Region 1
Region 1 - Panhandle
Lorie Black
3334 South 11th Street
Abilene, TX 79605
915-698-7842
ldblack@abilene.com
Loons to Herons
Red-throated Loon: (1) 29April (Ken Seyffert, Barrett Pierce, Rosemary Scott), Greenbelt Lake, Donley Co
Common Loon: (1) 23 March (Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best, Cindy Reinhardt, Marla Riddlespurger), White River Lake, Crosby Co; (1) 21 April (Steve Kasper), Lake Alan Henry, Garza Co; (1) 29April (Ken Seyffert, Barrett Pierce, Rosemary Scott), Greenbelt Lake, Donley Co
Horned Grebe: (2-7) 10 & 23 March (Rich Kostecke, Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Dana Ghioca, Brandon Best, Cindy Reinhardt, Marla Riddlespurger), White River Lake, Crosby Co; (1) 31 March (Anthony Floyd), Lake Six, Lubbock; (1) 11 April (Lorie Black, Laura Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
Eared Grebe: (1) 16 March (Anthony Floyd), Lake Six, Lubbock; (1-2) 23 March (Rich Kostecke), White River Lake, Crosby Co; (1-5) 4-27 April (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd, Brandon Best, Dana Ghioca, Bill Phelan), various Lubbock locations; (12) 8 April & (8) 10 April (Lorie Black), Kirby Lake, Abilene; (1) 13 April (Bill McKinney, Barrett Pierce, Laura Sare, Rosemary Scott, Peggy Trosper), Buffalo Lake NWF, Randall Co; (2) 21 April (Rosemary Scott), Tradewinds Playa, Amarillo; (1) 27 April (Panhandle Bird Club), Gray Co; (1) 18 May (Barrett Pierce), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co
Western Grebe: (2) 9 March (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Lake Alan Henry, Garza Co; (3-4) 10 & 23 March (Rich Kostecke, Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Dana Ghioca, Brandon Best, Cindy Reinhardt, Marla Riddlespurger), White River Lake, Crosby Co; (2) 21 April (Steve Kasper), Lake Alan Henry, Garza Co
Brown Pelican: (1) 28 May (J. and D. Haukos), Chas Guy Park, Lubbock
Neotropic Cormorant: (1) 14 March (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co; (1) 17 April (Lorie Black), Nelson Park, Abilene; (1) 18 April (Lorie Black), near Lake Ft. Phantom, Jones Co
Great Egret: (1) 4 May (Rich Kostecke), Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock; (1) 4 May (Rich Kostecke), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (1) 8 May (Rosemary Scott), Lake McDonald; (approx 12) 12 May (Rich Kostecke), over SE Lubbock; (1) 15-16 May (Pam Hellman), Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock; (1) 18 May (Clint Sare, Laura Sare), Thompson Park, Amarillo
Snowy Egret: (1) 14 April (John Brunjes), Slaton sewage ponds, Lubbock Co; (1) 14 April & (12) 20 April (Anthony Floyd), E 50th, Lubbock; (1) 18 April (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co ; (1) 27-30 April (Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best), Earl Crow Park, Lubbock; (1) 1 May (Lorie Black), Kirby Lake, Abilene; (3) 3 May (Rich Kostecke), Earl Crow Park, Lubbock; (1-3) 5, 13, and 25 May (Rich Kostecke, Anthony Floyd), Clapp Park, Lubbock; (1) 14 May (Rich Kostecke) & (1) 18 May (Ellen McBride), Ransom Canyon, Lubbock; (1) 18 May (Anthony Floyd), Lake Six, Lubbock; (1) 18 May (Clint Sare, Laura Sare), Thompson Park, Amarillo; (2) 18 May (Barrett Pierce), Buffalo Lake NWR, Randall Co
Little Blue Heron: (1) 28 April (Clint Sare, Laura Sare), Thompson Park, Amarillo; (2) 28 May (Jay Packer), Abilene Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jones Co
Reddish Egret: (1 im) 1 Mar – 5 April (Lorie Black, Jay Packer, Laura Packer, et al), Lake Ft. Phantom, Jones Co
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron: (1) 13 March (Aveline Hewetson), Lubbock; (1-3) 6-28 April (Anthony Floyd, Rich Kostecke, Tom SoRelle, Brandon Best), various Lubbock locations