TEXAS 
singles at Joe Pool L., Dallas 14 Nov (DRi), 
Alazan Bayou W.M.A., Nacogdoches 18 Oct 
(DW), and L. Sam Rayburn, Nacogdoches 25 
Oct (DW, RT). A very impressive tally of 25 
Palm Warblers was made near Olivia, Calhoun 
1 Oct (BrF). A Bay-breasted Warbler in Cen- 
tral Heights, Nacogdoches 14 Sep (MHW) pro- 
vided an excellent fall record for the Piney- 
woods. Out-of-range Prothonotary Warblers 
were found near Junction, Kimble 22 Aug (ph. 
ECo, AL, RHe) and in El Paso, El Paso 23 Aug 
(JP). A Worm-eating Warbler was studied in 
Austin, Travis 18 Sep (KA). Swainson’s War- 
blers are rarely detected in fall, so one at 
Sabine Woods, Jefferson 7 Sep (SM) was no- 
table. Louisiana Waterthrushes in the Trans- 
Pecos included one at Big Bend Ranch S.E, 
Presidio 13 Aug (ML) and in Boot Canyon, Big 
Bend N.E, Brewster 24 Aug (DE). A Louisiana 
Waterthrush reported from Port Aransas, 
Nueces 28 Oct (LJo) was late. A surprising 
count of 17 Mourning Warblers was made at 
Granger L., Williamson 7 Sep (TiF). A 
MacGillivray’s Warbler wandered eastward to 
College Station, Brazos 23 Oct (tJH). A male 
Hooded Warbler was in Pine Canyon, Big 
Bend N.E, Brewster 3 Aug (ECa, ph.), and an- 
other male at Big Bend’s Cottonwood Camp- 
ground 23 Nov QT) was very late. A Canada 
Warbler, rare in the fall, was at Wind Point 
Park, L. Tawakoni, Hunt 1 Oct (RKi). A Red- 
faced Warbler found in the Bowl, Guadalupe 
Mountains N.E, Culberson 14 Aug (LE) was 
in keeping with the occurrence pattern for the 
species. Painted Redstarts were noted twice in 
the Davis Mts., with single birds seen 25 Aug 
(KB) and 6 Oct (MEa, ME). More unexpected 
was a Painted Redstart at Balmorhea S.P., 
Reeves 11 Oct (TFe). 
TANAGERS THROUGH FINCHES 
A Scarlet Tanager was reported at Lubbock, 
Lubbock 7 Sep (AnH). Lingering Western 
Tanagers included 2 at Lubbock, Lubbock 1 
Oct (BrG) and one in McKittrick Canyon, 
Guadalupe Mountains N.E, Culberson 2 Nov 
(BrG). A Spotted Towhee at Commons Ford 
Park, Travis 24 Aug (EF) was exceptionally 
early. A Bachman’s Sparrow was an unexpect- 
ed discovery at Tyler S.E, Tyler 16 Oct (BSa). 
Two Clay-colored Sparrows on the Katy 
Prairie, Waller 4 Oct (BHo) were early mi- 
grants. A Le Conte’s Sparrow at L. McClellan, 
Gray 11 Nov (DRa) provided a rare Panhan- 
dle find. A Lark Bunting in Leander, 
Williamson 5-7 Sep (ph. CFe) was out of 
place and early. An early Lincoln’s Sparrow 
was found on the Katy Prairie, Waller 27 Sep 
(BHo). A Swamp Sparrow at Quintana, Bra- 
zoria 28 Sep (CTL) provided the earliest fall 
record for the U.T.C. A Harris’s Sparrow at 
Central Heights, Nacogdoches 18 Nov 
(MHW) was unexpected, as this species in 
not annual in the cen. Pineywoods. A great 
find was an ad. Golden-crowned Sparrow in 
sw. Tarrant 22-26 Oct (ph. BD, LD, m.ob.). A 
Pink-sided Junco at the Ft. Bliss ponds, El 
Paso 12 Aug (BZ) was extremely early. An 
imm. male Black-headed Grosbeak was seen 
at Quintana, Brazoria 18 Oct (CTL). A fe- 
male Lazuli Bunting at Sam Nail Ranch, Big 
Bend N.P., Brewster 11 Nov (BrG) was late. A 
high count of 240 Indigo Buntings was made 
at Alazan Bayou W.M.A., Nacogdoches 28 Sep 
(DW, RT). Dickcissels lingered at several 
U.T.C. location into early Nov (m.ob.). A 
Bobolink at Central Heights, Nacogdoches 1 
Oct (DW) provided the first fall record for 
the Pineywoods since 1976. 
A Western Meadowlark heard at Cedar 
Creek L., Henderson 2 Nov (DDC, GC) was e. 
of the normal wintering range. A male and 2 
female Hooded Orioles stayed all period in El 
Paso, El Paso (BZ) and appeared ready to win- 
ter. A young male Bullock’s Oriole was pres- 
ent in Houston, Harris 7-8 Oct (ph. CH). 
Audubon’s Orioles continue to be present in 
the cen. Hill country with a high count of 5 
present near Utopia, Uvalde 22 Nov (MiH). A 
Baltimore Oriole in Crosbyton, Crosby 8 Oct 
(AnH) was w. of the normal migration path, 
while another near Utley, Bastrop 21 Nov 
(BrF) was late. A female House Finch feeding 
a newly fledged young 23 Aug implied the 
first successful breeding for Brazoria (BL). 
Another outstanding find of the season was a 
pair of Red Crossbills at Pantego, Tarrant 28 
Oct (ph. BHe, MeH). An early Pine Siskin was 
at Lost Maples S.N.A., Bandera 16 Aug (MiH). 
Cited observers (subregional editors in bold- 
face): Kenny Anderson, John Arvin, Heidi Bai- 
ley, Orville Ballard, Peter Barnes (PBa), Mark 
Bartosik (MBa), Rich Bello, Steve Bentsen 
(StB), Susan Bergeson (SuB), Peter Billingham 
(PBi), Mike Bloodsworth (MBl), Erik Breden, 
David Brotherton, Kelly Bryan, Buck 
Buchanan, Maggie Burnett (MBu), Martin 
Campbell (MCa), Jay Capra, Eric Carpenter 
(ECa) (Central Texas: 5604 Southwest Pkwy 
#2222, Austin, Texas 78735. email: 
ecarpe@gmail.com), Renee Christie (ReC), 
Roby Christie (RCh), Sheridan Coffey, Don 
Connell, Ron Conner (RCo), Greg Cook, Mel 
Cooksey (MCo), Elaine Councill (ECo), Mark 
Cranford (MCr), D. D. Currie (North-Central 
Texas: 2703 Colleen Dr., Arlington, TX 76016. 
email: ddbirder@sbcglobal.net), Bill Daniel, 
Linda Daniel, Jim Day Charles Dean Fisher 
(CDF), Mike Dillon, Caleb Dye, Marc East- 
man (MEa), Maryann Eastman, Carol Ed- 
wards, David Elkowitz, Lee Elliott, Taylor El- 
lis, Harlan Evans, Ed Fair, Tim Fennell (TiF), 
Carol Ferguson (CFe), Terry Ferguson (TFe), 
Dixie Feuerbacher, Mark Flippo, Charles 
Floyd (CFl), Nancy Floyd, Bobbye Frazier 
(BoF), Brush Freeman (BrF), Bert Frenz (East 
Texas: 221 Rainbow Dr., #12190, Livingston, 
TX 77399-2021. email: bert2@bafrenz.com), 
Terry Fuller (TFu), Brian Gibbons (BrG), Bill 
Gilbert (BiC), Pat Gilbert, Mariann Golden 
(MGo), Beverly Grage (BGr), Michael Gray 
(MCr), John Groves, Mary Gustafson (MGu), 
John Hale, Curry Haley, Sue Heath, Margaret 
Hedges (MaH), Kathy Heindel, Mitch Heindel 
(MiH), Rhandy Helton (RHe), Beverly Hen- 
derson (BHe), Mel Henderson (MeH), Antho- 
ny Hewetson (AnH) (Northwest Texas: 4407 
36th St., Lubbock TX 79414. email: ter- 
rverts@yahoo.com), Aveline Hewetson (AvH), 
Petra Hockey, Bob Honig (BHo), Mimi Hoppe 
Wolf (MHW), Ruth Hoyt (RHo), Havar Hved- 
ing, Lucyjalbert (LJa), Bob Johnson, Lacrecia 
Johnson, Dan Jones, Larry Jordan (LJo), 
Joseph Kennedy, Richard Kinney (RKi), 
Phillip Kite, Mark Klym, Rich Kostecke 
(RKo), Ed Kutac, Cin-Ty Lee (CTL), Gregg 
Lee, Rob Lee (RLe), Ann Lemon, Michael 
Lindsey (MLi), Brad Lirette, Dell Little, Mark 
Lockwood (ML), Kay Lookingbill, Robert 
Lookingbill (RLo), Alex Martinez, Cerda Mar- 
tinez, Steve Mayes, David McDonald (DMc), 
Brad McKinney, Mira Merritt-Pellerin (MMP), 
Penny Miller, Derek Muschalek (DMu), Nan- 
cy Norman, Bob Norris, Michael O’Brien, Car- 
olyn Ohl-Johnson (COJ), Karl Overman, Jim 
Paton (Trans-Pecos: 4325 Boy Scout Lane, El 
Paso, TX 79922. email: patonjn@netzero.net), 
Barrett Pierce, Randy Pinkston, David Rankin 
(DRa), Martin Reid, Thomas Riecke, Cecilia 
Riley (CRi), David Ringer (DRi), Chris Runk 
(CRu), Susan Russo, Boyd Sanders (BSa), 
Richard Schaefer, Marcy Scott (MSc), Willie 
Sekula (South Texas: 7063 Co. Rd. 228, Falls 
City, TX 78113-2627. email: wseku- 
la@copper.net), Marsha Seyffert (MSe), Mar- 
garet Sloan (MaS), Mike Sloat (MiS), John 
Sproul 0Sp)> Diane Stelzer, Jim Stevenson 
OSt), Byron Stone (BSt), Paul Sunby, Brady 
Surber (BSu), Jeff Troy, Brian Truss, Robert 
Truss, Darrell Vollert, Willie Vollert, Christian 
Walker, Ron Weeks (UTC: 110 Indian War- 
rior, Lake Jackson, TX 77566. email: ron- 
weeks@sbcglobal.net). Matt White, Howard 
Williams, Stu Wilson, David Wolf, Jimmy 
Zabriskie, Louise Zematis, Barry Zimmer. ^ 
Mark W. Lockwood, 402 E. Harriet Avenue 
Alpine, Texas 79830 (mark.lockwood@tpwd.state.tx.us) 
Eric Carpenter, 5604 Southwest Pkwy #2222 
Austin, Texas 78735 (ecarpe@gmail.com) 
Willie Sekula, 7063 Co. Rd.228 
Falls City, Texas 781 1 3-2627 (wsekula@ copper.net) 
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