October Rare Bird Report

By Laura Sare

We have had a bluebird invasion this month. Our bird of the month was a Northern Saw-whet Owl that was seen in Donley County.

  Horned Grebe

  2 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  Western Grebe

  1 on 10/28, Randall Co., PBC

  American White Pelican

  5 on 10/29, Lake Marvin, Hemphill Co., Jan Elston, Kathryn Green, Raylene McGeein

  Double-crested Cormorant

  1 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  American Bittern

  1 on 10/31, Carson Co., Rudy Cadra

  Bald Eagle

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Northern Harrier

  several on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  4 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  17 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Sharp-shinned Hawk

  1 on 10/19, Amarillo, Potter Co., Laura Sare

  2 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Cooper's Hawk

  2 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  2 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Harris's Hawk

  1 on 10/28, Gray Co., Jan Elston & Kathryn Green

  Red-shouldered Hawk

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Broad-winged Hawk

  1 on 10/4, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Swainson's Hawk

  @25 on 10/8-10, Moore Co., Carolyn Stallwitz

  Ferruginous Hawk

  1 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  4 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  3 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Rough-legged Hawk

  1 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  2 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Merlin

  1 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  1 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Prairie Falcon

  1 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Sandhill Crane

  28 on 10/2, WTAMU, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  200+ on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  4000+ on 10/22, Hansford Co., Rudy Cadra

  Mountain Plover

  130 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  Long-billed Curlew

  1 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  Long-billed Dowitcher

  12 on 10/24, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Wilson's Snipe

  1 on 10/9, Moore Co., Carolyn Stallwitz

  Ring-billed Gull (FOS)

  1 on 10/18, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  Forster's Tern

  1 on 10/24, SE Park, Amarillo, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Eastern Screech-Owl

  2 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Northern Saw-whet Owl

  1 on 10/28, Donley Co., Page McKinney

  Ruby-throated Hummingbird

  1 on 10/14-15, Canyon, Randall Co., Monty Schoenhals

  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

  1 on 10/7, Palo Duro Canyon SP, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  4 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Winter Wren

  1 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Ruby-crowned Kinglet

  3 on 10/4, WTAMU, Randall Co., Connie Fordham &

  1 on 10/7, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Eastern Bluebird

  5 on 10/14, Boy's Ranch, Oldham Co., Laura Sare, Connie Fordham & Barrett Pierce

  50 on 10/22, Hansford Co., Rudy Cadra

  Western Bluebird

  10 on 10/14, Boy's Ranch, Oldham Co., Laura Sare,

  5 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Mountain Bluebird

   300+ on 9/27, Lake Meredith, Moore Co., Barrett Pierce

  700+ on 9/27, Potter Co., Barrett Pierce

  4 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  8 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Swainson's Thrush

  1 on 9/25, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Hermit Thrush

  1 on 10/4, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  1 on 10/21, Potter Co., Mark McKinney

  Gray Catbird

  1 on 10/4, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Sage Thrasher

  1 on 9/30, Amarillo, Randall Co., Mike & Ann Keck

  American Pipit

  2 on 10/20, Parmer Co., Laura Sare

  5 on 10/20, Deaf Smith Co., Laura Sare

  Cedar Waxwing

  several on 10/28, Gray Co., Jan Elston

  Orange-crowned Warbler

  1 on 10/2, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  1 on 10/7, Palo Duro Canyon SP, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  2 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  1 on 10/21, Amarillo, Randall Co., Bill McKinney

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  1 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Nashville Warbler

  1 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC

  Yellow Warbler

  1 on 10/22, Moore Co., Carolyn Stallwitz

  Black-throated Blue Warbler

  1 on 10/5, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Yellow-rumped Warbler

Lots of reports from all over.

  Pine Warbler

  1 on 9/20, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Blackpoll Warbler

  1 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., Barrett Pierce & Laura Sare

  MacGillivray's Warbler

  1 on 10/7, Palo Duro Canyon SP, Randall Co., Laura Sare

  Wilson's Warbler

  1 on 10/4, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Clay-colored Sparrow

  1 on 10/2-7, Moore Co., Carolyn Stallwitz

  Lincoln's Sparrow

  2 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  White-throated Sparrow

  2 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  1 on 10/23, Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  White-crowned Sparrow

  20 on 10/14, Rita Blanca Lake, Hartley Co., PBC

  6 on 10/14, Dallam Co., PBC

  McCown's Longspur

  130 on 10/23, Randall Co., Barrett Pierce & Peggy Trosper

  Pine Siskin

  1 on 10/7, Randall Co., Bill Murphy

  Lesser Goldfinch

  1 on 10/28, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall Co., PBC