Nice list! I’ve been looking for Common Grackles and wondering where they were!
Thanks!
Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
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On Apr 14, 2020, at 7:55 PM, WILLIAM WENTHE <wwenthe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Phillip. I saw those common grackles on Sunday, just utterly
brilliant in the late afternoon sun, and forgot to post it.
Bill Wenthe
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 06:43:42 PM CDT, Lubbockites
<lubbockites@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Skipped the cemetery this afternoon and drove through the canyon lakes.
Two Cattle Egrets were in the yard at work. Two flew into Mae Simmons,
possibly the same birds. At least one Tree Swallow was in the swallows over
the spillway. Did not see a Bank Swallow, but didn’t stay and watch long.
Barn and Cliff Swallows were present throughout the lakes. Two Snowy Egrets
were either side of the spillway and a third was at Mackenzie Park. The
Common Grackles were still in the stream below the spillway. A Cinnamon Teal
was on Lake 6. Two Great Egrets were at Mae Simmons and a third was at
Mackenzie. Also at Mackenzie were 4 Canada Geese. On the south side of Aztlan
Park I was surprised to find 8 Bronzed cowbirds. It appeared that there was
one alpha male, a second male, and 6 females and/or immature males. A small
flock of 8-12 Chipping Sparrows was also at Aztlan. A male Brown-headed
Cowbird was hanging out with a flock of mostly female Redwings. A Swainson’s
Hawk was across from the Erskine Marsh. A Loggerhead Shrike was on the fence
north of Lake 2 east of University. A male Bufflehead was in the lake.
Robins, Starlings, and Common Grackles were spread all through the lakes.
Burrowing owls were present at most of the Prairie Dog towns.
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