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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Map of Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Greater Prairie-chicken (
Tympanuchus cupido
)
Grasshopper Sparrow (
Ammodramus savannarum
)
Northern Bobwhite (
Colinus virginianus
) - Male
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (
Tyrannus forficatus
)
Upland Sandpiper (
Bartramia longicauda
)
Reserve for the last of the Texas Prairie chickens.
Trips
Texas
4/20/2013
: Took the early morning van tour into the reserve.
Previous Visit (Anahuac NWR (UTC 049): 4/19/2013)
Species Recorded (36)
Birds ( 33 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Greater Prairie-chicken -
Tympanuchus cupido
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
Northern Bobwhite -
Colinus virginianus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Sora -
Porzana carolina
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Upland Sandpiper -
Bartramia longicauda
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus forficatus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cave Swallow -
Petrochelidon fulva
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
White-eyed Vireo -
Vireo griseus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Dickcissel -
Spiza americana
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Grasshopper Sparrow -
Ammodramus savannarum
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Vesper Sparrow -
Pooecetes gramineus
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Meadowlark -
Sturnella magna
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