The cool cloudy (and even rainy) weather in North Texas provided a great opportunity to visit Hagerman NWR today. My list topped out at 55 species with the following notable sitings: At Egret Pad: 1 Black-bellied Whistling Duck (http://tinyurl.com/q2u6bw5) -- my first sighting of this species at Hagerman 2 Willets (http://tinyurl.com/pc748ss) -- another first sighting for me at Hagerman 2 Common Gallinules At the marsh above the low water crossing on Refuge Road: 4 Western Sandpipers 3 Least Sandpipers 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 7 Stilt Sandpipers (http://tinyurl.com/nkpjoan) 2 Tricolored Herons (http://tinyurl.com/n9qh92q) -- I was able to watch one of them dance and dart while catching minnows Regards, Mike Cameron Wylie, TX (Dallas area) 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