Good afternoon birders,
It was a very warm, breezy morning at Santa Ana, but the birds were
singing and lots of folks enjoyed seeing a wide range of species. Good looks
at warblers and raptors made the day exciting.
Daily walks leave the Visitor's Center at 8:30am. Come join the fun.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Feb 23, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
52 species
Gadwall 7
Mottled Duck 6
Blue-winged Teal 16
Northern Shoveler 31
Green-winged Teal 1
Ruddy Duck 4
Plain Chachalaca 3
Least Grebe 6
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Neotropic Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 4
Tricolored Heron 1
White Ibis 6
White-faced Ibis 6
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Harris's Hawk 10
White-tailed Hawk 2
Zone-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 2 Heard only
American Coot 35
Black-necked Stilt 44
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Inca Dove 1
Common Ground-Dove 1
Common Pauraque 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1 Heard only
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 8
White-eyed Vireo 5
Green Jay 1
Black-crested Titmouse 4
Verdin 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
European Starling 9
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Tropical Parula 1 Continuing bird
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Western Meadowlark 1
Altamira Oriole 1 Heard only
Lesser Goldfinch 1
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