Greetings All: As the dates approach, I have heard from a few more people and figured it was time for yet another update. If you have been following regional birding on the internet you will have realized that it is shaping up to be a better winter this year, with a wider variety of birds about (including a fuller suite of waterbirds as well as more in the way of irruptives) and this year's CBCs could be the best, in terms of oddball sightings, we have had in quite some time. I am really hoping to get a few more participants on each count; particularly on the Lubbock County CBC (where I have far too many one person teams) and on the White River Lake CBC (where I have far too many one person teams). LUBBOCK COUNTY CBC - Saturday, 15 December 2012. We meet with team leaders at an agreed upon location, bird from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and will then meet at my place for a potluck supper and countdown at 5:00 PM - the countdown to start at 6:00 PM if humanly possible. To do this count well, I need eight team leaders and at least twenty counters. I currently have just enough leaders and STILL NEED AT LEAST FIVE MORE COUNTERS.. Team One: Ransom Lake and Northeast - Charles Grair Team Two: City Farms and North Central - Anthony Hewetson Team Three: V8 Ranch and Buffalo Springs Lake - Cameron Carver, Craig Carver, Steve Collins (AM) Team Four: Northwest - Rob Lee Team Five: Canyon Lakes - Phillip Kite, Steve Collins (PM) Team Six: South Central - Manuel De Leon Team Seven: In-town Playas/Parks East - Aveline Hewetson, William Wenthe Team Eight: In-town Playas/Parks West - Susan Bergeson, Jeanne Davis, Tess Trost MULESHOE NWR CBC - Sunday, 16 December 2012. We meet at refuge headquarters at 7:30 AM, bird from then until roughly noon or so (it is an area restricted count and does not take terribly long to cover), and meet back at headquarters for a potluck lunch (often leftovers from the potluck the evening before; stews and chili and such) and countdown. To do this count well I need four team leaders and at least ten counters. I currently have four leaders and could always use more counters. Team One: Paul's Lakes and Eastern Refuge - Anthony Hewetson, Aveline Hewetson Team Two: Northern Refuge - Phillip Kite, Manuel De Leon, Rob Lee Team Three: Goose Lakes and Rim - Cameron Carver, Craig Carver, Steve Collins Team Four: White Lakes and Headquarters - Susan Bergeson, Jim Crites, Dana Crites?, Charles Grair WHITE RIVER LAKE CBC - Saturday, 29 December 2012. We meet at the White River Lake Marina at 7:30 AM, bird from then until around 5:00 PM, and meet back at the marina for a hot dinner at the diner; countdown to start at 6:00 PM so that we can get out of the restaurant in a timely fashion. To do this count well, I need five team leaders and at least twelve counters. I currently have five leaders and NEED AT LEAST THREE MORE COUNTERS.. Team One: The Great North Woods - Rich Kostecke Team Two: East and Southeast - Anthony Hewetson, Aveline Hewetson Team Three: East Lake - Rob Lee Team Four: West Lake - Susan Bergeson, Jim Bertrand Team Five: Southwest and West - Phillip Kite There will be no CBC fees this year - but there is a lake fee at the White River Lake CBC; for those who are on the lake teams. Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner