[texbirds-freelists] [texbirds] Lubbock Area Birding Summary for March - Long

  • From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:35:53 -0700

With 1.29 inches o
MARCH 2012 SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS:

With 1.29 inches of rain during the month, Lubbock finishes up well below the 
average year-to-date total of 1.97 inches but, thankfully, well above the 2011 
year-to-date total of 0.84 inches.  The region remains in exceptional drought 
and this shows in the increasing concentration of what few waterfowl, waders, 
and shorebirds remain to a few well-birded wet spots in the region - playas 
that are not directly or indirectly fed by human activity are virtually 
absent.  Most of the highlights, paradoxically, fall into this concentrated 
waterbird category ... along with a few lingering winter birds, some strange 
migratory spikes, and the first of the arriving spring migrants.  This year 
looks to prove, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that there is no such thing as an 
average year on the Southern High Plains.

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: 20 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS) was the 
only sighting reported and may well be the last of the season - VERY LOW 
NUMBERS AND AN EARLY DEPARTURE.

SNOW GOOSE: Four reports of 1-50 birds and two reports of 51-100 birds in the 
region (Crosby, Floyd, Lubbock, Terry) during the period (CC, KH, CR, BS, RT) - 
VERY LOW.

ROSS'S GOOSE: 20 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS) and 1 at Whisperwood 
Pond (Lubbock) on 3/16/12 (RT) were the only reports - LOW.

WOOD DUCK: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), 2 at 
Whisperwood Pond (Lubbock) on 3/6/12 (RT), 1 in Dickens (Dickens) on 3/15/12 
(SW), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (QE), 6 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 
3/25/12 (CC), and 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/29/12 (CC) - AN UNUSUALLY 
RAPID DESCENT FROM FEBRUARY NUMBERS, SUGGESTING A SOMEWHAT EARLY DEPARTURE FROM 
THE REGION.

'MEXICAN' MALLARD: 1 well-photographed and
 much-discussed bird at Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 3/19/12 to 3/29/12 (CC, SC, 
AnH) - ACCIDENTAL TO THE REGION; THE FIRST RECORD OF THIS FORM FOR THE REGION.

BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 3 below Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (CC) and 1 near Cotton 
Center (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - VERY LOW.

CINNAMON TEAL: 6 at the Skeen Playa (Lynn) on 3/12/12 (SW), 2 at Tahoka Lake 
(Lynn) on 3/31/12 (SB, AvH, FJ, JJ), 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 3/31/12 
(AnH), and 2 at the Plainview Duck Pond (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - VERY LOW 
NUMBERS AND SOME OF THESE WERE BIRDS THAT OVERWINTERED SUGGESTING A SLOW OR 
POOR MIGRATION INTO THE REGION.

CANVASBACK: 20 at the TTU Sewage Ponds (Lubbock) on 3/1/12 (CR), 5 near 
Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS), and 8 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 
3/3/12 (CC, CR) - LOW AND RAPIDLY DIMINISHED FROM A BRIEF, SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT 
TO EXPLAIN, PEAK IN FEBRUARY.

REDHEAD: 8 at the TTU Sewage Ponds (Lubbock) on 3/1/12 (CR), 35 in
 Post (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS), 49 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 
(CC. CR), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) from 3/3/12 to 3/7/12 (CC, DD, EFD), and 7 at 
Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/19/12 (CC) - LOW AND RAPIDLY DIMINISHED FROM A 
BRIEF, ALSO DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, PEAK IN FEBRUARY.

GREATER SCAUP: 1 remained at Post City Park (Garza) through 3/3/12 (BS) - 
EITHER A VERY RARE OR A VERY RARELY REPORTED WINTER VISITOR TO OUR REGION.

COMMON GOLDENEYE: 1 at Post City Park (Garaz) from 3/3/12 to 3/13/12 (SC, BS) - 
A RARE WINTER VISITOR TO OUR REGION; PARTICULARLY NOTABLE DURING ANY DROUGHT 
PERIOD.

HOODED MERGANSER: 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 3/31/12 (AnH) the only report - 
ANOTHER EARLY VANISHING.

COMMON MERGANSER: 2 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS) and 16 at Buffalo 
Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR) the only reports - SURPRISINGLY GOOD 
NUMBERS GIVEN THE SPECIES RARITY IN THE REGION AND THE EARLY DISAPPEARANCE OF SO
 MANY OTHER WATERFOWL.

LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN: 10 somewhere in (Yoakum) on 3/23/12 (MLo) - THE LAST 
HOLDOUT OF THE SPECIES IN OUR REGION IS IN A NARROW CORRIDOR TRAVERSING 
YOAKUM/TERRY, COCHRAN, and BAILEY COUNTIES; ALWAYS NICE TO GET CONFIRMATION 
THAT THEY ARE STILL PRESENT.

COMMON LOON: 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, SC, CR) and 1 persisting at 
Ransom Lake (Lubbock) through 3/21/12 (CC, SC, CR) - RARE, BUT ANNUAL, IN THE 
REGION DURING WINTER.

EARED GREBE: 2 at the TTU Sewage Ponds (Lubbock) on 3/1/12 (CR), 2 at Buffalo 
Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), and 2 at Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 
3/28/12 (QE) - LOW.

TURKEY VULTURE: 1 over Lubbock (Lubbock) on 3/7/12 (DD, EFD) was the first 
report of the season: RIGHT ON TIME BUT POOR NUMBERS REPORTED THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH.

OSPREY: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 3/24/12 to 3/29/12 (CC, QE) and 1 at 
Maxey Park (Lubbock) on 3/28/12 (QE) - ABOUT
 AVERAGE.

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: Nine reports of 1-4 birds in the region (Lubbock, Motley) 
during the period (CC, SC, QE, AnH, CR, SW) - A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN AVERAGE 
FOR THIS LATE IN THE WINTER.

COOPER'S HAWK: Seven reports of 1-2 birds in the region (Dickens, Lubbock) 
during the period (CC, SC, QE, AnH, CR, RT) - A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN AVERAGE 
FOR THIS LATE IN THE WINTER.

HARRIS'S HAWK: A family group of 5 birds remained on the TTU Rangeland 
(Lubbock) throughout the period (CC, AnH, CR) and, of more interest, a pair has 
splintered off to nest at the nearby TTU HSC farmland (Lubbock) where they were 
observed daily throughout the period (AnH, TeT, ToT) - THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH 
YEAR OF NESTING AT THIS SITE AND THE FIRST YEAR THAT HAS SHOWN SOME EVIDENCE OF 
EXPANSION - LET'S HOPE THE RABBIT SUPPLY HOLDS OUT.

MERLIN: 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/5/12 (KH), 1 at the Skeen Playa (Lynn) 
on 3/12/12 (SW), 1 in Lubbock (Lubbock) on
 3/16/12 (BS), 1 at the TTU HSC campus on 3/21/12 (AnH), and 1 at Lake Six 
(Lubbock) on 3/25/12 (QE) - OUR TYPICAL, VERY SLIGHT UPTICK OF MARCH SIGHTINGS 
IN THE REGION.

PEREGRINE FALCON: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), 1 southeast of 
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (IS), 1 near Dupree Park (Lubbock) on 3/26/12 
(RT), and 1 on the TTU HSC campus on 3/27/12 (AnH) - ABOUT THE SAME PRESENCE AS 
LAST MONTH; A SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN AVERAGE SHOWING.

BLACK-NECKED STILT: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 3/31/12 (CR) the only report - 
A TAD LOW AND A TAD LATE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

AMERICAN AVOCET: 1 near Floydada (Floyd) on 3/27/12 (SW), 1 in south Lubbock 
(Lubbock) on 3/31/12 (CR), and 1 at Apartment Playa (Lubbock) on 3/31/12 (CR) - 
A TAD LATE AND A TAD LOW BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

GREATER YELLOWLEGS: Fourteen reports of 1-10 birds in the region (Crosby, 
Garza, Hale, Lubbock, Lynn) during the period (SB, CC, SC, QE, AnH,
 AvH, KH, FJ, JJ, CR, BS, SW) - A PRETTY NICE PUSH FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON; 
WHAT WATER IS LEFT IN THE REGION IS SUITABLE FOR THIS LONG-LEGGED SHOREBIRD.

LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 3 at Post City Park (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS) and 1 near 
Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/25/12 (KH) - A TAD EARLY.

LONG-BILLED CURLEWS: 25 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS) and 3 at Buffalo 
Springs Lake (Lubbock)  - WERE MOST LIKELY WINTERING BIRDS AS EARLY MARCH IS A 
TAD EARLY FOR MIGRANTS.

WESTERN SANDPIPER: 2 at Post City Park (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS) - A TAD EARLY FOR 
MIGRANTS AND THERE WAS NO EARLIER EVIDENCE OF WINTERING FOR THIS SPECIES THIS 
YEAR.

LEAST SANDPIPER: 3-5 at Post City Park (Garza) from 3/3/12 to 3/13/12 (SC, BS, 
SW) - WERE MOST LIKELY WINTERING BIRDS.  60 at Tahoka Lake (Lynn) on 3/31/12 
(SB, AvH, FJ, JJ) - WERE MOST LIKELY THE FIRST MIGRANTS SPOTTED THIS SEASON.

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 2 at Post City Park (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS) - A
 VERY EARLY ARRIVAL FOR THIS SPECIES IN THE REGION; ACCIDENTAL DURING THE FIRST 
HALF OF MARCH.

STILT SANDPIPER: 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/14/12 (KH) - A VERY EARLY 
ARRIVAL FOR THIS SPECIES IN THE REGION; ACCIDENTAL DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 
MARCH.

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER: 2 near Abnernathy (Lubbock) on 3/17/12 (CC) - RIGHT ON 
TIME AND THE USUAL LOW NUMBERS.

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER: 1 at Post City Park (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS) - PROBABLY 
WINTERED.  2 at the Skeen Playa (Lynn) on 3/31/12 (SB, AvH, FJ, JJ) - COULD 
HAVE BEEN OVERWINTERING BIRDS OR SOMEWHAT EARLY MIGRANTS.

WILSON'S SNIPE: Three reports of 1-3 birds in (Lubbock) during the period (CC, 
SC, CR) - VERY LOW.

INCA DOVE: 1 in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) from 3/7/12 to 3/9/12 (SB) and 1 at 
Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/29/12 (CC) - A SAD ADDITION TO THESE NOTES;  A 
SPECIES THAT HAS DECLINED SO SHARPLY IN THE REGION THAT I AM NOW SOLICITING ANY 
AND ALL REPORTS OF
 THIS FORMERLY COMMON LUBBOCK RESIDENT.

DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1 in Upper MacKenzie Park (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (CR) the only 
report - LOW; MAY BE THE SAME BIRD THAT WAS REPORTED FROM MAE SIMMONS PARK IN 
FEBRUARY.

EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 at Silver Falls Rest Area (Crosby) on 3/15/12 (SW), 1 at 
Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 3/18/12 to 3/20/12 (CC, SC), and 1 below Lake Six 
(Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (CR) - ABOUT AVERAGE; SHOULD SEE A SHARP UPTICK IN APRIL.

SAY'S PHOEBE: 1 near Dougherty (Floyd) on 3/3/12 (BS), 1 at Clapp Park 
(Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) form 3/18/12 to 3/20/12 
(CC, CR), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (QE), and 1 near Crosbyton 
(Crosby) on 3/28/12 (KH) - BETTER THAN AVERAGE FOR MARCH; THE TAIL END OF A 
VERY GOOD WINTER FOR THE SPECIES IN OUR REGION.

ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) on 3/24/12 (QE), 2 at Tahoka 
Lake (Lynn) on 3/31/12 (SB, AvH, FJ, JJ), and 1 at the Plainview Landfill
 (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - LATE (THE SPECIES USUALLY ARRIVES TOWARD THE END OF 
THE SECOND WEEK IN MARCH) AND LOW IN NUMBERS EVEN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.

WESTERN KINGBIRD: 4 at Tahoka Lake (Lynn) on 3/31/12 (SB, AvH, FJ, JJ) the only 
report received - LATE BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS.

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: 1 in Dickens (Dickens) on 3/31/12 (MLe) the only 
report received - RIGHT ON TIME.

COMMON RAVEN: 2 at Lake Alan Henry (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS), 2 near Dougherty 
(Floyd) on 3/16/12 (BS), 1 in (Motley) on 3/16/12 (BS), 2 in (Motley) on 
3/17/12 (BS), and 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/21/12 (KH) - ABOUT AVERAGE FOR 
THIS SLOWLY RECOVERING IN THE REGION SPECIES.

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 4 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/19/12 (CC) and 1 
at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/29/12 (CC) the only reports - ON TIME, BARELY, 
BUT VERY LOW NUMBERS.

TREE SWALLOW: 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/18/12 (QE), 10 at Ransom Lake 
(Lubbock)
 on 3/19/12 (CC), 1 at Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/21/12 (QE), and 1 near Crosbyton 
(Crosby) on 3/28/12 (KH) the only reports - ON TIME, BARELY, AND A TAD LOW.

CLIFF SWALLOW: 4 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/21/12 (SC) were the first 
reported - LATE, BY RECENT YEARS' STANDARDS, AND VERY LOW NUMBERS EVEN BY THE 
END OF THE PERIOD.

BARN SWALLOW: 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR) - ON TIME BUT VERY 
SLOW TO FILL IN AND NUMBERS STILL LOW AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

BUSHTIT: 1 at Dickens Springs (Dickens) on 3/12/12 (SW) the only report - 
EITHER THE SPECIES IS VANISHING FROM OUR REGION OR THERE IS LITTLE OBSERVER 
EFFORT IN OUR EASTERN COUNTIES.

WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 at Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), 2 in 
Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), and 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery 
(Lubbock) on 3/11/12 (AnH) - A LITTLE PEAK, POSSIBLY MIGRATORY, AFTER A POOR 
WINTER FOR THE SPECIES IN THE REGION.

BROWN CREEPER: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) from 3/3/12 to 3/22/12 (CC, CR) the 
only report - A TAD LOW.

CANYON WREN: 1 at Silver Falls Rest Area (Crosby) on 3/9/12 (CC) and 1 at 
Ransom Lake (Lubbock) on 3/19/12 (CC) - RARE, ALMOST CASUAL, IN THE REGION BUT 
QUITE DEPENDABLE AT THESE TWO SITES; STATUS UNCERTAIN.

WINTER WREN: 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR) the only 
report - A TAD LOW AFTER A SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING WINTER.

EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 2 near Post (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS) and 2 at Clapp Park 
(Lubbock) on 3/19/12 (CR) - LINGERING A BIT LATE; AWAY FROM THE NESTING 
COLONIES AT WHITE RIVER LAKE AND THE KENT COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB.

MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD: 10 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/3/12 (BS), 3 at Buffalo 
Springs Lake (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR), 1 at the Kent County Country Club 
(Kent) on 3/19/12 (SW), and 1 at Lubbock Lake Landmark (Lubbock) on 3/31/12 
(GJ) - THE WINTER STARTED OUT WELL, TAPERED OFF TO VERY LOW NUMBERS QUICKLY 
AND, NOW, SHOWS SIGNS OF DRAGGING ON LONGER THAN USUAL FOR THIS SPECIES IN OUR 
REGION.

HERMIT THRUSH: 1 continued at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through 3/26/12 (CC, AnH, 
CR), 1 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 3/11/12 (AnH), and 1 at MacKenzie 
Park (Lubbock) on 3/22/12 (CR) the only reports - LOW.

SAGE THRASHER: 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) from 3/4/12 to 3/27/12 (KH), 1 near 
Lubbock (Lubbock) on 3/16/12 (BS), and 2 in (Yoakum) on 3/22/12 (MLo) - BETTER 
THAN AVERAGE FOR MARCH; WRAPPING UP A GREAT WINTER FOR THE SPECIES IN OUR 
REGION.

BROWN THRASHER: 1 continued in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) through 3/28/12 (KD), 1 
continued at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through 3/29/12 (CC, QE, CR), and 1 was at 
the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 3/11/2 (RT) - CONTINUING OR NEW RECORDS FROM 
ATOP THE CAPROCK; A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR THE SPECIES ABOVE THE
 ESCARPMENT.

CEDAR WAXWING: A flock of 3-8 birds was in the Tech Terrace neighborhood of 
Lubbock (Lubbock) during the period (CC, RT) and these appear to have been the 
only Cedar Waxwings in the area during the month - VERY LOW.

PHAINOPEPLA: 1 female at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) through 3/11/12 (CC, 
SC, EFD, AnH, CR, pix) was the - BIRD OF THE MONTH; ACCIDENTAL FOR THE REGION; 
OUR 19th RECORD.

LAPLAND LONGSPUR: 1 at White River Lake (Crosby) on 3/12/12 (SW) the only 
report - LOW THIS WINTER.

CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR: 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/14/12 (KH) the only 
report - PATHETICALLY LOW THIS WINTER.

MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR: 8 near Cone (Crosby) on 3/6/12 (KH) the only report - 
PATHETICALLY LOW THIS WINTER.

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through 3/25/12 (CC, AnH, CR) 
and 1 in Yellowhouse Canyon (Lubbock) on 3/3/12 (CC, CR) - NORMALLY FAIRLY EASY 
TO FIND IN WINTER; THE SPECIES WAS CLOSE TO
 ABSENT THIS SEASON.

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1 below Lake Six (Lubbock) from 3/3/12 to 3/25/12 (CC, CR) 
- VERY RARE IN WINTER; THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS FAVORED.

GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE: 1 at Strip Cemetery (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - ACCIDENTAL 
IN THE REGION DURING WINTER; THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL BIRDS THAT WINTERED THIS 
YEAR.

CHIPPING SPARROW: 1 at the TTU Sewage Ponds (Lubbock) on 3/1/12 (CR), 2 below 
Lake Six (Lubbock) on 3/6/12 (CR), 1 somewhere in (Hale) on 3/16/12 (BS), 2 at 
Clapp Park (Lubbock) from 3/18/12 to 3/24/12 (CC, QE, CR), and 1 in a Lubbock 
yard (Lubbock) on 3/28/12 (KD) - RIGHT ON TIME BUT LOW NUMBERS SO FAR THIS 
SEASON.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW: 1 near Post (Garza) on 3./3/12 (BS) the only report - 
LATE AND LOW.

BREWER'S SPARROW: 1 near Plainview (Hale) on 3/16/12 (BS) - EARLY BUT NOT 
SURPRISING THIS WINTER GIVEN NUMBERS SEEN TO THE SOUTH EARLIER IN THE MONTH.

LARK SPARROW: 1 near Post (Garza) on 3/3/12 (BS)
 - WAS SOMEWHAT EARLY AND MAY HAVE OVERWINTERED.  1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 
3/25/12 (KH) and 3 near Petersburg (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - WERE RIGHT ON 
TIME, ALBEIT IN LOW NUMBERS>

GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: 1 at the Petersburg Cemetery (Hale) on 3/31/12 (AnH) - FIT 
IN WITH THE PATTERN OF SCATTERED, UNSEASONABLY EARLY REPORTS OF GRASSLAND 
SPARROWS.

FOX SPARROW: Up to 4 at Clapp Park (Lubbock) through 3/11/12 (CC SC, QE, AnH, 
CR) and 2 at the Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock) on 3/11/12 (AnH) - CLOSED OUT WHAT 
WAS A VERY GOOD WINTER FOR THE SPECIES IN OUR REGION.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 persisting in a Lubbock yard (Lubbock) through 
3/28/12 (KD) was the only report for the month - VERY LOW.

BRONZED COWBIRD: 1 male in a Littlefield yard (Lamb) on 3/3/12 (AR) was the 
first of the season - AND THE EARLIEST REPORT EVER FOR THE REGION; THE LATEST 
FALL SIGHTING AND EARLIEST SPRING SIGHTING GROW CLOSER WITH EACH PASSING
 YEAR.

PINE SISKIN: 1 near Crosbyton (Crosby) on 3/13/12 (KH) was the only report - 
VERY LOW THIS WINTER; OUR BEST HOPE IS SOME SPRING MIGRANTS FROM POINTS SOUTH.

OBSERVERS:

 SB=Susan 
Bergeson, C=Cameron Carver, SC=Steve
 Collins, DD=Dan 
Dawson, KD=Ken 
Dixon, QE=Quinn Emmering, AnH=Anthony 
Hewetson, AvH=Aveline Hewetson,
 KH=Kelly Himmel, FJ=Frederick Jannette, JJ=Jan Jannette, GJ=George Jury, 
MLe=Marlene 
Leiby, MLo=Mark Lockwood, CR=Clayton Rickett,  IS=Iane Shelburne, LS=Leanna 
Smith, BS=Brady Surber, TeT=Tess Trost, ToT= Tom Trost, RT=Ross Tsai, SW=Steve 
Welborn.

Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson
terrverts@xxxxxxxxx
Bird Records Compiler,
Llano Estacado Audubon Society
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