[texbirds] Lubbock Area Birding Summary for November - longish

From: Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ellen hildebrandt <hildeef2@xxxxxxxxx>, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:22:48 -0600
With 2.95 inches of rain in November, well above the average November total
of 0.71 inches, Lubbock moved a little more above average for the year with
22.17 inches of rain compared to the average year-to-date total of 18.01
inches.  The region remains in drought but there is more water about than
there has been for several years and winter waterbirds were starting to
fill in a bit by the end of the month.
I was unable to create a usable summary of eBird data of sighting in the
region for the time period covered - IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE TO
PREPARE THIS REPORT.  Comments at the end of each sighting summary have
been adjusted, to the best of my abilities, to reflect this reduction in
reports.  I did, for the Common Crane, acquire as many eBird records as I
could.

As always, the county follows the site in ( ) and birds are mentioned by
virtue of rarity, atypical abundance, or atypical scarcity.

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 2 at Earl Crow Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH)
and on 11/18/14 (PKi) the only reports received - A BIT LATE AND A BIT LOW.

ROSS'S GOOSE: 5 at Earl Crow Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) and 1 at Lake
Two (Lubbock) on 11/17/14 (PKi) the only reports received - A BIT LATE AND
A BIT LOW.

CACKLING GOOSE: 11 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) stood
out from other reports - RARELY SEEN AT THIS LOCATION.

WOOD DUCK: 1-2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through the period (AH), 1-8 at
Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through the period (AH, PKi), and 1 at White
River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/15 (AH, PKi) the only reports received - THEY
WERE ON TIME THIS YEAR BUT NUMBERS REMAIN A BIT LOW.

GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
GREEN-WINTED TEAL - Dabblers were present in average to good numbers at
most wet sites in the region - A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT OVER RECENT,
DROUGHT-STRICKEN YEARS.

CANVASBACK: 19 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 5 at Lake
Two (Lubbock) on 11/13/14 (PKi), 2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14
(AH), 2 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), and 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock)
on 11/22/14 (PKi) - ABOUT AVERAGE; AN IMPROVEMENT OVER RECENT YEARS.

REDHEAD: 2 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 12 at Lake
Two (Lubbock) on 11/13/14 (PKi), 4 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH),
2 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/14 (AH, JO, DSa), and 6 at Clapp Park
(Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (TmD, TnD, AH, EH, JJ, JK, JM, JW) - ABOUT AVERAGE;
AN IMPROVEMENT OVER RECENT YEARS.

RING-NECKED DUCK: 210 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) is
noteworthy in that it is - A VERY HIGH NUMBER FOR THIS SITE THIS EARLY IN
THE YEAR.

GREATER SCAUP: 1 male at White Rive Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) and
1 at Lake Two (Lubbock) on 11/13/14 (PKi) - FAIRLY GOOD FOR THIS PROBABLY
UNDER-REPORTED SPECIES THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR.

LESSER SCAUP: Good numbers present in appropriate habitat; AN IMPROVEMENT
OVER THE RECENT, DROUGHT-STRICKEN YEARS.

BUFFLEHEAD, HOODED MERGANSER: Present, in poor to good numbers at several
sites in the region; NO REAL IMPROVEMENT OVER RECENT YEARS.

COMMON MERGANSER: 3 at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on 11/20/14 (PKi), 6-7 at
Lake Six (Lubbock) from 11/22/14 to the end fo the month (PKi, JO, DSa) -
GOOD, BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS, FOR THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 2 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/13/14 (PKi), 1 at
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), and 1 at Andrews Park (Lubbock) on
11/18/14 (PKi) - GOOD, BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS, FOR THIS EARLY IN THE
YEAR.

SCALED QUAIL: 5-20 daily in Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) through the period
(JL) and 16 in (Bailey) on 11/14/14 (MDL) the only reports received - HARD
TO INTERPRET; ONE NEWLY REPORTED SITE MAY BE SUGGESTING AN ILLUSORY REBOUND
FOR THIS NOW HARD TO FIND SPECIES.

RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 2 females at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/10/14
(KH), 2 males at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/23/14 (KH), and 4 at the
Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/28/14 (KH) the only reports - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR
THIS INCREASINGLY HARD TO FIND SPECIES.

WIILD TURKEY: 4-9 along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) during several visits
throughout the period (PKi) - NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE MOVEMENT UP THE CANYON
LAKES MAY SUGGEST A REBOUND TO THE SPECIES FORMER IN-TOWN PREVALENCE.

HORNED GREBE: 1 probable bird at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/14/14 (PKi) was
seen at closer distance on 11/15/14 (AH); another single, probably the same
bird, was seen on Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (PKi) - RIGHT ON TIME AND
IN THE LOW NUMBERS WE EXPECT THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON; IT WILL BE
INTERESTING TO SEE IF THEY SHOW UP AT THEIR TYPICAL SITES DURING THE CBCs.

EARED GREBE: 2 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/13/14 (PKi) increased to 11 at
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/14/14 (PKi) and 11/15/14 (AH), and dropped to 4 at
Lake Six (Lubbock) by 11/22/14 (PKi); also 1 at Andrews Park (Lubbock) on
11/18/14 (PKi), and 1 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) from 11/23/14 through
11/29/14 (AH) - VERY GOOD BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

WESTERN GREBE: 1 at Andrews Park (Lubbock) on 11/14/14 (PKi), on 11/15/14
(AH, photographs), on 11/16/14 (JM), and on 11/17/14 (GJ, PJ) the only
report received so far - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE WINTER VISITOR.

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 1 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) from 11/18/14
through 11/24/14 (CC, AH, JM, CR, FR), 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on
11/18/14 (JB), and 7 at McAlister Park (Lubbock) on 11/20/14 (PKi) - VERY
GOOD NUMBERS FOR THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON.

GREAT EGRET: 3 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 1 at
Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), and 1 at Dupree Park
(Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) the only reports - A FAIRLY THOROUGH PULLOUT BY
THE END OF THE MONTH, OVERWINTERING ATTEMPTS SEEM UNLIKELY.

SNOWY EGRET: 2-3 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) through the period (AH,
PKi), 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) through the period (AH), 1 at MacKenzie
Park (Lubbock) on 11/11/14 (PKi), 2 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14
(AH), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), and 1 at Dupree Park
(Lubbock) on 11/20/14 (GJ, PJ) - GOOD NUMBERS AND SCATTER; THE POTENTIAL
FOR OVERWINTERING ATTEMPTS IS STRONG IN THESE JEDI.

CATTLE EGRET: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/14/14 (KH) - A VERY LATE
REPORT FOR THE REGION; CASUAL, AT BEST, IN NOVEMBER.

TRICOLORED HERON: 1 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on 11/21/14 (CR, FR) -
ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION AND A VERY LATE REPORT.

WHITE-FACED IBIS: 15 near Lorenzo (Crosby) on 11/18/14 (KH) - ALSO CASUAL,
AT BEST, THIS LATE IN THE YEAR - A LATE REPORT AND HIGH NUMBERS FOR A LATE
REPORT.

OSPREY: 1-2 along the Canyon Lakes (Lubbock) throughout the period (AH,
PKi) the only reports received - LATE BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS;ABOUT AVERAGE
BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS,

BALD EAGLE: 1 adult near Woodrow (Lubbock) on 11/1/14 (MDL) and 1 immature
at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/124 (EC, FC, AC, JF, AH, GM, JO, JP, DSa,
DSh, DSt, RW, photographs) - CASUAL, AT BEST, IN THE REGION DURING RECENT
DECADES - TWO REPORTS IN A SINGLE MONTH IS EXCELLENT.

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (PKi, JO, DSa)
- FORMERLY CONSIDERED MIGRATORY THROUGH THE REGION; NOW A CASUAL RESIDENT
AND A LOW-DENSITY WINTER RESIDENT.

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/14 (JB) and 1 near
Muleshoe (Bailey) on 11/22/14 (JG, MR, SV) the only reports - ON TIME THIS
YEAR BUT A BIT LOW IN NUMBERS SO FAR.

GOLDEN EAGLE: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/22/14 (JG, MR, SV) and 1
near Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/28/14 (CaT) the only reports - ON TIME AND
GOOD NUMBERS SO FAR THIS FALL/WINTER.

SORA: 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) the only report -
LOW; ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF GOOD HABITAT IN THE REGION THIS YEAR.

COMMON GALLINULE: 2 at Mae Simmons Park drifting to Lake Six (Lubbock) on
11/15/14 (AH) the only report - THE SINGLE SITE KNOWN TO SUPPORT PERMANENT
RESIDENTS IN THE REGION.

COMMON CRANE: 1-2 birds seen at or near Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) from 11/18/14
(JB) through 11/30/14 (CA, JBl, DB, JB, EB, SCa, EC, CC, CrC, RC, SCo, FC,
GC, MC, AC, MD, CEa, CEb, WE, SE, DE, EFD, JF, JG, MG, DnH, DvH, DHw, TH,
NH, AHe, AH, PH, JH, DJ, TK, PKe, PKi, CL, BM, MM, TM, CM, GM, AM, BNe,
BNi, JO, KO, JP, BP, MR, CLR, RBR, SR, CR, FR, CRu, DSa, JSb, JSc, RS, DSh,
KS,DSt, BS, WS, ET, WT, ClT, MT, ST, CaT, BT, AT, SV, RW, EW - 14 observers
omitted on request, an estimated 550+ observers did not report their
sightings to the listservs or to eBird) - THE FIRST DOCUMENTED RECORD FOR
OUR REGION AND, IF ACCEPTED BY THE TBRC, THE FIRST RECORD FOR THE STATE OF
TEXAS - THE BIRD OF THE YEAR AND OUR REGION'S FIRST ADDITION TO THE STATE
LIST SINCE THE GYRFALCON OF AGES AND AGES AGO.

AMERICAN AVOCET: 18-24 south of Crosbyton (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) and
1 at Buddy Holly Park (Lubbock) on 11/17/14 (PKi) - LATE REPORTS; THE FIRST
PARTICULARLY NOTABLE DUE TO HIGH NUMBERS.

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER: 5 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/3/14 (JB) -
ACCIDENTAL THIS LATE IN THE YEAR; ONE OF A PLETHORA OF LATE SHOREBIRD
REPORTS FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWY PLOVER: 14 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/3/14 (JB) - ACCIDENTAL THIS
LATE IN THE YEAR.

GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/6/14 (KH), 3-5
south of Crosbyton (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 1 at MacKenzie Park
(Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), 2 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/19/14 (KH),
1 at Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 11/20/14 (GJ, PJ), and 1 at the HImmel Farm
(Crosby) on 11/29/14 (KH) - ABOUT AVERAGE BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS; AN
IMPROVEMENT OVER RECENT, DROUGHT-STRICKEN YEARS.

LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 3 south of Crosbyton (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) the
only report - VERY RARE THIS LATE IN THE SEASON; AVERAGE.

LONG-BILLED CURLEW: 6 at City Farms (Lubbock) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) the only
report - LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS BUT OBSERVER EFFORT IN APPROPRIATE
HABITAT WAS ALSO LOW.

SANDERLING: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/3/14 (JB) - CASUAL IN THE
REGION EVEN DURING MIGRATION; THIS IS A VERY LATE REPORT.

PECTORAL SANDPIPER: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) from 11/19/14 through
11/25/14 (DB, JB, EC, FC, JF, AH, GM, JO, JP, BP, DSa, DSh, DSt, RW) - THE
FIRST NOVEMBER RECORD FOR THE SPECIES IN THE REGION; NICE TO HAVE TWO
MEMBERS OF THE TBRC AS OBSERVERS!

LEAST SANDPIPER: 11 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/6/14 (KH), 69 south
of Crosbyton (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 6 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on
11/14/14 (WW) and on 11/15/14 (AH), 3 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/17/14
(PKi), 6-8 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/14 (DB, JB, EC, FC, JF, AH,
GM, JO, JP, BP, DSa, DSh, DSt, RW), and 2 at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on
11/23/14 (AH) - A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF REPORTS FOR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON
AND UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBERS - GENERALY A RARE WINTER LINGERER.

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/19/14 (DB, JB, BP) and
on 11/25/14 (JB) - ANOTHER VERY LATE, ALMOST EXTRAORDINARILY SO, REPORT.

SEMIPALMATED/WESTERN SANDPIPER: 25 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/6/14
(KH) - ANOTHER VERY LATE, ALMOST EXTRAORDINARILY SO, REPORT.

WESTERN SANDPIPER: 3 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/43/14 (JB) - CASUAL, AT
BEST, THIS LATE IN THE SEASON THOUGH SOME HAVE LINGERED THROUGH THE WINTER
IN THE PAST.

DUNLIN: 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/3/14 (JB) - CASUAL, AT BEST, IN
THE REGION DURING MIGRATION, THIS IS ANOTHER VERY LATE REPORT FOR THE
REGION.

WILSON'S SNIPE: Four reports of 1-8 birds in the region (Bailey, Crosby,
Lubbock) during the period (AH, PKi) - LOW NUMBER OF REPORTS AND LOW
NUMBERS OVERALL DESPITE A VERY GOOD OCTOBER FOR THE SPECIES AND PLENTIFUL
HABITAT.

WILSON'S PHALAROPE: 6 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/3/14 (JB), 1 south of
Crosbyton (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), and 1 at Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on
11/19/14 (DB, JB, BP) - VERY GOOD FOR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON BY RECENT
YEARS' STANDARDS; HISTORICALLY, SMALL NUMBERS HAVE WINTERED IN THE REGION.

BONAPARTE'S GULL: 1 at Buddy Holly Park (Lubbock) on 11/11/14 (PKi), 1 at
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/11/14 (PKi), and 4 at Buddy Holly Park (Lubbock)on
11/17/14 (PKi) - CASUAL, AT BEST, IN OUR REGION AFTER FALL MIGRATION.

RING-BILLED GULL: 32 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) - A
HIGH NUMBER FOR THIS LOCATION.  2 at Bull Lake (Lamb) on 11/21/14 (AH) - AN
UNUSUAL LOCATION.

HERRING GULL: 1 adult winter bird at Leroy Elmore Park (Lubbock) on
11/22/14 (CC), 1 somewhat more typical adult winter bird at Leroy Elmore
Park (Lubbock) on 11/29/14 (AH) - GOOD BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS; THIS
SPECIES IS BECOMING HARD TO FIND IN THE REGON.

INCA DOVE: 2 at Buddy Holly Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) the only report
received - YIKES!

LEWIS'S WOODPECKER: a near Shallowater (Lubbock) on 11/26/14 (DP,
photographs) was relocated on 11/30/14 (AH, PKe, PKi, photographs) -
ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; ONE OF A HANDFUL OF REPORTS IN THE LAST TWO
DECADES.

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH,
PKi), 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), and 1 at the Lubbock
Cemetery from 11/21/14 (PKi) to 11/22/14 (AH) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE
WINTER RESIDENT.

MERLIN: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 1 at Clapp
Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), and 1 at Tech Terrace Park (Lubbock) on
11/27/14 (WW) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE WINTER RESIDENT.

PEREGRINE FALCON: 1 on the TTU HSC Campus (Lubbock) throughout the period
(AH), 1 using the water tower at 50th and Indiana in Lubbock (Lubbock) as a
perch throughout the period (AH), and 1 at Earl Crow Park (Lubbock) on
11/15/14 (AH) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS CITY-LOVING, WINTER RESIDENT.

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: 1 east of Post (Garza) on 11/11/14 (JSc) - A
VERY LATE REPORT FOR OUR REGION THOUGH THE SITE IS BELOW THE CAPROCK,
FAVORING LINGERING FLYCATCHERS.

COMMON RAVEN: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/5/14 (KH) and 2-5 west of
White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) the only reports - A TAD LOW
BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/2/14 (KD), 1 in
the same yard (Lubbock) on 11/5/14 (KD), 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on
11/15/14 (AH), 1 in a different Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (DH),
and at least 8 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH, PKi, JO,
DSa, photographs) - THE ONSLAUGHT CONTINUES!

HOUSE WREN: 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) the only report
- A TAD LOW.

WINTER WREN: 2 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) and 2 below
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (PKi, JO, DSa) - A TAD HIGH FOR THIS EARLY
IN THE SEASON.

CAROLINA WREN: 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/16/14 (RL) the only atop
the Caprock report received - A TAD LOW.

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH,
PKi) the only report - LOW.

GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: At least 6 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on
11/22/14 (AH, PKi, JO, DSa) the only report - GOOD NUMBERS FOR THIS EARLY
IN THE SEASON BUT NO SPREAD AT ALL.

EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 2 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) and at
least 4 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH, PKi, JO, DSa,
photographs) the only reports - A TAD LOW BUT LITTLE EFFORT IN THE EASTERN
COUNTIES DURING THE MONTH.

WESTERN BLUEBIRD: At least 8 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14
(AH, PKi, JO, DSa, photographs) with a few lingering at the site through
the end of the month (m.ob) - GOOD NUMBERS FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON EVEN
IF AN IRRUPTIVE EVENT IS UNDERWAY; RARELY SEEN MINGLING WITH EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS IN THE REGION.

CEDAR WAXWING: 7 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/21/14 (PKi) had
increased to 25 on 11/22/14 (AH, PKi, JO, DSa) the only reports received -
LOW.

LAPLAND LONGSPUR: 1 at the 156x209 Playa (Crosby) on 11/14/14 (KH0 and 3 at
Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/22/14 (JG, CRu, SV) the only reports received -
ABOUT AVERAGE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR: 25 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/19/14
(KH), 3 near Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/14 (AH, JP), and 3 near
Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/22/14 (JG, SV) the only reports received -
ABOUT AVERAGE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR: 1 near Muleshoe NWR (Bailey) on 11/21/14 (AH) and a
flock near Muleshoe (Bailey) on 11/22/14 (JG, SV) the only reports - A TAD
LOW, GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER LONGSPUR SPECIES.

NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 1 in (Bailey) on 11/14/14 (MDL) - ACCIDENTAL IN THE
REGION BEYOND OCTOBER; OUR FIRST NOVEMBER RECORD!

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH,
PKi), 1 at MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), 1 near Needmore
(Bailey) on 11/21/14 (AH), 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (DH),
and at least 8 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH, PKi, JO,
DSa) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THIS RARE TO UNCOMMON WINTER RESIDENT.

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1 at Mae Simmons Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) the
only report - A TAD LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

PINE WARBLER: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi) -
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CASUAL AND ANNUAL AS A WINTER VISITOR TO THE REGION.

CHIPPING SPARROW: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/7/14 (KH) and 1 at
the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH) the only reports - A TAD
LOW.

GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/19/14 (KH) the
only report - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CASUAL AND ANNUAL AS A RARE WINTER RESIDENT.

SWAMP SPARROW: 2 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 11/8/14 (AH, PKi), 1 at
Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH), 1 at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on
11/19/14 (KH), and 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH) the only
reports - RUNNING A BIT LATE THIS YEAR AND NOT IN EXPECTED NUMBERS AS OF
YET.

RED CROSSBILL: 3 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH) and one
other observation of a single bird at the same site later in the month -
IRRUPTIVE TO THE REGION, GENERALLY IN GOOD FINCH YEARS - WE WILL SEE WHAT
KIND OF YEAR THIS IS AS WINTER PROGRESSES.

CASSIN'S FINCH: 1 male at the Himmel Farm (Crosby) on 11/3/14 (KH), 1
probable at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/21/14 (PKi), up to 2
females and 2 males at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/22/14 (AH, PKi,
JO, DSa, photographs), several additional observations of 1-3 birds at the
Lubbock Cemetery through 11/28/14 (m.ob.)  - VERY GOOD NUMBERS AND EARLY IN
THE SEASON BY EVEN OUR BEST IRRUPTIVE YEARS' STANDARDS; PART OF THE
MOVEMENT THROUGH TEXAS NOTED BY NUMEROUS OBSERVERS.

PINE SISKIN: 2 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 11/15/14 (AH) and 7 at the Himmel
Farm (Crosby) on 11/29/14 (KH) the only reports received - LOW, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THE NUMBERS OF OTHER FINCHES AND GOLDFINCHES ALREADY REPORTED.

EVENING GROSBEAK: 1 male at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 11/30/14 (MG,
TK) - SOMETIMES, THOUGH NOT ALWAYS, COINCIDENT WITH OTHER FINCHES DURING
SIGNIFICANT IRRUPTIVE EVENTS IN THE REGION.

OBSERVERS:  CA=Charley Amos, JBl=Joe Blackburn, DB=Devin Bosler, JB=Justin
Bosler, EB=Erik Bruhnke, SCa=Skip Cantrell, EC=Eric Carpenter, CC=Cameron
Carver, CrC= Craig Carver, RC= Roger Clark, SCo=Sheridan Coffey, FC=Fred
Collins, GC=Greg Cook, MC=Mel Cooksey, AC=Anita Cooper, MDL=Manuel De Leon,
KD=Ken Dixon, TmD=Tom Dolan, TnD=Toni Dolan, MD=Mick Dreibelbis, CEa=Chris
Easley, CEb=Chris Eberly, WE= Wyatt Egelhoff, SE=Shelli Elerbe, DE=Dodge
Engelman, EFD=Elizabeth Farley-Dawson, JF=Joe Fischer, JG=John Groves,
MG=Mary Gustofson, DH=Danny Hancock, DnH=Dan Hanson, DvH=David Hanson,
DHw=Dave Hawksworth, TH=Tome Heisey, NH=Nancy Hetrick, AHe=Anthony Henehan,
AH=Anthony Hewetson, EH=Ellen Hildebrandt, KH=Kelly Himmerl, PH=Petra
Hockey, JH=John Houle, JJ=Jan Jannett, DJ=Dan Jones, GJ=George Jury, PJ=Pat
Jury, TK=Tiffany Kersten, PKe= Peter Keyel, PKi=Phillip Kite, JK=Jim
Kringle, CL=Corey Lange, JL=James Leatherwood, RL=Rob Lee, BM=Beth McBroom,
MM=Mark McDermott, TM=Todd McGrath, CM=Candy McNamee, GM=Greg Miller,
JM=Jennifer Miller, AM=Arman Moreno, BNe=Bret Newton, BNi=Bob Nieman,
JO=John O'Brien, KO=Kyle O'Haver, JP=Jay Packer, DP=Danny Pickens,
BP=Barrett Pierce, MR=Martin Reid, CLR=Carol Lynn Richardson, RBR=R. Bruce
Richardson, SR=Sue Riffe, CR=Clarice Robertson, FR=Floyd Robertson,
CRu=Christopher Rustay, DSa=David Sarkozi, JSb=Joanna Sblendorio, JSc=Jason
Scott, RS=Ryan Shaw, DSh=Dennis Shepler, KS=Kelly Smith, DSt=David
Steckoll, BS=Byron Stone, WS=William Sutton, ET=Ellen Tarbox, WT=William
Tarbox, ClT=Clay Taylor, MT=Margo Taylor, ST=Samuel Taylor, CaT=Carol
Thompson, BT=Barbara Tompkins, AT=Ashley Tubbs, SV=Steve Vinson, RW=Ron
Weeks, WW=William Wenthe, EW=Ed Wetzel, JW=Janice Whittington.

Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock


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