Did some birding at Comanche Lookout Park in San Antonio, TX. Though I did find some very good birds the extreme lack or Warblers, Sparrows, and other small birds was disheartening. The drought is very evident and many trees are showing signs of much stress. Found one small spot that was holding some water and it was there that I got a close up view of a Yellow - billed Cuckoo. Other highlights Wood Thrush, Brown Thrasher and Crested Caracara. James Sheppard San Antonio, TX ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: James Sheppard <sheppard11953@xxxxxxxxx> To: "sheppard111953@xxxxxxxxx" <sheppard111953@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:12 PM Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Comanche Lookout Park, Apr 14, 2013 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx" <do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx> To: sheppard11953@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:09 PM Subject: eBird Report - Comanche Lookout Park, Apr 14, 2013 Comanche Lookout Park, Bexar, US-TX Apr 14, 2013 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: morning cloudiness burning off temps 63/74 drought conditions severe 29 species (+1 other taxa) Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-winged Dove 55 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Very close up view- yellow bill and heard it's call. Chimney Swift 2 Black-chinned Hummingbird 4 hummingbird sp. 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 3 Crested Caracara 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 Purple Martin 1 Barn Swallow 2 Bewick's Wren 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Wood Thrush 1 Northern Mockingbird 12 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Field Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 26 Great-tailed Grackle 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 5 Lesser Goldfinch 9 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13744466 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