Good afternoon birders,
As the sun peeked through the clouds this morning, the birds came
alive. It was the hawks that gave the real show! Several kettles were
apparent over the lakes, each containing hawks swooping on the thermals. A few
dog-fights were evidenced and at the end of the walk, a Cooper's Hawk sailed by
with the Red-winged Blackbird that it would enjoy for lunch.
Come join the fun - walks leave the Visitor's Center daily at 8:30 am.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Feb 24, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
57 species
Gadwall 18
Mottled Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 15
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 21
Green-winged Teal 8
Ruddy Duck 4
Plain Chachalaca 14
Least Grebe 8
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Neotropic Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 2
Tricolored Heron 4
White Ibis 2
White-faced Ibis 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 5
White-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 25
Black-necked Stilt 25
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Inca Dove 3
White-tipped Dove 3
Mourning Dove 1
Common Pauraque 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Kiskadee 16
White-eyed Vireo 6
Black-crested Titmouse 6
Marsh Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
Bewick's Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Clay-colored Thrush 1 Heard only
Long-billed Thrasher 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 18
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 2
Olive Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 125
Great-tailed Grackle 2
Altamira Oriole 1
House Sparrow 3
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