Did you happen to note which subspecies the White-breasted Nuthatch was? If this was one from the Rockies it could be more evidence of a push from that region. Golden-crowned Kinglets have already been reported in the plains of New Mexico. Cameron Carver Lubbock, TX Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2014, at 17:24, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Greetings All: > > Yesterevening, during my three mile walk in my neighborhood, I noted a > White-breasted Nuthatch (guess it got the word from all the Red-breasted > Nuthatches that have descended upon us) in a yard near 42nd Street and > Louisville Avenue. > > This morning, as I walked into work, I spotted a Golden-crowned Kinglet > working one of the larger liveoaks at the northwest corner of the TTU HSC > building. I also flushed 2 Common Poorwills from the junipers. > > I don't know what, if anything, is signified by the two songbird sightings > but both are about as early as I can recall seeing the species in Lubbock. > > Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock 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