[texbirds] Lubbock Area Birding Summary for November - Long
- From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:38:05 -0800 (PST)
NOVEMBER 2012 SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS:
With
0.28 inches of rain during the month (FAR below the average November rainfall
of 0.71 inches) and 10.83 inches for the year,
Lubbock is now 7.18 inches below the average year-to-date total of
18.01 inches. To say that waterfowl, waders, and shorebirds have been
concentrated by drought is now a severe understatement - with the exception of
Lubbock County, most of the counties in the region are bereft or close to
bereft of standing water. Upland non-passerines, particularly raptors, are
getting harder to find as well; probably due to negative impacts of continuing
drought on food supply. There are some interesting passerines about and
increased effort during the CBC period in December might reveal a bit more
about suspected irruptive events - nuthatches, creepers, longspurs, some
woodland sparrows, and some finches seem to be doing, surprisingly, better than
average in the region so far this winter. The combination of intense
observer effort at some locations and the increase in data due to
e-bird has made it somewhat more difficult to separate individuals
sightings - the algorithm I am using is relatively conservative and I am
willing to share it with anybody who is interested.
As always the county follows the site in () and birds
are mentioned by virtue of rarity, atypical abundance, or atypical
scarcity.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 near Robertson (Crosby) on 9/25/12 (fide ML) was
reported quite late - PART OF THE IRRUPTIVE EVENT THIS FALL.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 1 at McCullough Park (Lubbock) on 11/6/12 (DH), 2
at Whisperwood Pond (Lubbock) on 11/14/12 (CR), 2 at Leroy Elmore Park
(Lubbock) on 11/24/12 (SC), 1 near Hale Center (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), 25
west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), and 10 at the Becton Cemetery
Playa (Lubbock) on 11/30/12 (CC) - LATE TO ARRIVE THIS YEAR BUT AVERAGE NUMBERS
IN THE FEW SUITABLE SITES LEFT IN THE REGION.
SNOW
GOOSE: Six reports of 1-10 birds, one report of 12 birds, and one report of 98
birds in the region (Hale, Lubbock) during the period (CC, SC, AnH, CR) -
AVERAGE NUMBERS AT THE FEW SUITABLE SITES LEFT IN THE REGION BUT FEW SUITABLE
SITES LEFT SO, CONSEQUENTLY, LOW.
ROSS'S GOOSE: Five reports of 1-10 birds and one report of 78 birds in the
region (Hale, Lubbock) during the period (CC, SC, AnH) - LATE TO ARRIVE -
AVERAGE NUMBERS AT THE FEW SUITABLE SITES LEFT IN THE REGION BUT FEW SUITABLE
SITES LEFT SO, CONSEQUENTLY, LOW.
WOOD DUCK: 3 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (SC), 11-53 at Leroy Elmore
Park (Lubbock) from 11/7/12 through 11/24/12 (CC, SC), 6 at Whisperwood Pond
(Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (SC), 1-4 at Buffalo Spring Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12
(CC, SC), 1 at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) on 11/20/12 (CC), 1 female and 1
male at the Plainview Duck Pond (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - GOOD NUMBERS BUT
SEVERELY
CONCENTRATED.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 2 in southwest Lubbock (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (CR), 1 at Clapp
Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC), 2 at Tahoka Lake Pond (Lynn) on 11/24/12 (SB,
AvH), and 2 at Tahoka Yard Pond (Lynn) on 11/24/12 (SB, AvH) - VERY RARE THIS
LATE IN THE SEASON - MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE, POSSIBLY, FORESTALLED DEPARTURE.
CANVASBACK: Present at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) throughout the month (CC,
SC) with numbers peaking at 174 on 11/9/12 (SC); otherwise 1 at Kohl's Playa
(Lubbock) on 11/8/12 (SC), 3 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 11/17/12 (SB), and
2 west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - IF NOT FOR THE SEWAGE POND,
NUMBERS WOULD BE AT NEAR-RECORD LOW FOR THE REGION.
REDHEAD: Present at the TTU Sewage Pond (Lubbock) throughout the month (CC, SC)
with numbers peaking at 50 on 11/1/12 (CC); otherwise 1 at Kohl's Playa
(Lubbock) on 11/8/12 (SC), 1 at McCullough Park (Lubbock) on 11/8/12 (SC), 3 at
the Smyer Playa
(Hockley) on 11/17/12 (SB), 10 at Post City Park (Garza) on 11/21/12 (BB), and
1 near Abernathy (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - IF NOT FOR THE SEWAGE POND, NUMBERS
WOULD BE AT RECORD LOW FOR THE REGION.
BUFFLEHEAD: Seven reports of 1-6 birds in the region (Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn)
during the period (SB, CC, SC, MDL, AvH) - LATE TO ARRIVE AND LOW IN NUMBER -
THIS SPECIES HAS FEW OPTIONS LEFT IN THE REGION.
COMMON MERGANSER: 1 female at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC) - CASUAL
IN NOVEMBER AND RELATIVELY EARLY FOR A SIGHTING IN THE MONTH.
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 2 females at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC) and
3 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/25/12 (EFD) - CASUAL IN NOVEMBER WITH THE FIRST
SIGHTING QUITE EARLY FOR A NOVEMBER REPORT.
COMMON LOON: 1 near Seminole (Gaines) on 11/5/12 (fide RL) and 1 at Leroy
Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 11/24/12 (SC) - CASUAL IN NOVEMBER; SOME MORE EARLY
WATERBIRD MOVEMENT.
EARED
GREBE: Nine reports of 1-6 birds in the region (Hockley, Lubbock) during the
period (SB, CC, SC, CR) - ABOUT AVERAGE - ALL AT ARTIFICIALLY MAINTAINED SITES.
WESTERN GREBE: 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (EFD) and 1 at Lake Six
(Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (EFD) - ABOUT AVERAGE.
GREAT EGRET: 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (SC) and 1 at Dupree Park
(Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (LK) the only reports - LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS -
THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE PROVEN A SEVERE SETBACK TO THIS SPECIES ESTABLISHMENT
AS A WINTERER IN THE REGION.
SNOWY EGRET: 1-2 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) from 11/4/12 through 11/28/12 (CC,
LK) and 12 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 11/26/12 (AnH) the only reports -
VERY LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS - THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE PROVEN A SEVERE
SETBACK TO THIS SPECIES ESTABLISHMENT AS A WINTERER IN THE REGION.
CATTLE EGRET:1 at Dupree Park (Lubbock)on 11/7/12 (CC) - A VERY LATE SIGHTING
FOR THE
REGION; THE REGION'S 5th NOVEMBER RECORD.
GREEN HERON: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 11/2/12 through 11/5/12 (CC, EFD)
and 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (EFD) the only reports - AN INTERMITTENT
WINTERER IN THE REGION; NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD THIS YEAR.
OSPREY: 1 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (LK) and 1 at Maxey Park
(Lubbock) on 11/15/12 (AnH) - FAIRLY LATE REPORTS THOUGH THE SPECIES HAS MADE
SOME INROADS AT WINTERING OF LATE.
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: Nine reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Crosby, Lubbock)
during the period (CC, SC, KH) - LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS - WOODLANDS IN
THE REGION HAVE BEEN BADLY IMPACTED BY DROUGHT AND PREY MAY BE IN LOW SUPPLY.
COOPER'S HAWK: Six reports of single bird sin the region (Lubbock) during the
period (BS, CC, SC, CR) - VERY LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS - WOODLANDS IN
THE REGION HAVE BEEN BADLY IMPACTED BY DROUGHT AND PREY SPECIES, ESPECIALLY
SQUIRRELS, ARE BE IN LOW
SUPPLY.
HARRIS'S HAWK: At least four adult- and one subadult-plumaged birds were
present at/near the TTU Rangeland (Lubbock) throughout the period (CC, SC, AnH,
WW) - THERE IS NOW A RESIDENT POPULATION, CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF UP TO THREE
FAMILY GROUPS, AT THIS LOCATION.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock)on 11/10/12 (CC) - FAR TOO LATE
TO BE A MIGRANT, THIS BIRD MAY MAKE AN ATTEMPT AT WINTERING.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/30/12 (KH) the only
report - LATE TO ARRIVE AND LOW IN NUMBER - THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE
TYPICAL FOR THIS SPECIES; RAPIDLY DECLINING IN THE REGION.
SORA: 2 at Running Water Draw (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) the only report - A TAD
LOW BUT COVERAGE OF THE CANYON LAKES IN LUBBOCK WAS LOW DURING THE MONTH.
VIRGINIA RAIL: 1 at Running Water Draw (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - A TAD LOW BUT
COVERAGE OF THE CANYON LAKES IN LUBBOCK WAS LOW DURING THE
MONTH.
AMERICAN AVOCET: 1 west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) and 2 near
Abernathy (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - CASUAL DURING NOVEMBER; ATYPICALLY MILD
TEMPERATURES HAVE FAVORED LINGERING SHOREBIRDS AT THE FEW SITES LEFT BY ONGOING
DROUGHT.
GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 1 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (LK), 16 at Clapp
Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC), 6 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/10/12 (CC), 20
at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/16/12 (CC,SC), 3 near Abernathy (Hale) on
11/25/12 (AnH), and 19 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/28/12 (CC) - GOOD
NUMBERS: ATYPICALLY MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE FAVORED LINGERING SHOREBIRDS AT THE
FEW SITES LEFT BY DROUGHT.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (SC) and 1 near
Abernathy (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - ABOUT AVERAGE.
LEAST SANDPIPER: 12 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (SC), 22 at the
Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 11/10/12 (SC), 7 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on
11/10/12 (CC), 8 at Reese Center (Lubbock) on 11/101/12 (SC), 3 at the Smyer
Playa (Hockley) on 11/17/12 (SB), and 7 near Abernathery (Hale) on 11/25/12
(AnH) - ABOUT AVERAGE; MILD TEMPERATURES ARE ALLOWING PERSISTENCE AT FEW
REMAINING SITES IN THE REGION.
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER: 24 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 11/10/12 (SC) and 12
near Abernathy (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) - GOOD SIZED FLOCKS FOR THIS LATE IN
THE SEASON - MILD TEMPERATURES AND DROUGHT ALLOWING PERSISTENCE AND FORCING
CONCENTRATION?
WILSON'S SNIPE: Five reports of 1-5 birds in the region (Hale, Lubbock) during
the period (CC, SC, EFD, AnH) - AVERAGE NUMBERS AT THE FEW REMAINING SITES BUT
AS SITES ARE SCARCE NUMBERS ARE, OVERALL, DOWN.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC, SC) -
FORMERLY CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL IN THE REGION BUT FIVE OF THE REGION'S SEVEN
RECORDS HAVE OCCURRED DURING FALL MIGRATION OR WINTER SINCE 2007.
FORSTER'S
TERN: 1 at Whisperwood Pond (Lubbock) form 11/9/12 to 11/10/12 (CC, CR) -
ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION IN NOVEMBER - A VERY NICE SIGHTING.
INCA DOVE: 2 in Tech Terrace (Lubbock) on 11/14/12 (CC), 3 at Dupree Park
(Lubbock) on 11/16/12 (AnH), and 4 in Littlefield (Lamb) on 11/21/12 (AR) the
only reports - THE SPECIES SEEMS TO HAVE STABILIZED AT VERY LOW NUMBERS IN THE
REGION - FORMERLY COMMON THROUGHOUT THE REGION; NOW RARE AT A FEW SITES WITHIN
THE REGION.
LONG-EARED OWL: 1 near New Deal (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (fide RL) the only report
- RIGHT ON TIME BUT NOTHING TO SUGGEST AN INVASION YEAR AT THIS POINT.
COMMON POORWILL: 1 near Petty (Lynn) on 11/24/12 (JB) - A RATHER LATE SIGHTING
FOR OUR REGION BUT THE SPECIES WILL PERSIST WELL INTO WINTER IF MILD
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 1 near Robertson (Crosby) on 11/5/12 (fide ML) - ANOTHER
RATHER LATE SIGHTING OF A SPECIES THAT PERSISTS SO LONG AS MILD TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE - WHO KNOWS; WE MIGHT FIND ONE ON ONE OF OUR CBCs THIS YEAR!
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER: 1 adult male in northwest Lubbock (Lubbock) on 11/3/12
(CC) - A VERY LATE MIGRANT (THE SPECIES IS NOT RECORDED AS WINTERING IN OUR
REGION).
MERLIN: Five reports of single birds in the region (Hale, Lubbock, Lynn) during
the period (CC, EFD, AnH, SW) - ABOUT AVERAGE; THIS WOODS-LOVING WINTERER SEEMS
TO BE FARING BETTER THAN OUR ACCIPITERS.
PEREGRINE FALCON: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC), 1 at Hoel Park
(Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (BS), and 1 at Tech Terrace (Lubbock) on 11/26/12 (SC) -
ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE, MOSTLY WINTERING, SPECIES.
EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 in southwest Lubbock (Lubbock) from 11/1/12 though 11/15/12
(CR, WW) the only reports - LOW.
NORTHERN SHRIKE: 1 at the Becton Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/30/12 (CC) -
ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; OUR 21st RECORD.
COMMON RAVEN: 1 near Justiceburg (Garza) on 11/2/12
(AnH), 1-2 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) from 11/10/12 through 11/30/12 (KH),
and 1 at the CR 173 Playa (Crosby) on 11/13/12 (KH) the only reports - A TAD
LOW.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 3 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/4/12 (CC) dropped to
1 from 11/5/12 through 11/19/12 (CC), 2 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on
11/10/12 (CC), and 1 in Tech Terrace (Lubbock) on 11/14/12 (CC) - CONTINUED
EVIDENCE OF AN IRRUPTIVE YEAR IN THE REGION.
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/10/12 (CC)
and 3 in Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC) - CONTINUED EVIDENCE OF
AN IRRUPTIVE YEAR.
BROWN CREEPER: 2 in southwest Lubbock (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (CR) and 1 in
Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC) - CONTINUED EVIDENCE OF AN
IRRUPTIVE YEAR.
ROCK WREN: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/19/12 (KH) the only report - LOW.
HOUSE WREN: 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (CC) and 1 at Buffalo
Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (SC) - LOW.
WINTER WREN: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/10/12 (CC), 1 at Ransom Lake
(Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (CC), 1-3 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12
(CC, SC), 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 11/18/12 (CC), and 1 at Mae Simmons
Park (Lubbock) on 11/21/12 (SC) - A NICE CROP OF REPORTS; PARTICULARLY FOR SO
EARLY IN THE SEASON.
CAROLINA WREN: 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/21/12 (SC) and 1 in Tech
Terrace (Lubbock) on 11/26/12 (SC) the only reports - LOW BUT LITTLE TIME WAS
SPENT BY BIRDERS IN OUR EASTERN WOODLANDS.
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS: 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (CR) and 1
at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/10/12 (CC) - GIVEN THE IRRUPTION OF
NUTHATCHES AND CREEPERS, THIS IS NOT AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OR NUMBER OF
SIGHTINGS.
EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 4 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC) the only report -
LOW.
MOUNTAIN BLUEVIRD: 1 at the Himmel
Farm (Crosby) on 11/8/12 (KH) the only report - LOW.
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 11/27/12 through 11/29/12
(JH, CC, SC) the only report - NICE BUT NOT YET SUGGESTIVE OF AN IRRUPTIVE
EVENT.
HERMIT THRUSH: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC), 3 at Buffalo Springs
Lake (Lubbock)on 11/18/12 (CC), and 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/21/12
(CC) the only reports - LOW.
BROWN THRASHER:1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/17/12 9CC), 1 at Tahoka Lake
(Lynn) on 11/24/12 (SB, MDL, AvH), and 2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/28/12
(CC) - THE ABOVE THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT SIGHTINGS FOR THE MONTH.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR: 3 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/8/12 (KH), 4 near Happy
Union (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), 80 west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH),
6 at the Becton Cemetery Playa (Lubbock) on 11/25/12 (SC), and 45 at the Becton
Cemetery Playa (Lubbock) on 11/28/12 (CC) - VERY PROMISING IN TERMS OF NUMBERS
AND SCATTER; COULD BE A LONGSPUR WINTER!
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR: 40 at the Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 11/10/12 (SC), 1
at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/12/12 (KH), 8 north of Petersburg (Hale) on
11/25/12 (AnH), 20 west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), 2 at the Becton
Cemetery Playa (Lubbock) on 11/25/12 (SC), and 2 at the Becton Cemetery Playa
(Lubbock) on 11/30/12 (CC) - VERY PROMISING IN TERMS OF NUMBERS AND SCATTER -
COULD BE A LONGSPUR WINTER!
MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR: 30 at the Becton Cemetery Playa (Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (CC),
25 at the CR 148/151 Playa (Crosby) on 11/18/12 (KH), 15 at the Himmel Farm
(Crosby) on 11/20/12 (KH), 38 north of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), 40
west of Petersburg (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH), 85 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on
11/25/12 (KH), 1 at the Becton Cemetery Playa (Lubbock) on 11/30/12 (CC), and
85 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/30/12 (KH) - VERY PROMISING IN TERMS OF
NUMBERS AND SCATTER -
COULD BE A LONGSPUR WINTER!
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/17/12 (AnH) and 1
at the Petersburg Landfill (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) the only reports - VERY LOW
- COULD BE REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S DISMAL SHOWING FOR THIS SPECIES AS A WINTERER.
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1 male at the Plainview Landfill Marsh (Hale) on 11/25/12
(AnH) and 1 male at Running Water Draw (Hale) on 11/25/12 (AnH) the only
reports - LOW.
CHIPPING SPARROW: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/5/12 (CC), and 3 at the
Smyer Playa (Hockley) on 11/17/12 (SB) the only reports - A TAD LOW BY RECENT
YEARS' STANDARDS.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 at the TTU Gardens (Lubbock) on 11/1/12 (SC), 5 at
Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/21/12 (SC), and 1 white-striped adult in a
Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/28/12 (AnH) - CONTINUING EVIDENCE OF AN IRRUPTIVE
EVENT THIS YEAR.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: 2 east of Lubbock (Lubbock) on 11/11/12 (CC) the
only report - CASUAL IN NOVEMBER - A VERY NICE SIGHTING.
RED CROSSBILL: 3 over Tech Terrace (Lubbock) on 11/14/12 (CC), 7 over Tech
Terrace (Lubbock)on 11/26/12 (CC), and 3 type-2 birds recorded over the Lubbock
Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/29/12 (SC) - IRRUPTIVE TO THE REGION - MOST EXCELLENT
THAT STEVE COLLINS WAS ABLE TO RECORD THESE TO TYPE - PART OF THE MASSIVE
IRRUPTION OF THE SPECIES THIS YEAR; THE FIRST YEAR SINCE 2009 THE SPECIES HAS
BEEN REPORTED IN THE REGION.
PINE SISKIN: Fifteen reports of 1-10 birds, two reports of 11-25 birds, and two
reports of 26-50 birds in the region (Crosby, Hale, Lubbock, Lynn) during the
period (SB, CC, SC, MDL, AnH, AvH, KH, GJ, PJ) - THE BEST SHOWING IN QUITE
SOMETIME - PART OF A GENERALIZED FINCH IRRUPTION?
LESSER GOLDFINCH: 2 in Littlefield (Lamb) from 11/8/12 through 11/10/12 (AR)
and 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/15/12 (KH) - RATHER LATE FOR OUR
REGION; TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN MILD
ENOUGH THAT THE SPECIES MIGHT WINTER AT FAVORED LOCATIONS IN SMALL NUMBERS.
OBSERVERS:
SB=Susan
Bergeson, JB=Jeff Boatright, BB¾nji Brooks, CCÊmeron Carver, SC=Steve
Collins, MDL=Manuel De Leon, EFD=Elizabeth Farley-Dawson, DHÚnny Hancock,
JH=Jerry Hatfield, AnH=Anthony
Hewetson, AvH=Aveline Hewetson,
KH=Kelly Himmel, GJ=George Jury, PJ=Pat Jury, LK=Logan Kuss, RL=Rob Lee,
ML=Mark Lockwood, CR=Clayton Rickett, AR=Anona Roberts, BS=Brady Surber,
SW=Steve Welborn, WW=William Wenthe.
Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson
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