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Bolivar Peninsula, Texas (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
Map of Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
Yellow-throated Warbler (
Setophaga dominica
)
Scarlet Tanager (
Piranga olivacea
)
Lesser Nighthawk (
Chordeiles acutipennis
)
Prothonotary Warbler (
Protonotaria citrea
)
Indigo Bunting (
Passerina cyanea
)
Least Tern (
Sternula antillarum
)
Clapper Rail (
Rallus crepitans
)
Barn Swallow (
Hirundo rustica
)
Summer Tanager (
Piranga rubra
)
Tennessee Warbler (
Oreothlypis peregrina
)
Chuck-will's-widow (
Antrostomus carolinensis
)
Painted Bunting (
Passerina ciris
)
Green Anole (
Anolis carolinensis
)
Wilson's Plover (
Charadrius wilsonia
)
Snowy Plover (
Charadrius nivosus
)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (
Coccyzus americanus
)
Baltimore Oriole (
Icterus galbula
)
Black-throated Green Warbler (
Setophaga virens
)
Baltimore Oriole (
Icterus galbula
)
Broad-winged Hawk (
Buteo platypterus
)
Mottled Duck (
Anas fulvigula
)
Gulf coast of Texas
Trips
Texas
4/19/2013
: We took the ferry from Galveston, and we then spent a couple of days visiting some of the sites on Bolivar Peninsula, Boy Scout Woods, Smith Woods, Bolivar Flats, etc...
Previous Visit (Galveston Island: 4/18/2013)
Next Visit (Anahuac NWR (UTC 049): 4/19/2013)
Species Recorded (103)
Birds ( 101 )
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mottled Duck -
Anas fulvigula
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Swallow-tailed Kite -
Elanoides forficatus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Clapper Rail -
Rallus crepitans
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Snowy Plover -
Anarhynchus nivosus
Wilson's Plover -
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Long-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Inca Dove -
Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Great Horned Owl -
Bubo virginianus
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Chuck-will's-widow -
Antrostomus carolinensis
Lesser Nighthawk -
Chordeiles acutipennis
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
( Coccyzidae )
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus americanus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark -
Eremophila alpestris
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush -
Hylocichla mustelina
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher -
Toxostoma rufum
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo -
Vireo solitarius
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Kentucky Warbler -
Geothlypis formosa
Tennessee Warbler -
Leiothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Prothonotary Warbler -
Protonotaria citrea
Ovenbird -
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Cerulean Warbler -
Setophaga cerulea
Hooded Warbler -
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler -
Setophaga dominica
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler -
Setophaga striata
Black-throated Green Warbler -
Setophaga virens
Blue-winged Warbler -
Vermivora cyanoptera
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Scarlet Tanager -
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager -
Piranga rubra
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Painted Bunting -
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Bronzed Cowbird -
Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Boat-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus major
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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