Notables: At least three raptors, good photos of a Ferruginous Hawk sitting on a crossarm, the usual Kestrel on a wire, a hulking shape in a tree overlooking the dig site that might have been a Red-tailed, plus 3 glimpses of a grayish raptor in flight soaring low.

A single Cedar Waxwing near the dig along with some Robins.. Song Sparrow (best pic I ever got of a Song Sparrow) and White-crowned Sparrow in the mesquites near the SW corner. Thought I saw a White-throated Sparrow in that area but no photo, and unless there is a pic it didn't happen, possible only. A fuzzy-haired coyote (mange?) came to the SW fence, eyed me, then backtracked toward the south. At least 6 Jack Rabbits spooked in the NE quadrant; never saw more than two there before. At least one Bufflehead Duck on a pond. A strangely-marked male Mallard cross.

Encountered several Echinocereus reichenbachii where the bench is near the west boundary toward the north. (Most I've seen are on the east side at what I call the cliffs.)

0900 on the last Saturday of the month is the Llano Estacado Audubon Society bird walk, often held at Lubbock Lake Landmark. [Check the LEAS page on Facebook to see where they will meet.]

On the last Saturday in October, 2018, Yellow-crowned Night Herons were seen along with a Belted Kingfisher at the dig site, but in the trees near the entrance to the visitor's center there were a couple of Ruby-Crowned Kinglets and a Vireo.

Don't assume that birds are not to be found close to the building!

And of course out on the short grass range there are sparrows. My last sparrow sighting there was a Savannah.

Saw/spooked a hummingbird that was feeding on the standing cypress with the red flowers near the entrance after 1 p.m. today. I was too slow on the draw to get a photo, or even to ID the hummingbird. Keep a weather eye out and maybe somebody can come up with a photo. Keep up the good work!