[leasbirds] Saturday Birding
- From: Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:28:12 -0600
Greetings,
I was on my way up north when I checked the forecast for the hundredth
time. The forecast had gotten worse and it was no longer a good idea for me
to go up there. I had just pulled in to Abernathy. I decided to take the
long way home.
I drove out to 400 before heading south and a little east to the Becton
area. There were hardly any birds and zero water. Best bird was a single
Vesper Sparrow. I had thousands of Sandhill Cranes headed north east. That
was a pretty cool sight.
I made my way down 400 to Ransom Canyon. I was hoping for some swallows or
a Turkey Vulture. No luck. I did have quite a few Common Mergansers still
on the lake and a few hundred geese. The best bird was a Brown Creeper at
the Chapel.
Signs of migration are about. I wonder how this spring will shape up. If we
don't get much more moisture it is going to be a lot like 2011.
Cameron Carver
Lubbock, TX
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