[texbirds] Panhandle

From: Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:54:13 -0600
Howdy Texbirders,
My run to the Panhandle has been fun with many nifty birds.  The area
around McGee Lake, northeast of Amarillo, Randall County, produced huge
flocks of Horned Larks with a nice mixture of longspurs.  The Lake Meredith
area, Hutchinson County portion, had a few Am. Tree Sparrows mixed in with
big flocks of White-crowned Sparrows.  I found one in Spring Canyon and two
near the lake at the left fork of Sanford Yake Road (after entering the
NRA). Near the water tower at Fritch Fortress there was a very cooperative
N. Shrike (cooperative because I got pix).  Fewer ducks on the deeper/dam
end of the lake than there was when I was there last year.  The upper end
of the lake was loaded with waterfowl and gulls..way off.  Only two C.
Loons found.  Also, large flocks of Dark-eyed Juncos.
The grain storage elevators at Gruver, Hansford County, had over 500
Eurasian Collared-Doves present (yeow) with one White-winged Dove and about
30 Mourning Doves.  North of Gruver, I had two Prairie Falcons and three
Ferruginous Hawks (so fine).  As you have probably figured, I was searching
the north country for one of the Texas "Holy Grail" birds  and it's still
somewhere out there, acting like a Magpie.  But, I still have tomorrow!
 Hope springs eternal.
Tomorrow should be a nice day (today was mild and clear), but Sunday the
thermometer drops and the winds pick up.  I still have to kick a R-necked
Pheasant out of the grass.  A pheasant would be a nice late Christmas
present.  A pleasant pheasant present.
Regards to all,
Dennis
Dalhart
Dallam County

-- 
W. Dennis Shepler


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