thanks anthony-great report. danny > Greetings All: > > As mentioned earlier in the year, I will be using a combination of e-bird > data, my data, and submitted data from other folk in the LEAS region to > get a handle on some of our more confusing species. I will attempt to put > the data in the context of counties of likely occurrence with observer > effort. Without further ado the January report. Please keep your eyes > and ears alert to these species in our region and, even if you don't > e-bird, report your records to me at anthony.hewetson@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Western Scrub Jay - no reports of any Western Scrub Jays in the region > despite known observer effort in Floyd, Lubbock, Crosby, and Dickens > Counties. > > Carolina Chickadee - no reports of any Carolina Chickadees in the region > despite known observer effort in Hale, Floyd, Lubbock, Crosby, and Dickens > Counties. > > Black-crested Titmouse - 1 reported from Crosby County and 4 reported from > Dickens County. No reports from Floyd, Lubbock, or Garza Counties despite > some observer effort. > > Bushtit - no reports of any Bushtits in the region despite known observer > effort in Floyd, Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, and Garza Counties. > > Verdin - 1 reported from Lubbock County. No reports from Bailey, Floyd, > Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens, or Garza Counties despite known > observer effort. > > Rock Wren - 1 reported from Lubbock County. No reports from Bailey, > Floyd, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens, or Garza Counties despite known > observer effort. > > Canyon Wren- 1 reported from Lubbock County, 2 reported from Crosby > County, and 1 reported from Dickens County. None reported for Floyd or > Garza County despite known observer effort. > > House Wren - 1 reported from Dickens County. No reports from Bailey, > Hale, Floyd, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, or Garza Counties despite > known observer effort. > > Carolina Wren - 1 reported from Dickens County. No reports from Floyd, > Lubbock, or Crosby Counties despite known observer effort. > > Bewick's Wren - 1 reported from Hockley County, 4 reported from Crosby > County, and 5 reported from Dickens County. No reports from Bailey, > Floyd, Cochran, Lubbock, or Garza Counties despite known observer effort. > > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - no reports of any Blue-gray Gnatcatchers in the > region despite known observer effort in Bailey, Floyd, Cochran, Hockley, > Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, and Garza Counties. > > Eastern Bluebird: 4 reported from Crosby County and 1 reported from > Dickens County. No reports from Bailey, Hale, Floyd, Cochran, Hockley, > Lubbock, or Garza Counties despite known observer effort. > > Brown Thrasher - no reports of any Brown Thrashers in the region despite > known observer effort in Floyd, Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, and Garza > Counties. > > Curve-billed Thrasher - 1 reported from Bailey County, 1 reported from > Hockley County, 4 reported from Lubbock County, 1 reported from Crosby > County, and 1 reported from Dickens County. No reports from Floyd, > Cochran, or Garza Counties despite known observer effort. > > American Pipit - 5 reported from Floyd County and 1 reported from Lubbock > County. No reports from Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens, or > Garza Counties despite known observer effort. > > Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming-WOW-WHAT A RIDE!