Lubbock received 1.44 inches of rain during December, over twice as
much as the 0.70 inches expected for the month, bringing us up to
15.15 inches, a fair bit below the average annual total of 18.71
inches. The majority of this precipitation came in the form of a
massive snowstorm and gradual melt softened soils and recharged playas
a bit, while conditions overall remained rather mild, making for an
interesting mix of finally arriving winter birds and lingering fall
birds.
Regional summaries of eBird data can not be acquired in a timely
fashion. As a result, records submitted to eBird may not appear in
this report. Reports from the region that are submitted to the
texbirds or leasbirds listservs can be reviewed in a timely fashion
and should appear.
As always, the county follows the site in ( ) and birds are mentioned
by virtue of rarity, atypical abundance, or atypical scarcity. Water
Treatment Ponds have come to feature so prominently in these reports
that they will, henceforth, be referred to as WTP.
Some Late Reports from November:
BALD EAGLE: 1 immature bird near Wilson (Lynn) on 11/30/18 (JB) - A
NICE ADDITION TO A GOOD SEASON FOR THE SPECIES.
EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 near Wilson (Lynn) on 11/30/18 (JB).
COMMON RAVEN: 1 near Wilson (Lynn) on 11/30/18 (JB) - PART OF THE
CONTINUING REBOUND OF THE SPECIES IN THE REGION.
HOUSE WREN: 1 near Wilson (Lynn) on 11/30/18 (JB) - RUNNING LATE
ENOUGH TO BE A POTENTIAL WINTERING BIRD.
And on to December:
SNOW GOOSE: Six reports of 1-2 birds, one report of 30 birds, one
report of 40 birds, one report of 356 birds, and a remarkable report
of 1430 birds in the region (Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (CC,
JCl, SC, AH, LM, NP, MR, BSc) - FINALLY ARRIVED AND, FOR A FEW DAYS AT
LEAST, IN GOOD NUMBERS.
ROSS'S GOOSE: Four reports of 1-11 birds, one report of 38 birds, and
one remarkable report of 270 birds in the region (Bailey, Floyd,
Lubbock) during the period (AH, PKi, RL, CR, FR) - FINALLY ARRIVED
AND, IN SOME SPOTS, IN GOOD NUMBERS.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE:Three reports of 1-8 birds, three reports
of 12-20, one report of 56 birds, one report of 132 birds, one report
of 189 birds, and one report of 212 birds in the region (Crosby,
Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (JB, SC, MDL, AH, LM, MR) - FINALLY
ARRIVED AND IN REASONABLY GOOD NUMBERS.
WOOD DUCK: 4 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (LM), 1
along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (PKi, BK, RL), 15 in west
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BSc), and 2 along CR 405 (Dickens) on
12/29/18 (DH, AH) the only reports received - A TAD LOW.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 1 at Lake Alan Henry (Garza) on 12/21/18 (SK) and 1
female/1 male near White River (Crosby) on 21/29/18 (DH, AH) -
FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION IN WINTER; NOW FOUND ANNUALLY ALBEIT
IN SMALL NUMBERS.
CANVASBACK: Eight reports of 1-8 birds, one report of 14 birds, and
one report of 20 birds in the region (Floyd, Garza, Lubbock) during
the period (JaC, AH, SK, PKe, JM, DS, WW) - STILL A TAD LOW BUT GOOD
SCATTER.
REDHEAD: Ten reports of 1-6 birds and three reports of 12-22 birds in
the region (Bailey, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock) during the period
(JB, CC, JCl, MDL, DH, AH, EH, PKi, RL, JM, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND
GOOD SCATTER.
COMMON GOLDENEYE: 1 female at Guy Park (Lubbock) on 12/11/18 (PKi), 1
female in northwest Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 2 in south
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (EH, LZ), 1 in west Lubbock (Lubbock) on
12/15/18 (BSc), 1 female near South Plains (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH), 1
male near White River (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) - AN EXCELLENT
SEASON FOR THIS USUALLY HARD-TO-FIND SPECIES IN THE REGION.
COMMON MERGANSER: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (PKe, RL), 47
at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (JB, MDL, DH, AH, RL), and 33
at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/30/18 (SB, AvH) - LOW NUMBERS;
WHITE RIVER LAKE IS OFTEN GOOD FOR TRIPLE DIGITS.
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 1 in west Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BSc)
the only report - A TAD LOW.
SCALED QUAIL: 8 at City Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH) the only report - LOW.
RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1 near Kitalou (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH) and 1
near Providence (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH) the only reports - LOW.
EARED GREBE: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (LM), 1
at the Lubbock Sewage Ponds (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), and 1 at White
River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) the only reports - LOW.
INCA DOVE: 2 near City Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 1 in east
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (PKe, WW), and 2 in south Lubbock
(Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (CC, JCl) - GOOD NUMBERS BY RECENT YEARS'
STANDARDS.
ROCK PIGEON: 9 near Kalgary (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (CC, JCl) _
NOTEWORTHY AS THE FIRST SIGHTING OF THE SPECIES ON THE WHITE RIVER
LAKE CBC IN OVER TEN YEARS!
WHITE-WINGED DOVE: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (LZ, RR) -
NOTEWORTHY AS THE FIRST SIGHTING EVER OF THE SPECIES DURING A MULESHOE
NWR CBC!
SORA: 2 along the Canyon Lake (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BK, PKi, RL) the
only report - LOW.
AMERICAN AVOCET: 4 at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on 12/6/18 (JM) -
FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL IN DECEMBER, NOW CASUAL BUT AN EXCELLENT SIGHTING!
WILSON'S SNIPE: Five reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Bailey,
Dickens, Lubbock, Lynn) during the period (CC, JCL, MDL, DH, AH, BSc)
- VERY LOW NUMBERS BUT GOOD SCATTER.
SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/30/18 (SB,
AvH) - FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; NOW CLOSING ON ANNUAL.
GREATER YELLOWLEGS: Five reports of 1-3 birds in the region (Crosby,
Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (CC, JCl, AH, BK, PKi, RL) - VERY
LOW NUMBERS, POOR SCATTER.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 7 in west Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BSc) -
THOUGH QUITE RARE IN THE REGION DURING WINTER PROPER, SIGHTINGS HAVE
BEEN INCREASING IN RECENT YEARS.
HERRING FULL: 1 first winter bird along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) on
12/11/18 (DH) and 1 in west Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BSc) -
ABOUT AVERAGE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS - A HUGE DECLINE FROM
HISTORICAL STANDARDS.
AMERICAN BITTERN: 1 at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on 12/16/18 (JaC) -
VERY RARE IN THE REGION AT ANY TIME; WINTER REPORTS ARE EVEN MORE
SCARCE.
GREAT EGRET: 2 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 12/12/18 (PKe) the
only report - LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.
SNOWY EGRET: 2 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 12/12/18 (PKe) and 1
at Guy Park (Lubbock) on 12/31/18 (BSc) the only reports - ABOUT
AVERAGE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.
BALD EAGLE: 1 adult near South Plains (Floyd) on 12/4/18 (JP), 1 adult
near South Plains (Floyd) on 12/9/18 (SC, MR), 1 immature on City
Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), and 1 adult at the Silver Falls Rest
Area (Crosby) on 12/27/18 (JCr) - A GOOD SEASON FOR THE SPECIES IN THE
REGION.
OSPREY: 1 in east Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (PKe, WW) - FORMERLY
ACCIDENTAL IN THE REGION IN WINTER; NOW ANNUAL ALBEIT IN LOW NUMBERS.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 1-2 birds at Clapp Park (Lubbock) throughout the
period (JC, DH, PKe, ML, DS, WW) and 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake
(Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (LM) - FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION, NOW AN
ANNUAL MIGRANT AND WINTER RESIDENT.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: Seven reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Crosby,
Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (JaC, AH, LM, JM) - ABOUT AVERAGE
FOR THIS INCREASINGLY SCARCE WINTER RESIDENT.
GOLDEN EAGLE: 1 north of Dougherty (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH) the only
report - A TAD LOW.
LONG-EARED OWL: 1 at the Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (PKi, RL)
the only report - LOW.
SHORT-EARED OWL: 2 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (PKi, RL) the
only report - VERY LOW.
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: Nine reports of single birds in the region
(Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (BB, JB, MDL, DH,
AH, EH, PKe, PKi, RK, RL, WW, LZ) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE WINTER
RESIDENT.
DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1 at Plains Baptist Assembly (Floyd) on 12/22/18
(AH) and 1 along CR 405 (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) - ABOUT AVERAGE
FOR THIS EVEN MORE RARE WINTER RESIDENT.
PEREGRINE FALCON: 1-2 birds at the 50th x Indiana tower (Lubbock)
throughout the period (PKi, DS), 1 in east Lubbock (Lubbock) on
12/15/18 (PKe, WW), 1 in west Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BsC), and
1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (RR, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND
SCATTER.
EASTERN PHOEBE: Six reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Crosby,
Dickens, Garza, Lubbock) during the period (JB, MDL, DH, AH, EH, SK,
PKi, RL, LM, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER GIVEN THE VERY POOR FALL
RECORD.
SAY'S PHOEBE: 1 near Kitalou (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH) and 2 at the
Plains Baptist Assembly (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH) the only reports -
LOW.
VERMILION FLYCATCHER: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (RR, LZ)
and 1 male in Tahoka (Lynn) on 12/30/18 (MDL) - FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO
THE REGION; NOW ANNUAL AND POTENTIALLY ENCOUNTERED ANY MONTH.
COMMON RAVEN: Ten reports of 1-4 birds in the region (Crosby, Dickens,
Floyd, Garza, Kent) during the period (JB, MDL, DH, AH, EH, SK, PKi,
RL, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER.
VERDIN: 1 along CR 245 (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) and 4 along CR
405 (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) - GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER BY
CURRENT STANDARDS.
BUSHTIT: 3 along CR 405 (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) - ABOUT AVERAGE
FOR THIS FORMERLY UNCOMMON, NOW ALMOST UNFINDABLE SPECIES IN THE
REGION.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: Seven reports of 1-2 birds in the region
(Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (JCr, SH, AH, BK,
PKi, RL, BSc) - AVERAGE NUMBERS BUT BETTER THAN AVERAGE SCATTER.
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 12/5/18 (DH) the
only report - LOW.
BROWN CREEPER: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 12/9/18 (LZ), 2 in east
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (PKe, WW), 1 at White River Lake
(Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB, RK), and 1 at Stanford Park (Yoakum) on
12/29/18 (GC) - LOW NUMBERS BUT GOOD SCATTER.
HOUSE WREN: 2 at the V8 Ranch (Lubbock) n 12/15/18 (LM), 1 at Muleshoe
NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (RR, LZ), 1 at White River Lake (Lubbock) on
12/29/18 (BB, RK), 8 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 1229/18 (JB, MDL,
RL), and 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (EH, PKi, LZ) -
VERY GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER FOR A SPECIES ONCE CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL
TO THE REGION IN WINTER.
WINTER WREN: 1 at Olive Street (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 1 at Plains
Baptist Assembly (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH) and 1 at White River Lake
(Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB, RK) the only reports - LOW.
CACTUS WREN: 2 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/17/18 (LK) and 12/19/18
(LK) - ONCE CASUAL IN SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION; NOW
ACCIDENTAL - GREAT SIGHTINGS!
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: 1 along Red Mud Road (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH,
AH) the only report - LOW.
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 1 near Cedar Hill (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH) the
only report - VERY LOW.
EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 2 along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BK,
PKi, RL) - THE ONLY REPORT ATOP THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT.
WESTERN BLUEBIRD: 12 along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (BK,
PKi, RL) and 8 at the Sundown Golf Course (Hockley) on 12/25/18 (GD) -
A TAD LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD: 6 near Cedar Hill (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH), 2 near
Fairmont (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH), 9 near Flomot (Floyd) on 12/24/18
(AH), 18 near Gray Mule (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH), 4 near Johnfarris
(Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH), 33 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18
(JB, MDL, RL), 49 along CR 405 (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH), 55
along Red Mud Road (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH), and 19 at White
River Lake (Crosby) on 12/30/18 (SB, AvH) - THOUGH A BIT LATE TO
ARRIVE, NUMBERS TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH SUGGEST AN ONGOING
IRRUPTIVE EVENT.
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE: 1 at Plains Baptist Assembly (Floyd) on 12/22/18
(AH), 1 near Gray Mule (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH), and 2 at Stanford
Park (Yoakum) on 12/29/18 (GC) - LOW NUMBERS BUT GOOD SCATTER.
HERMIT THRUSH: Sixteen reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Bailey,
Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock) during the period (CC, JCl, JC, JCo,
DH, AH, EH, BK, PKi, ML, RL, JM, RR, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND GOOD
SCATTER BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.
GRAY CATBIRD: 1-2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) throughout the period (JC,
JCo, DH, PKe, ML, JM, WW) - ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION IN WINTER; THIS
WINTER SAW RECORDS FROM OUR REGION AND FURTHER NORTH IN THE PANHANDLE
PROPER.
CEDAR WAXWING: Four reports of 5-10 birds, three reports of 17-21
birds, and one report of 125 birds in the region (Crosby, Floyd,
Lubbock, Yoakum) during the period (KB, JB, GC, MDL, DH, AH, PKe, RL,
BSc, WW) - GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER AFTER A VERY POOR FALL SEASON.
SPRAGUE'S PIPIT: 1 near Wilson (Lynn) on 12/28/18 (JB) - ACCIDENTAL TO
THE REGION IN WINTER.
CASSIN'S FINCH: 1 female at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 12/5/18 (DH) and 2
at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (RR, LZ) - CURRENT STATUS IN THE
REGION POORLY UNDERSTOOD; UNTIL RECENT YEARS CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL;
NOW KNOWN TO BE ANNUAL.
LESSER GOLDFINCH: 2 in east Lubbock (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (PKe, WW) -
FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION IN WINTER; NOW ANNUAL.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR: 33 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (CC, JCl,
AH, RR, LZ), 4 at the CR 121 x FM 37 Playa (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH)
the only reports - LATE AND LOW.
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR: 20 at the CR 116 x FM 378 Playa (Crosby)
on 12/22/18 (AH) and 12 near Gray Mule (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH) the
only reports - LATE AND VERY LOW.
MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR: 21 at City Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 2 near
Kitalour (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 115 at the CR 116 x FM 378 Playa
(Crosby) on 12/22/18 (AH), 3 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH),
11 near Providence (Floyd) on 12/22/18 (AH), and 18 near Gray Mule
(Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH) the only reports - GOOD SCATTER BUT LOW
NUMBERS.
EASTERN TOWHEE x SPOTTED TOWHEE: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on
12/29/18 (BB, RK) - A RARE REPORT OF THIS HYBRID FOR THIS REGION.
INTERESTINGLY, 1-2 BIRDS WERE ALSO REPORTED FROM PALO DURO CANYON
STATE PARK DURING THE SEASON.
RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (PKi,
RL) - EXTREMELY RARE, POSSIBLY ACCIDENTAL, IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES - A
VERY EXCITING REPORT!
CHIPPING SPARROW: 20 at Lake Alan Henry (Kent) on 12/21/18 (SK), 2
along the White River (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH), 3 at White River
Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB, RK), 55 at White River Lake (Crosby) on
12/29/18 (JB, MDL, RL), and 6 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18
(DH, AH) - VERY GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER; REFLECTIVE, I SUSPECT, OF
MILD CONDITIONS IN THE REGION SO FAR THIS WINTER.
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB,
RK) and 1 elsewhere at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (JB, MDL,
RL) - GOOD NUMBERS BY CONTEMPORARY STANDARDS.
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (JB,
MDL, RL) - VERY RARE IN THE REGION DURING WINTER.
LECONTE'S SPARROW: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB, RK)
and 2 elsewhere at White River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (JB, MDL, RL)
- VERY RARE IN THE REGION AT ANY SEASON.
FOX SPARROW: Twelve reports of 1-8 birds and one report of 17 birds in
the region (Bailey, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock) during the period
(BB, JB, JCo, MDL, DH, AH, EH, PKi, RK, RL, LZ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND
SCATTER; FORMERLY THESE NUMBERS WERE FAIRLY TYPICAL; OF LATE THE
SPECIES HAS BECOME MUCH MORE SCARCE.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 at City Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH), 2
near Fairmont (Floyd)on 12/24/18 (AH), 4 at White River Lake (Crosby)
on 12/29/18 (JB, MDL, RL), 1 along Red Mud Road (Dickens) on 12/29/18
(DH, AH), and 1 along CR 150 (Kent) on 12/30/18 (RK) - ABOUT AVERAGE
BY CURRENT YEARS' STANDARDS; HISTORICALLY MUCH MORE COMMON IN THE
REGION.
HARRIS'S SPARROW: 3 along CR 150 (Kent) on 12/28/18 (RK), 2 at White
River Lake (Crosby) on 12/29/18 (BB, RK), 6 at White River Lake
(Crosby) on 12/29/18 (JB, MDL, RL), 5 at White River Lake (Crosby) on
12/29/18 (EH, PKi, LZ), 2 along CR 150 (Kent) on 12/30/18 (RK), and 3
along FM 1083 (Kent) on 12/30/18 (RK) - GREAT NUMBERS AND SCATTER BY
CURRENT STANDARDS.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: 1 at City Farms (Lubbock) on 12/15/18 (AH)
and 1 male near Dougherty (Floyd) on 1224/18 (AH) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR
THIS RARE WINTER LINGERER.
RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 1 male along CR 405 (Dickens) on 12/29/18 (DH, AH) -
FORMERLY ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; NOW KNOWN AS A RARE WINTER
RESIDENT.
BRONZED COWBIRD: 1 male at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 12/10/18 (JCo, WC)
- A VERY EXCITING REPORT; THE SPECIES FLIRTATION WITH WINTERING
CONTINUES.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: Eight reports of single birds in the region
(Crosby, Dickens, Lamb, Lubbock) during the period (CC, JCl, GC, KD,
DH, AH, EH, BK, PKe, PKi, RL, WW, LZ) - GREAT NUMBERS AND GOOD SCATTER
BY RECENT WINTERS' STANDARDS.
NASHVILLE WARBLER: 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 12/25/18 (JCr) -
ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION IN WINTER, WINTERING IS NOT UNPRECEDENTED AND
SEEMS RESTRICTED TO URBAN REFUGIA DURING MILD WINTERS.
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1 male at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 12/16/18 (AH)
and 1 male at the CR 121 x FM 37 Playa (Floyd) on 12/24/18 (AH) the
only reports - LOW.
CAPE MAY WARBLER: 1 at the Littlefield Cemetery (Lamb) on 12/24/18
(GC, photographs) - ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; ONLY THE SECOND RECORD
FOR THE REGION - THE BIRD OF THE MONTH.
OBSERVERS: SB=Susan Bergeson, BB=Brandon Best, JB=Justin Bosler,
KB=Kathryn Brautigam, CC=Canyon Clark, JCl=Jeremy Clark, JC=Joe
Cochran, JCo=Jordan Cochran, WC=Whitney Cochran, SC=Sheridan Coffey,
GC=Greg Cook, JaC=Jack Cook, JCr=Jim Crites, MDL=Manuel De Leon,
KD=Ken Dixon, DH=Drew Harvey, AH=Anthony Hewetson, AvH=Aveline
Hewetson, EH=Ellen Hildebrandt, SK=Steve Kasper, BK=Barry Keith,
LK=Laurel Kersh, PKe=Peter Keyel, PKi=Phillip Kite, RK=Rich Kostecke,
ML=Mark Lee, RL=Rob Lee, LM=Liam McGuire, JM=Jennifer Miller, JP=John
Pike, RR=Richard Redmond, MR=Martin Reid, CR=Clarice Robertson,
FR=Floyd Robertson, BSc=Bobby Schat, DS=David Shelburne, WW=William
Wenthe, LZ=Lena Zappia.
Anthony Hewetson; Lubbock
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