Glenda is delightful :)
Jennifer
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On Oct 11, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Barry Keith (Redacted sender "cyberdancertx"
for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Agree with Lena. Glenda is a great motivator and more than that works hard
herself on the front lines. I see my role in the organization as backing
her play as best I can, to use a movie gunfighting term.
Birds are the canaries in our coal mines and an entree to environmental
responsibility and now more than ever that is needed. "Who doesn't love
birds?" is Jack Black's opening line in the movie "The Big Year." Let us
bring birds and concern for their welfare and what that means into the values
of our community.
-- barry
-----Original Message-----
From: Lena Zappia <lzappia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Oct 11, 2020 9:14 am
Subject: [leasbirds] Re: Tahoka Lake Pasture Bird Walk Summary (Saturday,
October 10th)
Perhaps you have already noticed this about Glenda, but she is a wonderfully
positive force in the community. In recent weeks alone, she's been
responsible for relocating ducks in danger of losing their habitat to a more
stable urban lake, as well as organizing our bird walks and playa cleanups.
She's also done immense amounts of work on the trail at Buffalo Springs
trail. In addition to her work ethic, it hasn't gone unnoticed how uplifting
her posts are on the listserv. She always shares in the excitement of a good
bird find and never criticizes or complains. In fact, since meeting her, I
have never seen her in a bad mood. It has made me reevaluate the worthiness
of my own frustrations and inspired me to let things so. I hope you too will
become inspired to follow in her footsteps. There is great joy in coming out
of the shadows and working to better the community.
Glenda will likely point out that she's had help in these accomplishments. I
tip my hat to Matt Smith, South Plains Wildlife Rehab, Rob Lee, and several
members of the South Plains Texas Master Naturalist and LEAS organizations.
Thank you all for the work you do and the time you've spent helping to get
things done!
Lena
P.S. My error on the Tahoka bird species count. Let's label them as
"highlights."
From: leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of Glenda Kelly <glendakelly13@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 7:33 PM
To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Anthony Hewetson
<fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [leasbirds] Tahoka Lake Pasture Bird Walk Summary (Saturday, October
10th)
A magnificent bird walk outing led by Manuel DeLeon at Tahoka Lake Pasture
took place today. While we were prepared for a low bird count due to drought,
we were delighted to record 56 species of birds. Manuel graciously arranged
the outing with Clyde May @ Tahoka Lake Pasture. It was a glorious bird walk
lasting a good number of hours.The following participants were present:
June Azua, Jim Crites, Joe Cochran, Jordan Cochran, Whitney Cochran, Manual
DeLeon, Olivia Goodrie, Kathy Heppert, Joe Heppert, Kippie Hopper, Greg
Joiner, Barry Keith, Glenda Kelly, Phillip Kite, Rob Lee, Cienna Lyon, Dana
McKay, Steve McKay, Matt Olsen, Gloria Paraskeva, Clarice Robertson, Floyd
Robertson, Matt Ryan, Pam Ryan, Charlotte Sanders, Brad Shine, Matt Smith,
Gary Strickland, Lena Zappia (29 Participants).
56 species of birds:
Sora - 3
Mallard - 3
Green-winged Teal - 2
Common Poorwill - 2
Wilson's Snipe - 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Great Horned Owl - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 7
Barn Swallow - 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Marsh Wren - 2
Bewick's Wren - 1
House Wren - 1
Curve-billed Thrasher - 8
Sage Thrasher - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2
Pine Siskin - 6
Lark Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
White-crowned Sparrow - 2
Lark Sparrow - 4
Vesper Sparrow - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 4
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1
White-crowned Sparrow - 3
Spotted Towhee - 5
Yellow-headed Blackbird - 1
Western Meadowlark - 1
Western/Eastern Meadowlark - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 23 (NOTE: no Brown-headed Cowbirds among them)
Brewer's Blackbird - 4
Common Grackle - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Townsend's Solitaire - 1
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Northern Bobwhite - 10
Greater Roadrunner - 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 2
Pyrrhuloxia - 1
Ash throated Flycatcher - 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 7
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Merlin - 1
American Crow - 1
Great Horned Owl - 2
Note: The bird list was compiled from notes taken on-site as well as eBird
reports from Brad Shine, Cienna Lyon and Joe Cochran. Look for pictures in
the upcoming Scissortail newsletter.
Thank you to all in attendance and most especially to Manuel. Also, big
thanks to Lena for compiling the bird list.
For those who noticed I had to scoot out before the bird walk ended, I am
happy to report I was in charge of a trash collection event at Leroy Elmore
Park from 10am - 1pm which yielded 70 bags (33 gal size) of trash collected
from along the shore and in the water. We were able to remove all the
reachable plastic bags (up to 6’ out) in the water. The total estimated
weight of trash collected was in excess of 2,800#. We made a positive impact
for both the birds and our community today. The event was attended by 26
volunteers. I apologize to Manuel and all present for my inability to stay
for the entire bird walk. Regrettably, the conflict was unavoidable. Thank
you for your understanding.
The next bird walk will be announced soon. Please continue participating.
It’s so exciting!
Glenda Kelly
President - Llano Estacado Audubon Society
432.349.8288
