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Feb. 15, 1953, Greggton, Gregg Co. Texas. S of town. 7:15-9 a.m. CST.
Places: lake, fields, bushy fence rows, pine-oak woods, oak woods, weedy fields.
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-tailed Hawk
Sparrow Hawk
Kildeer
Kingfisher - 2 by lake
Yellow-shafted Flicker - many
Blue Jays CYANOCITTA CRISTATA - 1st seen at garbage can. Many others in woods - have varied calls.
A "mew" call common.
Eastern Crows - several calling as they flew over.
Carolina Chickadee PARIS CAROLINENSIS - several in woods brush.
Tufted Titmouse PARUS BICOLOR - mellow warble call resounds thru woods and brush.
Mockingbirds - common in country and town.
Robin - 1 full adult. Male seen.
Eastern Bluebirds SIMIA STULS - in weed patch
Shrike - grayish, poorly marked.
Starlings - 35-40 in fence row and on wires near field.
Myrtle Warblers several seen.
Pine Warbler DENDROICA PINUS - full-colored at 40 feet in pines in pine-oak woods. Observed for
10 minutes. Heard call, and could check with Peterson's descriptions.
Eastern Meadowlark
House Sparrow
Redwings - red and buff wing patches.
Purple Grackles QUISCULUS QUISCULA common
Cardinals - have full whistle and light sparrow-like lisp notes too.
Field Sparrows SPINELLA PUSILLA - 15 or so in weed patch by road.
Slate-colored Juncos JUNCO HYEMALIS = common in woodland brush
Song Sparrow - in weeds near brush.
Feb. 15, 1953, 9 miles ESE of Marshall, Harrison Co. Texas. 1100-1145 CST.
Vulture, Turkey
Sparrow Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk - beautiful specimen.
Yellow-shafted Flickers
Red-bellied Woodpeckers CENTURUS CAROLINUS
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Ravens
E. Crow
Carolina Chickadees
Tufted Titmice
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatches SITTA PUSILLA in hardwood forest area.
Bewick Wren
Robin
Myrtle Warbler
E. Meadowlark
Eastern Towhee PIPIO ERITHROPHYLMAIS in riparian brush