Greetings All:
We completed the Lubbock County CBC on 17 December 2016 - as the polar
vortex moved in - and managed to tally 130 species during the day (record
low was 57; record high was 141 - so not bad, given the arrival of some
truly 'amusing' weather).
All birds were in Lubbock County and observers were: JB=Justin Bosler,
KB=Kathryn Brautigam, PD=Paul DiFiore, AH=Anthony Hewetson, EH=Ellen
Hildebrandt, PKe=Peter Keyel, PKi=Phillip Kite, RL=Rob Lee, LM=Liam
McGuire, DM=Daria McKelvey, SP=Skyler Parks, LS=Leanna Smith, CW=Christian
Walker, WW=William Wenthe, AZ=Angelina Zappia.
On to the highlights and I hope I didn't leave anything (or anybody) out:)
10 Greater White-fronted Geese at Buffalo Springs Lake (JB)
1 Greater White-fronted Goose at City Farms (AH)
1 Greater White-fronted Goose at Huneke Park (LM, LS, WW)
1 Greater White-fronted Goose at Leftwich Park (LM, LS, WW)
4 Greater White-fronted Geese at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
2 Greater White-fronted Geese near Roosevelt (PKe)
5 Greater White-fronted Geese at the V8 Ranch (JB)
2 Snow Geese near Butler Park (AH)
13 Snow Geese over Kitalou (AH)
75 Snow Geese over Lubbock (LM, LS, WW)
1 Snow Goose at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
10 Snow Geese near Roosevelt (PKe)
8 Snow Geese at Whisperwood Pond (LM, LS, WW)
7 Ross's Geese near Butler Park (AH)
4 Ross's Geese over Kitalou (AH)
1 Ross's Goose at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Ross's Goose at Whisperwood Pond (LM, LS)
22 Wood Ducks at Leroy Elmore Park (LM, LS, WW)
2 Blue-winged Teals at Lake Six (PKi)
1 Blue-winged Teal at Lubbock Lake Landmark (RL)
1 male Cinnamon Teal at Ransom Lake (PKe)
45 Canvasbacks at the TTU WT Ponds (LM, LS, WW)
7 Redheads at Guy Park (LM, LS, WW)
40 Redheads at Hillcrest Country Club (RL)
2 Redhead at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
80 Redheads at the TTU WT Ponds (LM, LS, WW)
4 Greater Scaups at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Common Goldeneye at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Common Merganser at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Common Merganser at Power Plant Ponds (JB)
3 Red-breasted Mergansers at Lake Six (PD, PKi, CW)
4 Scaled Quails at City Farms (AH)
2 Ring-necked Pheasants below Lake Six (PD, CW)
2 Eared Grebes at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Eared Grebe at Mae Simmons Park (PD, PKi, CW)
2 Inca Doves at a Lubbock yard (fide LM)
2 Soras at Erskine Street Marsh (PD, PKi, CW)
1 Spotted Sandpiper at Ashe Street Playa South (KB, SP, AZ)
1 Wilson's Snipe below Lake Six (PD, CW)
2 Wilson's Snipes at MacKenzie Park (PD, EH, PKi, CW)
2 Wilson's Snipes near Kitalou (AH)
1 Greater Yellowlegs at Andrews Park (LM)
1 Greater Yellowlegs at Ashe Street Playa South (KB, SP, AZ)
1 Greater Yellowlegs at the Lubbock WT Ponds (AH)
1 Greater Yellowlegs at Miller Park (LM, LS, WW)
1 Lesser Yellowlegs at Ashe Street Playa South (KB, SP, AZ)
1 Great Egret at Dupree Park (LM, LS, WW)
2 Great Egrets at Leroy Elmore Park (LM, WW)
1 Great Egret at Miller Park (LM, LS, WW)
1 Snowy Egret at Dupree Park (LM, LS, WW)
1 Osprey at MacKenzie Park (PD, EH, PKi, CW)
1 Osprey at Ransom Lake (PKe, JB)
1 Rough-legged Hawk near Lubbock International Airport (AH)
1 adult Golden Eagle at City Farms (AH)
2 Eastern Screech Owls at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Short-eared Owl along Municipal Drive (PKi)
1 Acorn Woodpecker at the V8 Ranch (JB)
2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers in Idalou (PKe, photographs)
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Peregrine Falcon near Idalou (AH)
1 Peregrine Falcon at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Black Phoebe at the V8 Ranch (JB, photographs)
1 Eastern Phoebe at Butler Park (AH)
2 Common Ravens south of Buffalo Springs Lake (JB)
3 Black-crested Titmice at the V8 Ranch (JB)
2 Brown Creepers at MacKenzie Park (PD, PKi, CW)
1 Brown Creeper at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 House Wren below Lake Six (PD, CW)
1 House Wren at Lubbock Lake Landmark (RL)
1 House Wren in a Lubbock yard (AH)
1 House Wren at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Winter Wren at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Carolina Wren below Lake Six (PD, CW)
1 Carolina Wren at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet near Kitalou (AH)
4 Eastern Bluebirds at the Lubbock Cemetery (PD, PKi, DM, CW)
12 Eastern Bluebirds at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Townsend's Solitaire below Lake Six (PD, CW)
1 Townsend's Solitaire at City Farms (AH)
1 Hermit Thrush at Whisperwood Pond (WW)
1 Brown Thrasher at Ransom Lake (PKe)
3 Cedar Waxwings in Idalou (PKe)
21 Cedar Waxwings at the Lubbock Cemetery (PD, PKi, DM, CW)
10 Cedar Waxwings at Miller Park (LM)
12 Cedar Waxwings at Olive Street (AH)
4 Cedar Waxwings in the Tech Terrace Neighborhood (LM, LS, WW)
5 Pine Siskins at the V8 Ranch (JB)
4 Lesser Goldfinches at the V8 Ranch (JB)
2 Orange-crowned Warblers below Lake Six (PD, CW)
1 Orange-crowned Warbler at Buffalo Springs Lake (JB)
1 Orange-crowned Warbler at Olive Street (AH)
3 Orange-crowned Warblers at the V8 Ranch (JB)
2 Field Sparrows at City Farms (AH)
6 Field Sparrows at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 LeConte's Sparrow at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Fox Sparrow at Butler Park (AH)
1 Fox Sparrow at Olive Street (AH)
2 Fox Sparrows at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 Swamp Sparrow at Butler Park (AH)
5 Swamp Sparrows at the V8 Ranch (JB)
1 White-throated Sparrow in a Lubbock yard (AH)
1 White-throated Sparrow in the Tech Terrace Neighborhood (LM, LS, WW)
11 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at Buffalo Springs Lake (JB)
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock
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