Greetings Texbirders,
Today's walk brought together folks of all skill levels and there was
something for everyone. This was our last walk of the season and it was
wonderful, albeit bittersweet. The most experienced birder with us, a
former professional bird guide in Africa, got every target bird he had plus
some he hadn't thought to ask for (if you count the "heard only" Ringed
Kingfisher.) Olive Sparrows gave us the best looks we've had all season.
And everyone got to watch a gorgeous Altamira Oriole begin work on a nest,
no binoculars needed. It doesn't get much better than that!
Though we personally are migrating, guided walks continue daily through the
end of the month. Meet at the Visitor Center at 8:30am. HawkWatch is from
8am-1pm every day through April 15. Spotters are needed and everyone is
welcome.
Steve and Laura Paulson
USFWS Volunteers
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Alamo, Texas
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US
Mar 21, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.8 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny, breezy, 67-87 degrees.
68 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 24
Mottled Duck 6
Blue-winged Teal 40
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 10
Green-winged Teal 4
Lesser Scaup 2
Plain Chachalaca 12
Least Grebe 2
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Neotropic Cormorant 5
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 1
White Ibis 10
White-faced Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Swainson's Hawk 1
Sora 1 one briefly heard
American Coot 15
Black-necked Stilt 20
American Avocet 1
Killdeer 6
Least Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 10
Long-billed Dowitcher 3
Wilson's Snipe 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Inca Dove 1 more heard
White-tipped Dove 1 an uncountable number heard as they were "hooing"
everywhere.
White-winged Dove 4
Mourning Dove 1
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1
Ringed Kingfisher 1 heard only from the direction of the river
Belted Kingfisher 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 10
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2 one heard only
Tropical Kingbird 2
Couch's Kingbird 10
White-eyed Vireo 1 one seen, additional ones heard
Green Jay 3 one seen at feeders, others heard in the refuge
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 5
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Verdin 2 one seen, other heard only
House Wren 2 one seen, the other heard singing
Marsh Wren 1 heard only
Carolina Wren 2 heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Long-billed Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2 one heard only, the other briefly seen
Chipping Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Great-tailed Grackle 2
Altamira Oriole 2
Lesser Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2
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