Trip Report: Texas (2013-04-13 - 2013-04-20)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - Eating Snake
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - Eating Snake
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
A one week trip to Austin and the Gulf Coast of Texas
Sites Visited
Country: United States of America
(11 sites)
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (202 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(202 records)
Class: Birds
(189 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(13 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(5 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (6 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (6 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(4 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Order: Pelicans
(44 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(82 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
- Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)
- Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
- Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
- Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Family: Vireos
- Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
- Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(17 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
- Wilson's Plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
- Family: New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Class: Mammals
(10 records)
- Order: Bats
(1 record)
- Family: Molossidae
- Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Felidae
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(2 records)
- Family: Cervidae
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- Order: Lagomorpha (2 records)
- Order: Opossums
(1 record)
- Family: Opossums
- Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
- Order: Rodents (2 records)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Alligators
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Anoles
- Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)