March Bird Report by Laura Sare

  Snow Goose

  125 on 3/26, Rita Blanca Lake, Dallam Co., Clint & Laura Sare

  Ross's Goose

  20 on 3/26, Rita Blanca Lake, Dallam Co., Clint & Laura Sare

  Wood Duck

  2 on 3/3-4, Thompson Park, Potter Co., Mellisa Morgan

  Blue-winged Teal

  8 on 3/26, Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Cinnamon Teal

  3 on 3/26, Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Redhead

  2 on 3/28, Thompson Park, Potter Co., Bill Murphy

  Eared Grebe

  1 on 3/23, Thompson Park, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  Western Grebe

  1 on 3/18, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  1 on 3/20, Amarillo, Potter Co., Rudy Cadra

  American White Pelican

  9 on 3/26, Palo Duro Lake, Hansford Co., Rudy Cadra

  Turkey Vulture

  6 on 3/17, Borger, Hutchinson Co., Rudy Cadra

  50+ on 3/31, Potter Co., Clint & Laura Sare

  Bald Eagle

  3 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Cooper's Hawk

  1 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  1 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Northern Goshawk

  1 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Ferruginous Hawk

  2 on 3/5, Ochiltree Co., Laura Sare

  Rough-legged Hawk

  2 on 3/17, Borger, Hutchinson Co., Rudy Cadra

  Prairie Falcon

  2 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Sandhill Crane

  84 on 3/25, Deaf Smith Co., Laura Sare

  Mountain Plover

  10 on 3/23, Pantex, Carson Co., Dan Walker

  6-11 on 3/24, Randall Co., Trey Barron, Ray Matlack, Laura Sare, Laura Baar

  5 on 3/26, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce

  Greater Yellowlegs

  1 on 3/26, Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Long-billed Curlew

  1 on 3/14, Potter Co., Clint Sare

  40-50 on 3/20, Canyon Ceta, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  28 on 3/24, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Wilson's Snipe

  3 on 3/26, Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Franklin's Gull

  2 on 3/18, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  1 on 3/23, Thompson Park, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  Forster's Tern

  1 on 3/5, Lake Marvin, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Barn Owl

  1 on 3/10, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., Ray Matlack

  2 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  1 on 3/24, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Eastern Screech-Owl

  1 on 3/16, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Great Horned Owl

  1 on 3/3, WTAMU, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  3 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Burrowing Owl

  2 on 3/20, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Barred Owl

  1 on 3/5, Lake Marvin, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Red-naped Sapsucker

  1 on 3/24, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Ladder-backed Woodpecker

  3 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Black Phoebe

  1 on 3/10, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., Ray Matlack

  Eastern Phoebe

  2 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  4 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  1 on 3/22, WTAMU, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Say's Phoebe

  1 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Northern Shrike

  1 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Chihuahuan Raven

  2 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  1 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  Common Raven

  2 on 3/18, Potter Co., PBC

  Purple Martin

  3 on 3/17, Amarillo, Randall Co., Bill McKinney

  4+ first of the month, Canyon, Randall Co., Monty Schoenhals

  Tree Swallow

  1 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Barn Swallow

  1 on 3/26, Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  Bushtit

  8 on 3/24, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Brown Creeper

  1 on 3/3, Amarillo, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  Cactus Wren

  1 on 3/3, Amarillo, Potter Co., Sonya Berg

  Canyon Wren

  1 on 3/24, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Carolina Wren

  1 on 3/18-19, Amarillo, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  Marsh Wren

  1 on 3/5, Lake Marvin, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Eastern Bluebird

  3 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Mountain Bluebird

  1 on 3/26, Palo Duro Lake, Hansford Co., Rudy Cadra

  Hermit Thrush

  1 on 3/16, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  1 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  1 on 3/22, WTAMU, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  1 on 3/31, WTAMU, Randall Co., Connie Fordham

  Sage Thrasher

  4 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  Brown Thrasher

  1 on 3/16, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  American Pipit

  6 on 3/21, Thompson Park, Potter Co., Bill Murphy

  Yellow-rumped Warbler

  1 on 3/2, WTAMU, Randall Co., Laura Sare & Connie Fordham

  1 on 3/22, WTAMU, Randall Co., Ray Matlack

  5 on 3/31, WTAMU, Randall Co., Connie Fordham & Laura Sare

  American Tree Sparrow

  4 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  Chipping Sparrow

  1 on 3/18, Crossbar Ranch, Potter Co., PBC

  Lark Bunting

  20 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  30-40 on 3/22, Potter Co., Bill Murphy

  Savannah Sparrow

  10 on 3/4, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., PBC

  2 on 3/5, Ochiltree Co., Laura Sare

  Fox Sparrow

  2 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  Harris's Sparrow

  6 on 3/5, Hemphill Co., Laura Sare

  White-throated Sparrow

  2 on 3/24, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  McCown's Longspur

  50 on 3/5, Ochiltree Co., Laura Sare

  16 on 3/25, Parmer Co., Laura Sare

First of Spring Sightings

Don’t forget to send in your First of Spring (FOS) sightings for April! Look for shorebirds, flycatchers, warblers, orioles, buntings, and Mississippi Kites!

Blue-winged Teal – Ray Matlack – 3/26

Cinnamon Teal – Ray Matlack – 3/26

Turkey Vulture – Rudy Cadra – 3/17

Mountain Plover – Dan Walker – 3/23

Greater Yellowlegs – Ray Matlack – 3/26

Long-billed Curlew – Clint Sare – 3/14

Wilson’s Snipe – Ray Matlack – 3/26

Franklin’s Gull – Laura Sare 3/18

Forster’s Tern – Laura Sare 3/5

Burrowing Owl – Ray Matlack – 3/20

Say’s Phoebe – PBC – 3/4

Purple Martin – Bill McKinney – 3/17

Tree Swallow – PBC – 3/4

Barn Swallow – Ray Matlack – 3/26

Chipping Sparrow – PBC – 3/18