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Texas: 4/13/2013 - 4/20/2013 (
Center on Map
)
Scarlet Tanager (
Piranga olivacea
)
Scarlet Tanager (
Piranga olivacea
)
Yellow-throated Warbler (
Setophaga dominica
)
Greater Prairie-chicken (
Tympanuchus cupido
)
Scarlet Tanager (
Piranga olivacea
)
Lesser Nighthawk (
Chordeiles acutipennis
)
Prothonotary Warbler (
Protonotaria citrea
)
Indigo Bunting (
Passerina cyanea
)
Least Tern (
Sternula antillarum
)
Reddish Egret (
Egretta rufescens
)
Whooping Crane (
Grus americana
) - Eating Snake
Golden-cheeked Warbler (
Setophaga chrysoparia
)
Clapper Rail (
Rallus crepitans
)
Grasshopper Sparrow (
Ammodramus savannarum
)
Northern Bobwhite (
Colinus virginianus
) - Male
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
)
A one week trip to Austin and the Gulf Coast of Texas
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Austin, Texas (4/14/2013)
Balcones Canyonlands NWR--Refuge HQ (Travis Co.), Texas (4/15/2013)
Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas (4/16/2013)
Brazoria, Texas (4/17/2013)
Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), Texas (4/17/2013)
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, Texas (4/17/2013)
Palacios, Texas (4/17/2013)
Galveston Island, Texas (4/18/2013)
Anahuac NWR (UTC 049), Texas (4/19/2013)
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas (4/19/2013)
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas (4/20/2013)
Species Recorded (202)
Birds ( 189 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret -
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
White-faced Ibis -
Plegadis chihi
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mottled Duck -
Anas fulvigula
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Snow Goose -
Anser caerulescens
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna bicolor
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Swallow-tailed Kite -
Elanoides forficatus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Merlin -
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Greater Prairie-chicken -
Tympanuchus cupido
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
Northern Bobwhite -
Colinus virginianus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Sora -
Porzana carolina
Clapper Rail -
Rallus crepitans
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Whooping Crane -
Grus americana
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Snowy Plover -
Anarhynchus nivosus
Wilson's Plover -
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
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
Upland Sandpiper -
Bartramia longicauda
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
White-rumped Sandpiper -
Calidris fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper -
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper -
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Ruff -
Calidris pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Marbled Godwit -
Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Wilson's Phalarope -
Phalaropus tricolor
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
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
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern -
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Inca Dove -
Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Greater Roadrunner -
Geococcyx californianus
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Great Horned Owl -
Bubo virginianus
Eastern Screech-Owl -
Megascops asio
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Chuck-will's-widow -
Antrostomus carolinensis
Lesser Nighthawk -
Chordeiles acutipennis
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Black-chinned Hummingbird -
Archilochus alexandri
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
( Coccyzidae )
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus americanus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark -
Eremophila alpestris
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cave Swallow -
Petrochelidon fulva
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-crested Titmouse -
Baeolophus atricristatus
Tufted Titmouse -
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee -
Poecile carolinensis
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren -
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
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 )
Black-capped Vireo -
Vireo atricapilla
White-eyed Vireo -
Vireo griseus
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
Golden-cheeked Warbler -
Setophaga chrysoparia
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
Dickcissel -
Spiza americana
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Grasshopper Sparrow -
Ammodramus savannarum
Seaside Sparrow -
Ammospiza maritima
Lark Sparrow -
Chondestes grammacus
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Vesper Sparrow -
Pooecetes gramineus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
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
Eastern Meadowlark -
Sturnella magna
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Pine Siskin -
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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