John Kirk The birding interest group met at the Ben E Keith building on October 25 for a talk and discussion of feeding birds on the Ranch. Several new members to the group introduced themselves and told about their interest in birds. Most of the 23 Ranchers who attended were feeding birds in their backyards.…
John Kirk The birding interest group has been out on two birding trips in May and had one trip rained out. The last trip was to Forest Lake Park off of Ryan Road. We saw 27 different species of birds that day. As we started off, two Mississippi kites landed on a dead tree and…
Over 40 people at the Ranch are on the email list for the birding interest group. They are receiving periodic information on the birds that are being seen on the Ranch. In the last week or so several birds in the “flycatcher” group have arrived for the summer. The purple martin has been around for…
The birding interest group at the Ranch is comprised of people who just like to see birds and know what the name of that bird is; folks who see birds coming to their backyard feeders; and the nature lovers who go to the lakes and parks in search of birds and the out-of-doors. At the…
John Kirk We are again at a change in the birding season. Many of our winter bird visitors are departing for the north country of the U.S. or Canada. The number of yellow-rump warblers is decreasing daily as I make my morning walk down Michelle Way to the garden plots. The yellow-rumps that are still…
The Robson Ranch birders are beginning to enjoy the fall migration of northern birds that are passing through our area on their way south. Some of these birds have started south from Alaska and far north Canada. Many of these traveling birds have destinations in South America. In late August the Savannah Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows…
John Kirk The Birding Interest Group met at the Cindric home on September 22. Twenty-four of the 30 people who have shown interest in the group attended the meeting. It appears that many of the folks are feeding birds on the Ranch. Most have seen hummingbirds at their feeders; however, the number of hummers being…
John Kirk Summer is almost over, and the migration of birds going south will soon be underway. Be watching the Robson announcements and the bulletin board for notice of our first fall meeting, which will be in the latter half of September. For newcomers to the Ranch, the birding interest group is for everyone interested…
John Kirk Are you interested the birds that can be seen on the Ranch or in Denton County? The newly organized birding group at the Ranch may just be the group for you. We had our organizational meeting in April and have made several birding trips. Our first trip was to the area around the…