Region 1
Region 1 - Panhandle
Lorie Black
3334 South 11th Street
Abilene, TX 79605
915-698-7842
ldblack@abilene.com
Ibis to Raptors
Glossy Ibis: (1) 26 May (Jay Packer) & (1) 27 May (Lorie Black, Laura Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
White-faced Ibis: (2) 6 April (Anthony Floyd), East 50th, Lubbock; (25) 23 April (Lorie Black, Laura Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co; (21) 26 May (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: (1) 18 April (Leanna Smith), Brashears Lake next to South Plains College Campus, Levelland, Hockley Co; (1) 6 May (Brandon Best) & (1) 18 May (Anthony Floyd), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (1) 7 May (Wendy Thomson), Buddy Holly Park, Lubbock; numerous sightings in Taylor and Jones County throughout the period
Greater White-fronted Goose: (1) 19 June (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
Ross’s Goose: (1) 7 April (Rich Kostecke), E 50th, Lubbock; (1) 14 April (Tom SoRelle), Lubbock; (1) 4 May (Rich Kostecke), Ransom Canyon, Lubbock [late - appeared to be injured]
Wood Duck: {numbers were down this winter in Lubbock compared to other recent winters}: (4-6) 12, 18, 28, and 29 March (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (2) 28 March (Rich Kostecke), Lake Six, Lubbock; (2-4) 4-8 April (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (2) 20 May (Barrett Pierce), Wolf Creek Park, Amarillo
Cinnamon Teal: (1) 3 April (Lorie Black), Abilene; (12) 11 April (Lorie Black, Laura Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
Common Goldeneye: (1 m) 8 March (Anthony Floyd), Lake Six, Lubbock
Common Merganser: (2 f) 8, 10 & 12 March (Anthony Floyd, Rich Kostecke, Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Dana Ghioca), Lake Six, Lubbock
Osprey: (1) 23 March (Anthony Floyd), Lake Six, Lubbock; (1) 8 April (Bill McKinney, Rosemary Scott), McDonald Lake; (1) 10 & 14 April (Don Acord, Peggy Acord), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co; (1) 11 April (Ed Hellman), S Loop 289 & Memphis, Lubbock; (1-2) 13 & 15 April (Anthony Floyd, Rich Kostecke), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (1) 14 April (Tom RoRelle), Lake Six, Lubbock; (1) 27 April (Wanda Barksdale, Peggy Beckham, Lorie Black, Bill Hughes, Jay Packer, Laura Packer), near Admiral, Callahan Co; (2) 29 April (Barrett Pierce, Rosemary Scott), Greenbelt Lake, Donley Co; (1) 4 May (Ed Kutac, Petty Trosper), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co; (1) 6 May (Lucy Jalbert, Ed Kutac), Randall Co
White-tailed Kite: (1) 18 May (Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best, Dana Ghioca), White River Lake, Crosby Co
Bald Eagle: (1 im), 18 March (Adrian Andrei), McKenzie Park, Lubbock; (1 im) 6 April (Charles Faust), Ransom Canyon, Lubbock; (1 im) 12-13 April (Rich Kostecke, Ellen McBride, Anthony Floyd), Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock; (1) 13 April (Bill McKinney, Barrett Pierce, Laura Sare, Rosemary Scott, Peggy Trosper), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co; (1) 2 May (Peggy Trosper), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co
Cooper’s Hawk: (1) 18 April (Barrett Pierce), Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Armstrong Co; (1) 5 May (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Joiner Ranch, Dickens Co
Ferruginous Hawk: (1) 3 April (Jay Packer), near Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co; (1) 6 April (Panhandle Bird Club), Randall Co; (1) 4 May (Ed Kutac, Peggy Trosper), Randall Co [Late sightings]
Red-shouldered Hawk: (1) 27 April (Wanda Barksdale, Peggy Beckham, Lorie Black, Bill Hughes, Jay Packer, Laura Packer), near Admiral, Callahan Co
Golden Eagle: (2) 23 March (Anthony Floyd), Bole’s Rd, Lubbock Co; (1)14 April (Anthony Floyd), Bole's Road, Lubbock
Merlin: 6+ sightings from various Lubbock locales from 1-27 March (Anthony Floyd, Joel Merriman, Marty Campbell); (1) 23 March (Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best, Cindy Reinhardt, Marla Riddlespurger), Crosby Co; (1) 27 March (Anthony Floyd), Lynn County; (1) 6 April (Panhandle Bird Club), Caprock Canyon State Park, Briscoe Co; (1) 7-13 April (Anthony Floyd, Rich Kostecke), Clapp Park, Lubbock
Prairie Falcon: (1) 31 March (Jay Packer), near Tye, Taylor Co; (1) 5 May (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Lubbock-Crosby County; (1) 20 May (Bob Rasa), Tahoka, Lynn Co
Peregrine Falcon: (1) 1 March (Anthony Floyd), W and 36th, Lubbock; (1) 20 March (Bill Phelan), Littlefield sewage ponds, Lamb Co; (1) 23 March (Anthony Floyd), Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock Co; (1) 14 March (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co; (1) 15 March (Lorie Black), near Potosi, Taylor Co; (1) 23 April (Barrett Pierce), Whitaker Playa, Amarillo; (1) 26 April (Jay Packer, Laura Packer), Kirby Lake, Abilene; (1) 28 April (Barrett Pierce), Tradewinds Playa, Amarillo; (1) 4 May (Ed Kutac, Peggy Trosper), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co; (1) 4 May (Adrian Andrei), Mound Lake, Terry Co; (1) 8 May (Tom Gill), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; (1) 18 May (Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best, Dana Ghioca), White River Lake, Crosby Co
GYRFALCON: (1) 1 March – 7 April (Anthony Floyd and many others), Clack Park, Lubbock