Hi everyone, Here is a list of birds we have seen at the Nature Discovery Center in Russ Pitman Park, (Bellaire) over the last week: Laughing Gulls (overhead) Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawks Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Doves White-winged Doves Eastern Screech Owls Chimney Swifts (starting 3/27/13) Calliope Hummingbird - m Rufous Hummingbird - ad m Red-bellied Woodpeckers Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downey Woodpeckers Great Crested Flycatchers Purple Martins - overhead White-eyed Vireo Blue Jays Carolina Chickadees Ruby-crowned Kinglets Blue-gray Gnatcatchers American Robins Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwings E Starlings Orange-crowned Warblers Northern Parulas Black & White Warbler Yellow-rumped Warblers Wilson's Warbler (was here all winter!) Hooded Warbler - m Northern Cardinals Red-winged Blackbirds -f Common Grackles American Goldfinch - m&f House Finch House Sparrow I have NOT seen nor hear a Carolina Wren in the park for the last several months! If anyone finds one here - please write it up on our bird board! Join our free Lunch with the Birds Walks starting at noon on Wednesdays through May 9th and our Early Evening Birdwalks Tuesdays at 6pm through May 1st. Russ Pitman Park is located at 7112 Newcastle between Bellaire Blvd and Evergreen St just inside Loop 610 in Bellaire TX. Mary Ann Beauchemin Senior Naturalist Nature Discovery Center mbeauch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 713-667-6550 (phone) 713-667-7654 (fax) For more information about the Nature Discovery Center, our programs and how you can support our work, visit www.naturediscoverycenter.org Mary Ann Beauchemin Senior Naturalist Nature Discovery Center mbeauch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 713-667-6550 (phone) 713-667-7654 (fax) For more information about the Nature Discovery Center, our programs and how you can support our work, visit www.naturediscoverycenter.org Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner