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    Date
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  1. Mexican Duck Anas diazi
    # Count: 165
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  2. Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  3. Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  4. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  5. Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  6. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Lowell Young
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  7. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  8. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Dell Little
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  9. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  10. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Friedrichs
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  11. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  12. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  13. Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  14. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ryan Shaw
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  15. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  16. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  17. Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  18. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  19. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  20. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  21. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  22. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  23. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rosemary Seidler
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  24. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sandi Templeton
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  25. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  26. Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  27. Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  28. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  29. Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  30. Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  31. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Friedrichs
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  32. Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  33. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Lowell Young
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  34. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  35. Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  36. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  37. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jane Tillman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  38. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  39. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  40. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jean Martin
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  41. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  42. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  43. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  44. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Friedrichs
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  45. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  46. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Friedrichs
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  47. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  48. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  49. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  50. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dell Little
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  51. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  52. Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  53. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  54. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  55. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  56. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  57. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  58. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rosemary Seidler
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  59. Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  60. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sandi Templeton
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  61. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  62. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  63. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Chase
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  64. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  65. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mary Gustafson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  66. Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Horton
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  67. Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  68. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jane Tillman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  69. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  70. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  71. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Johnson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  72. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Johnson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  73. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  74. Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Chase
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  75. Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  76. Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Butch Carter
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  77. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sheila Aguilu
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  78. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  79. Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: richard duke liebler
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  80. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rosemary Seidler
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  81. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  82. Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nick Heppenstall
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  83. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Robert McClure
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  84. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Fred Zagst
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  85. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Eleanor Goldberg
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  86. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jean Martin
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  87. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Eleanor Goldberg
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  88. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Marian Zimmerman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  89. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Marian Zimmerman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  90. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: John Maresh
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  91. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: John Maresh
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  92. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: John Maresh
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  93. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jean Martin
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  94. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Marian Zimmerman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  95. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Marian Zimmerman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  96. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Eleanor Goldberg
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  97. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: John Maresh
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  98. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Betty Vermeire
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  99. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jean Martin
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  100. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Marian Zimmerman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds