Hello, I went birding for around three hours this morning, birding some University of Dallas property, as well as the Rochelle Ponds. Highlights included a very close hunting female Sharp-shinned Hawk, a male Spotted Towhee, and good looks at a Brown Creeper at UD, and then down by the ponds good duck numbers, two more creepers, and a Golden-crowned Kinglet. Good birding, Christian Walker University of Dallas Irving, TX 512 431-2495 University of Dallas, Dallas, US-TX Jan 25, 2013 7:20 AM - 10:05 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Overcast, with a bit of water on the wind. A bit misty, N wind 5-15 mph, around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. By myself. 30 species Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Maybe 2. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 HO Ring-billed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Ho Blue Jay 3 2 HO American Crow 4 1 HO Carolina Chickadee 3 1 HO Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 4 3 HO Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 HO Northern Mockingbird 1 HO Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 6 Cedar Waxwing 27 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 25 7 HO Spotted Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 20 17 HO Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 14 2 HO Northern Cardinal 6 4 HO Common Grackle 17 Great-tailed Grackle 7 House Finch 5 3 HO American Goldfinch 35 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12722484 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Rochelle Ponds, Dallas, US-TX Jan 25, 2013 9:05 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: By myself. Overcast, 5-10 mph N, around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. 29 species Canada Goose 2 Gadwall 16 American Wigeon 39 Mallard 51 Northern Shoveler 23 Ring-necked Duck 26 Lesser Scaup 46 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 50 White-winged Dove 15 Mourning Dove 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 10 Carolina Chickadee 2 Brown Creeper 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 1 Ho Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10 Northern Cardinal 1 Great-tailed Grackle 40 House Finch 2 HO House Sparrow 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12722575 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner