Backyard Bird Count

The backyard bird count was this past weekend. A few of us met on the north shore of Lake Wichita in front of Wild Bird Rescue. The Rolling Plains Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist, The North Texas Bird and Wildlife Club and Wild Bird Rescue were well represented. And, for once, the weather started off nice. Seems every time we meet for a bird count/watch it is either cold, a cold wind or raining. Or, any combination of the three. We were there for two hours and saw the following birds;

White Pelican 42
Ring-billed Gull 7
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 9
Double-crested Cormorant 29
Cananda Goose 300+
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 3
Gadwall 3
Pintail 10
Northern Shoveler 2
Duck species 35 (too far across the lake to makes positive ID)
Killdeer 2
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Bewick's Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Cardinal 1
Blue Jay 1
Mockingbird 1
Eurasian Collared Dove 3
White-winged Dove 4
Robin 75
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Great-tailed Grackle 3
European Starling 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 1

This is not an accumulative count, but a count of the most you see of a species at one time. After two hours the winds picked up and the birds sought shelter. So, we did too. Great day of birding with friends.