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Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas
Map of Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas
Reddish Egret (
Egretta rufescens
)
Whooping Crane (
Grus americana
) - Eating Snake
Black-crested Titmouse (
Baeolophus atricristatus
)
Summer Tanager (
Piranga rubra
) - Male
American Alligator (
Alligator mississippiensis
)
Great Blue Heron (
Ardea herodias
)
Roseate Spoonbill (
Platalea ajaja
)
Whooping Crane (
Grus americana
)
Ring-billed Gull (
Larus delawarensis
) - 1st Winter
Crested Caracara (
Caracara cheriway
)
Sanderling (
Calidris alba
)
Salt Marsh
Trips
Texas
4/16/2013
: We decided to drive over to the coast after we found out that there were still some Whooping Cranes around.
Previous Visit (Balcones Canyonlands NWR--Refuge HQ (Travis Co.): 4/15/2013)
Next Visit (Brazoria NWR (UTC 108): 4/17/2013)
Species Recorded (68)
Birds ( 65 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret -
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mottled Duck -
Anas fulvigula
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Whooping Crane -
Grus americana
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Snowy Plover -
Anarhynchus nivosus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Marbled Godwit -
Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull -
Larus smithsonianus
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern -
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-crested Titmouse -
Baeolophus atricristatus
Carolina Chickadee -
Poecile carolinensis
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
White-eyed Vireo -
Vireo griseus
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Summer Tanager -
Piranga rubra
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Seaside Sparrow -
Ammospiza maritima
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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