Great report Jennifer. Glad the sparrow stuck around.
Danny
Was able to make the trip to Palo Duro to look for the Golden-crowned
Sparrow this afternoon. Only had time to sit at the blind by the Trading
Post (I never knew there was a blind there), but there was a nice variety
and the sparrow was still there :)
Palo Duro Canyon SP (PHP 040)
Apr 13, 2016
3:00 PM
Stationary
75 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Rat eating seed on the ground. Everything flushed and
disappeared about 4:25pm. Birds were starting to come back around 4:45pm.
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.5 Build 44
3 Wild Turkey
4 White-winged Dove
1 Mourning Dove -- Heard
2 Golden-fronted Woodpecker -- Male. Orange on nape, red cap, yellow by
bill. Gorgeous. Ladder backed. Female later at the large thistle feeder
with beautiful gold on the back of her head. Flew off of feeder with
something white in her bill.
1 Black-crested Titmouse
2 Brown Thrasher -- Possibly 3
18 White-crowned Sparrow -- A few individuals with brown head stripes and
splotchy looking plumage.
1 Golden-crowned Sparrow -- Transitioning into or in breeding plumage.
Continuing bird at wildlife blind.
4 White-throated Sparrow -- A female flew hard in to (hit) the blind next
to me (ended up 2-3 ft from where she hit) struggled then rested for 15-20
min before disappearing. Pretty sure I saw her foraging in the brush
closest to where she recuperated shortly after I noticed she was gone.
5 Spotted Towhee
4 Northern Cardinal
8 House Finch
6 Pine Siskin -- 2 with beautifully bright yellow on their wings.
Number of Taxa: 13
Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
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