AT LONG LAST - DEPARTURE WAS GREETED WITH RELIEF BY LOCAL FANS.
INCA DOVE: 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 in Littlefield
(Lamb) on 6/29/13 (AR), and 3-6 at Guy Park (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) the only
reports - STILL, BARELY, HANGING ON IN THE REGION.
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) through the month (AnH) and 1
at Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/23/13 (SC) the only reports - RIDICULOUSLY
LOW NUMBERS; SECOND-HAND REPORTS FROM POINTS EASTWARD SUGGEST THAT THE SPECIES
WAS IN INCREDIBLY LOW NUMBERS BELOW THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT AS WELL.
COMMON POORWILL: 3 in Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/24/13 (CC), 5 in
Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/25/13 (SC), 1 at the White River Crossing of
Highway 207 (Floyd) on 6/29/13 (AnH), and 1 at Olive Street (Lubbock) on
6/30/13 (AnH) - ABOUT AVERAGE; A RARE BREEDER ALONG THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT.
PEREGRINE FALCON: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (KL) - A VERY RARE SUMMER
REPORT; THE SPECIES HAS BRED IN THE REGION IN THE PAST; RECENT SUMMER SIGHTINGS
ARE GENERALLY OF SOLO BIRDS.
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 2 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC),
1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), and 1 at the Lamb County Sandhills
Historical Marker (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH) - ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION IN JUNE -
OUR 6th, 7th, and 8th JUNE RECORDS - MIGRATION PROTRACTED FOR SOME SONGBIRDS
THIS YEAR.
WESTERN WOOD PEWEE: 2 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 2
at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock)
on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 2 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Reese
Center (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 2 at the Lamb County Sandhills Historical
Marker (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH), 1 near Floydada (Floyd) on 6/2/13 (AnH), 1 below
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/2/13 (AnH), and 2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/3/13
(CC) - ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION IN JUNE - OUR 15th THROUGH 23rd JUNE RECORDS -
WOW!!
WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 1 near Earth (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH), 1 at the Lamb County
Sandhills Historical Marker (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH), 2 at Buffalo Springs Lake
(Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 2 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 2
below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) and 6/2/13 (AnH), 3 at Mae Simmons
Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC,
SC), and 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC) - ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION
DURING JUNE - OUR 5th THROUGH 12th RECORDS - MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF
JUNE RECORDS - WOW!!
CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/2/13 (SC, AnH) -
ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION DURING JUNE; OUR 3rd JUNE RECORD - MORE WOW!!
EASTERN PHOEBE: 2 at Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), at at
Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/24/13 (CC), 2 near Dougherty (Floyd) on
6/29/13 (AnH), and 1 at Olive Street (Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - GENERALLY A
MORE COMMON BREEDER IN THE REGION; DROUGHT HAS MADE A LOT OF TYPICAL BREEDING
SITES UNTENABLE.
BELL'S VIREO: 2 on the west side of Post (Garza) on 6/15/13 (AnH) and 1 just
northeast of Post (Garza) on 6/15/13 (AnH) the only reports - NOW ESTABLISHED
AS A REGULAR, IF LOW DENSITY, BREEDER IN THE REGION.
WARBLING VIREO: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) - CASUAL
IN THE REGION DURING JUNE; SINGING MALES HAVE PERSISTED THROUGH JUNE IN
DICKENS, CROSBY, AND LUBBOCK COUNTIES IN YEARS PAST.
COMMON RAVEN: 2 at the White River crossing of Highway 207 (Floyd) on 6/2/13
(AnH), 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 6/13/13 (KH), and 2 near Dougherty
(Floyd) on 6/29/13 (AnH) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RECENTLY RE-ESTABLISHED,
ALONG AND BELOW THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT, BREEDER.
PURPLE MARTIN: Small colonies at the usual sites in Crosby (KH), Garza (AnH),
Hale (NP), Lubbock (CC, SC, AnH, LH, GJ), and Terry (AnH) Counties with one
large colony of 54 nests in Dickens (Dickens) reported by (ML) - ABOUT AVERAGE;
RESTRICTED TO MORE URBAN AREAS IN THE REGION THIS YEAR.
CAVE SWALLOW: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) from 6/2/13 through 6/10/13 (KH), 5
at Silver Falls Rest Area (Crosby) on 6/7/13 (KH), and seven colonies of from
2-8 birds near Post (Garza) on 6/15/13 (AnH) the only reports - A TAD LOW BY
RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS; DROUGHT MAY BE HITTING SOME OF THE COLONIES HARD.
CAROLINA WREN: 1-3 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC,SC, AnH)
the only report - LOW.
CACTUS WREN: 1 in southwest (Cochran) on 6/12/13 (MDL) - VERY RARE, PROBABLY
DECLINING, IN THE REGION - DOWN TO ONE OR TWO REPORTS A YEAR.
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: 2 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/22/13 (AnH) and 1 at
Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/23/13 (SC) the only reports - LOW BUT LITTLE
TIME WAS SPENT IN OPTIMAL HABITAT BELOW THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT.
SWAINSON'S THRUSH: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) -
ACCIDENTAL THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - OUR 4th JUNE RECORD AND MORE EVIDENCE OF A
PROTRACTED SPRING SONGBIRD MIGRATION.
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER: 2 at the Lamb County Sandhills Historical Marker (Lamb)
on 6/1/13 (AnH), 1 near Littelfield (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH), 1 in a Lubbock yard
(Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (KD), 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC,
SC), 1 near Floydada (Floyd) on 6/2/13 (AnH), and 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on
6/2/13 (AnH) - ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - OUR 7th
THROUGH 12th JUNE RECORDS - DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF JUNE RECORDS FOR THE REGION
- WOW!!
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-2 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) through the month (CC,
SC, AnH), 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) through the month (AnH), 1 at Buffalo
Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) - A LOW DENSITY BREEDER AT PERSISTENT
RIPARIAN SITES THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION - THESE SIGHTINGS ALL
FALL IN THAT PATTERN.
AMERICAN REDSTART: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) - ACCIDENTAL
IN THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - OUR 4th JUNE RECORD.
YELLOW WARBLER: 1 at Lamb County Sandhills Historical Marker (Lamb) on 6/1/13
(AnH), 2 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 below Lake Six
(Lubbock) on 6/2/13 (AnH), and 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC) -
ACCIDENTAL IN THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - OUR 10th THROUGH 13th JUNE
RECORDS. THOUGH SUSPECTED OF BREEDING AT ONE SITE IN ADJACENT CROSBY COUNTY,
THESE ALL FIT THE PATTERN OF LATE MIGRANTS.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER: 1 at Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) -
ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - OUR FIRST JUNE RECORD!!
WILSON'S WARBLER: 2 at Lamb County Sandhills Historical Marker (Lamb) on 6/1/13
(AnH), 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock)
on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), and 2 below
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/2/13 (AnH) - ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE
SEASON - OUR 4th THROUGH 8th JUNE RECORDS - MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF
JUNE RECORDS FOR THE REGION!!
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1
below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/6/13 (SC), 2 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/9/13
(CC), 1 female and 3 males below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/22/13 (AnH), and 1
below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/29/13 (SC) - THE BREEDING COLONY AT WHITE RIVER
LAKE WILL BE CHECKED IN JULY. THESE SIGHTINGS, MOST LIKELY, ARE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE RECENT EXPANSION OF BREEDING BIRDS INTO THE REGION ALONG THE WHITE RIVER
AND BRAZOS RIVER DRAINAGES.
CANYON TOWHEE: 2 near Lehman (Cochran) on 6/17/13 (AnH) - WERE WELL AWAY FROM
THEIR HAUNTS ALONG RIMROCK IN BAILEY COUNTY OR, EASTERLY, ALONG THE CAPROCK
ESCARPMENT.
CHIPPING SPARROW: 2 on the TTUHSC Campus (Lubbock) on 6/11/13 (AnH) - WERE VERY
LATE MIGRANTS; THE LATEST RECORD ON DATE FOR LUBBOCK COUNTY.
FIELD SPARROW: 1 strongly singing bird along the Post BBS (Garza) on 6/15/13
(AnH) - WAS LESS THAN TWENTY MILES FROM THE ONLY KNOWN BREEDING 'COLONY' IN THE
REGION, LOCATED NEAR WHITE RIVER LAKE (CROSBY) AND SEEMED A BIT LATE TO BE A
MIGRANT.
LINCOLN'S SPARROW: 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) -
ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION THIS LATE IN THE SEASON - THE 2nd JUNE RECORD FOR THE
REGION AND EVEN MORE EVIDENCE OF A PROTRACTED SONGBIRD MIGRATION.
PYRRHULOXIA: 1 just northeast of Post (Garza) and a pair further northeast of
Post (Garza) on 6/17/13 (AnH) the only reports - A LOW DENSITY BREEDER ALONG
THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT; THESE BIRDS FIT RIGHT IN.
INDIGO BUNTING: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) and 1
male near Petersburg (Hale) on 6/2/13 (AnH) the only reports - LOW, CONSIDERING
THAT THE SPECIES HAS RECENTLY STARTED BREEDING IN THE REGION, BUT PRIME HABITAT
WAS NOT BIRDED DURING THE MONTH.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: 1 male near Earth (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH) the only
report - LOW.
BRONZED COWBIRD: 1 male in Earth (Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH) 1 male west of Earth
(Lamb) on 6/1/13 (AnH), 2 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC),
2 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery
(Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC), 1 female and 1 male at the CR 121 crossing of
White River (Floyd) on 6/2/13 (AnH), 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 6/3/13 (CC),
1 male in Post (Garza) on 6/15/13 (AnH), 2 males northeast of Post (Garza) on
6/15/13 (AnH), 1 male further northeast of Post (Garza) on 6/15/13 (AnH), 1
male at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 6/22/13 (AnH), 1 female and 3 males below Lake
Six (Lubbock) on 6/22/13 (AnH), 2 at Whisperwood Pond (Lubbock) on 6/22/13
(SC), 2 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 6/23/13 (KH), 1 at the Himmel Farm
(Crosby) on 6/24/13 (KH), 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/24/13 (CC), 1 male in
Littlefield (Lamb) on 6/30/13 (AR),and 1 female and 2 males at Clapp Park
(Lubbock) on 6/30/13 (AnH) - BETTER NUMBERS AND
DISTRIBUTION THAN LAST SUMMER; BACK ON THE MARCH>
PINE SISKIN: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock)on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) and 2 at
Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 6/1/13 (CC, SC) - ACCIDENTAL THIS LATE IN THE SEASON -
THOUGH IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BREEDING IN DICKENS, LUBBOCK, AND YOAKUM COUNTIES
- A HANDFUL OF JUNE RECORDS FOR THE REGION.
OBSERVERS: CCÊmeron Carver, SC=Steve Collins, MDL=Manuel De Leon, KD=Ken Dixon,
AnH=Anthony Hewetson, KH=Kelly Himmel, LH=Lisa Hipes, GJ=George Jury, PK=Peter
Keyel, ML=Marlene Leiby, KL=Kristen Linner, LM=Lori Markoff, NP=Niler Pyeatt,
RR=Robert Rios, AR=Anona Roberts, LS=Leanna Smith.
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson
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