Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Brown Booby and two Black Terns at Matagorda County, Black-vented Oriole at Brazoria, and Trumpeter Swan at Spring Creek were the headliners for a state that hopefully is starting to recover from four years of drought. Timely rains fell through most of the breeding season. Even though rainfall amounts were not enough to remove most of Texas from drought status, it did moderate the drought and make conditions much more favorable for nesting than in the previous four years. A major cold front blew through Texas during early November and is believed to have facilitated early exit by many Neotropical migrants. In addition, >50% of the 107 CBCs reported some form of adverse weather during count day with two additional CBCs cancelling due to weather. Overall, the season was relatively warm making birding difficult along the Coast because of heat and high mosquito populations. This was not a good year for irruptive species. Few montane species...