Greetings All:
I spent about 8 hours in Crosby County on Saturday, trying to keep up with
Rich Kostecke's rampages in Fayette County.
Highlights included 10 Greater White-fronted Geese near Cone, 4 Greater
White-fronted Geese near Ralls, 1 Snow Goose near Ralls, 2 Wood Ducks at
White River Lake, 1 Canvasback south of Crosbyton, 4 Common Mergansers at
White River Lake, 2 Eared Grebes at White River Lake, 3 Western Grebes at
White River Lake, a continuing Clark's Grebe at White River Lake, 3 Least
Sandpipers at White River Lake, 2 Wilson's Snipes south of Crosbyton, 1
Greater Yellowlegs at White River Lake, 1 Great Egret at White River Lake,
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at White River Lake, 1 Merlin at White River
Lake, 1 Common Raven at the 193 x 651 canyon crossing, 1 Common Raven west
of White River Lake, 1 Common Raven at White River Lake, 2 Red-breasted
Nuthatches in the woods north of White River Lake, 1 Brown Creeper at White
River Lake, 1 Rock Wren at the 193 x 651 canyon crossing, 1 Winter Wren in
the woods north of White River Lake, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets at White
River Lake, 3 Eastern Bluebirds south of Crosbyton, 17 Eastern Bluebirds
west of White River Lake, 2 Eastern Bluebirds at White River Lake, 2
Mountain Bluebirds west of White River Lake, 1 Hermit Thrush at the 193 x
651 canyon crossing, 3 McCown's Longspurs near Cone, 1 Orange-crowned
Warbler at White River Lake, 1 Chipping Sparrow at White River Lake, 1
Swamp Sparrow near Ralls, 1 Swamp Sparrow at White River Lake, 1 Fox
Sparrow at the 193 x 651 canyon crossing, 5 Fox Sparrows at White River
Lake, and 1 Fox Sparrow in the woods north of White River Lake.
A teaser: Rich Kostecke and I are done with our counties for January ...
and we are very, very close.
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock
