[texbirds] 3 November in Santa Ana NWR - 65 species

  • From: Sunny <sunny_phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 13:33:09 -0700 (PDT)

In addition to the birds listed below, we saw several Monarch butterflies and 
an  indigo snake along the road near Cattail Lake.  The Northern Bobwhite on 
the Willow Lakes Trail were as surprised by us as we were to see them.  It was 
an awesome sight watching the aerobatics of the two Harris's Hawks battling the 
Broad-winged Hawk as it migrated above the refuge.  We had all three in the 
scope for several minutes.
 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck    Number Seen: 90
Gadwall    Number Seen: 10
American Wigeon    Number Seen: 6
Mottled Duck    Number Seen: 4
Blue-winged Teal    Number Seen: 50
Northern Pintail    Number Seen: 50
Green-winged Teal    Number Seen: 10
Redhead    Number Seen: 2
Ring-necked Duck    Number Seen: 10
Ruddy Duck    Number Seen: 6
Plain Chachalaca    Number Seen: 6
Northern Bobwhite    Number Seen: 3
Least Grebe    Number Seen: 50
Pied-billed Grebe    Number Seen: 4
Neotropic Cormorant    Number Seen: 1
Anhinga    Number Seen: 2
Great Egret    Number Seen: 2
White-faced Ibis    Number Seen: 3
Turkey Vulture    Number Seen: 20
Osprey    Number Seen: 1
Northern Harrier    Number Seen: 7
Cooper's Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Harris's Hawk    Number Seen: 4
Red-shouldered Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Broad-winged Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Gray Hawk    Number Seen: 2
Red-tailed Hawk    Number Seen: 3
American Kestrel    Number Seen: 2
Merlin    Number Seen: 1
American Coot    Number Seen: 100
Black-necked Stilt    Number Seen: 20
Spotted Sandpiper    Number Seen: 4
Greater Yellowlegs    Number Seen: 8
Least Sandpiper    Number Seen: 10
White-winged Dove    Number Seen: 6
Mourning Dove    Number Seen: 6
Inca Dove    Number Seen: 6
White-tipped Dove    Number Seen: 3
Green Kingfisher    Number Seen: 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker    Number Seen: 10
Ladder-backed Woodpecker    Number Seen: 6
Eastern Phoebe    Number Seen: 8
Great Kiskadee    Number Seen: 20
Loggerhead Shrike    Number Seen: 1
White-eyed Vireo    Number Seen: 5
Green Jay    Number Seen: 15
Northern Rough-winged Swallow    Number Seen: 50
Barn Swallow    Number Seen: 5
Black-crested Titmouse    Number Seen: 4
Carolina Wren    Number Seen: 4
Bewick's Wren    Number Seen: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    Number Seen: 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    Number Seen: 10
Long-billed Thrasher    Number Seen: 3
European Starling    Number Seen: 10
Orange-crowned Warbler    Number Seen: 6
Common Yellowthroat    Number Seen: 2
Canada Warbler    Number Seen: 5
Olive Sparrow    Number Seen: 3
Northern Cardinal    Number Seen: 1
Red-winged Blackbird    Number Seen: 100
Great-tailed Grackle    Number Seen: 10
Altamira Oriole    Number Seen: 2
Lesser Goldfinch    Number Seen: 7
House Sparrow    Number Seen: 10
Sunny Phillips
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

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