Hi Texbirders,
Today's walk got off to a wonderful start with Valley specialties including
COMMON PAURAQUE, GREEN JAYS, ALTAMIRA ORIOLES and OLIVE SPARROWS. A
highlight was when one of our birders announced that the CAVE SWALLOWS we
were watching overhead were her 500th species. Wahoo! So much fun to share
moments like these.
Guided bird walks leave from the Visitor Center every day at 8:30 am.
Please join us!
Laura and Steve Paulson
USFWS Volunteers
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Alamo, Texas
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US
Jan 15, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny, warm, breeze picked up mid morning. 70-82 degrees.
62 species (+1 other taxa)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 2 flyover
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 10
Mallard (Mexican) (Anas platyrhynchos diazi) 1
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) 3
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 10
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 1
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 15
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 1
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 10
Redhead (Aythya americana) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) 4
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) 6
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 4
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 4
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) 1
Sora (Porzana carolina) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 20
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 6
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Inca Dove (Columbina inca) 2
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) 1
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) 2
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) 2
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) 2 heard only
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 4
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) 6
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus/couchii) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 4
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) 5
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Cave Swallow (Texas) (Petrochelidon fulva pallida) 5
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) 6
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) 2 heard only
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1 heard only
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 4 heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) 4
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 1
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) 2
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
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