[texbirds] Re: Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Saturday
- From: K Miller <cactus_wrens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:39:07 -0500
I skipped away from work for a day, and started out at La Sal del Rey, hoping
to find Botteri's Sparrows among some other gems. It's not the best place for
BOSPs but I wanted to see if they were breeding there. I dipped on BOSPs but
still had a nice cool-ish morning.
Northern Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus) - 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - 1
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) - 2
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 12
Inca Dove (Columbina inca) - 2
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) -
1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus
americanus) - 3
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx
californianus) - 2
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga
sulcirostris) - 2
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
- 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes
aurifrons) - 1
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) - 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus
tyrannulus) - 1
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - 2
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) - 2
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird - 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus
forficatus) - 3
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - 1
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - 3
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - 1
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus) - 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- 3
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma
curvirostre) - 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- 1
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) -
2
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza
bilineata) - 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- 2
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - 2
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - 1
From there I headed to Estero Llano Grande SP, hoping to enjoy my breakfast on
the deck. The front wetlands are dry right now, but don't let that dissuade
you from visiting this wonderful park. Joining up with John Yochum and Kyle
O'Haver, we started with the tropical area, and then tooled around the wetlands
and checked the levy where we found black-bellied whistling-ducks with babies,
roseate spoonbills, and other waterbirds.
Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - 10
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) - 3
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) - 1
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - 15
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax
nycticorax) - 1
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - 5
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - 4
American Coot (Fulica americana) - 3
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - 4
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- 6
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- 2
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa
melanoleuca/flavipes) - 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - 1
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) - 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - 1
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) - 1
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) - 1
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 5
Inca Dove (Columbina inca) - 1
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
- 1
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) -
2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus
americanus) - 2
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga
sulcirostris) - 2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia
yucatanensis) - 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes
aurifrons) - 3
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) - 1
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - 3
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) - 2
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird - 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - 2
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - 2
Purple Martin (Progne subis) - 2
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - 1
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus
atricristatus) - 1
Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) - 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- 3
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma
curvirostre) - 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- 1
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) -
3
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) - 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius
phoeniceus) - 4
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus
mexicanus) - 6
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - 2
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - 1
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) - 1
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) - 3
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - 4
I hadn't been back to Resaca de la Palma State Park in forever, so I rounded
out my trip there, skipping Cannon Rd only because I was getting short on time.
A tram ride there added to my species list, but I did not find any
yellow-green vireos, although it was noon by then.
Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - 2
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) - 2
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) - 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa
violacea) - 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - 1
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 6
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) -
2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus
americanus) - 2
Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga
sulcirostris) - 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes
aurifrons) - 1
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - 3
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) - 2
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird - 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus
forficatus) - 1
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - 3
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- 1
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- 2
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma
longirostre) - 1
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) -
1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius
phoeniceus) - 3
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus
mexicanus) - 10
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - 3
I skipped out on Palo Alto NHS, although I know I'd find BOSPs there. However,
I had dogs to walk back at home. All in all, a pleasant day, and 71 species.
Not bad for a hot summer day.
I also spotted the following species between birding sites:
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna - 2
White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus
albicaudatus) - 1
Katherine Miller, Kingsville, TX
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