[texbirds] NW Central Texas Wilbarger, Foard, Knox, Haskell Co.s
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:13:50 -0500
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Made a dash over to Wilbarger Co from HWY. 70 to visit my childhood
home of Odell right on the Red River. I had hope to meet up with
Billy Gilbert a friend from long ago and to this day but found he had
gone back to Denton after a week there, so I explored what little
remained of the now ghoast town pretty much. Was not birding per se
but, did go over to the creek NW of town and found the same birds from
so long ago. Bullock's Orioles on near the Wilson place and Blue
Grosbeaks north of town. The huge old Siberian Elms that were around
the two old churches are now gone due to tornados and drought. They
once hosted scores of orioles when I was a kid and their nests flew
like flags long into the winter once the leaves fell. The town looks
real bad without its big trees. My school there is now just a huge
pile of sandstone blocks and empty windows.
I drove down thru Vernon to Foard, Knox and Haskell Counties on Hwy
6...Everything bringing back memories. Wheat growers are busy
harvesting and are easy to spot from a long way away...Red soil
finally turns to sandy brown again in Haskell Co. I stopped alone the
two forks of the Witchita Rivers, or what was called rivers, and
piddled a bit birding...A few Miss. Kites, orioles Bell's Vireos etc.
Nothing major. Hit a few small lakes for a few moments but saw
nothing of note except a single Black Tern, a Snowy Egret and two
distant ducks I could not make out. There was one culvert on the way
down with Cave Swallows...I think in Knox Co....Despite how dry it was
, There was Am. Robin song here and there this morning but nothin like
over toward Young and Clay Co.s where they are all over the smaller
towns in an area that has actually had better rains. Saw Swainson's
Hawks in two locations.
Now in Shackelford Co. where I will be piddling around (along with
Haskell and Throckmorton Co.s) for the next few days. Love the area,
so much more insect diversity and herps than in in Central Texas.
Brush Freeman
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