OCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 45. Kickapoo Covered State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney & Edwards Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. August 23 residence and windmill run-off. Texas J weed, deploying (cont) my jutee birds at several of them. I saw about 175 Lesser Goldfinches today, and caught eight for my captive flock. I was out today from 8:30 - 20:30. I worked in Kinney Co. only. Weather today: a.m. clear, light SE winds, Temp 80-95°F; p.m. partly cloudy, 10-15 mph SE winds, sprinkled at dusk Species lists: Reptiles: E. Fence Lizard - 6 W. Diamondback Rattlesnake - 1 Texas Spiny Lizard - 12 ~3 1/2' Birds: Turkey Vulture Brown-gray Bustcatcher - 1 Black Vulture American Robin - 1 White Winged Dove N. Mockingbird - 4 Mourning Dove Curve-billed Thrasher - 1 Common Ground Dove Yeggerhead Skrike - 1 Common Nighthawk Bell Vires - 1 Lesser Nighthawk Black-capped Vires - 2 Ruby-throated Hummer - 1 imm 8 Warbling Vires - 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Wilson's Warbler - 1 wood-peaver sp. - 1 Summer Tanager - 3 Lesser Flycatcher - 2 N. Cardinal - 7 Vermilion Flycatcher - 3 Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 W. Kingbird - 1 Blue Grosbeak - 8 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 2 Jayuli Bunting - 2 Barn Swallows - 15, incl Nest & 4 yng. Brown Towhee - 4 Scrut Jay - 2 Cassin's Sparrow - 1 Arche war - 1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 4 Barwick's war - 2 Chipping Sparrow - 2