[texbirds] 10 December in Santa Ana NWR - 76 Species

  • From: Sunny <sunny_phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:14:43 -0800 (PST)


Location: Santa Ana NWR
Observation Date: 10 December
Total Birding Time: 6 hours 
Party Size: 4
Number of Species: 76

We had several Florida birders join me (one gentleman also calls the UK his 
home) for today's windy and cool bird walk.  In addition to seeing 76 species 
with the Canvasback, Merganzers and Buffleheads as highlights, we saw 2 
Armadillos and 1 Rough Green snake. Luckily, we were able to bird Willow, 
Pintail and Cattail lakes!

Birdwalks leave the visitor's center each day at 8:30 a.m.
 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck    Number Seen: 16
Fulvous Whistling-Duck    Number Seen: 2
Gadwall    Number Seen: 70
American Wigeon    Number Seen: 4
Mottled Duck    Number Seen: 15
Blue-winged Teal    Number Seen: 25
Cinnamon Teal    Number Seen: 1
Northern Shoveler    Number Seen: 120
Northern Pintail    Number Seen: 100
Green-winged Teal    Number Seen: 45
Canvasback    Number Seen: 1
Redhead    Number Seen: 1
Ring-necked Duck    Number Seen: 10
Lesser Scaup    Number Seen: 7
Bufflehead    Number Seen: 2
Hooded Merganser    Number Seen: 9
Ruddy Duck    Number Seen: 3
Plain Chachalaca    Number Seen: 14
Northern Bobwhite    Number Seen: 3
Least Grebe    Number Seen: 6
Pied-billed Grebe    Number Seen: 5
Great Blue Heron    Number Seen: 2
Great Egret    Number Seen: 2
White Ibis    Number Seen: 8
White-faced Ibis    Number Seen: 30
Turkey Vulture    Number Seen: 12
Northern Harrier    Number Seen: 6
Harris's Hawk    Number Seen: 10
Red-shouldered Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Red-tailed Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Crested Caracara    Number Seen: 2
American Kestrel    Number Seen: 3
Peregrine Falcon    Number Seen: 1
Common Gallinule    Number Seen: 1
American Coot    Number Seen: 400
Killdeer    Number Seen: 10
Black-necked Stilt    Number Seen: 25
Spotted Sandpiper    Number Seen: 5
Solitary Sandpiper    Number Seen: 2
Greater Yellowlegs    Number Seen: 20
Lesser Yellowlegs    Number Seen: 5
Least Sandpiper    Number Seen: 80
Long-billed Dowitcher    Number Seen: 50
Wilson's Snipe    Number Seen: 8
Mourning Dove    Number Seen: 5
Inca Dove    Number Seen: 6
White-tipped Dove    Number Seen: 1
Great Horned Owl    Number Seen: 1
ommon Pauraque    Number Seen: 1
Buff-bellied Hummingbird    Number Seen: 2
Green Kingfisher    Number Seen: 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker    Number Seen: 4
Ladder-backed Woodpecker    Number Seen: 4
Eastern Phoebe    Number Seen: 6
Vermilion Flycatcher    Number Seen: 1
Great Kiskadee    Number Seen: 20
Loggerhead Shrike    Number Seen: 1
White-eyed Vireo    Number Seen: 4
Green Jay    Number Seen: 7
Tree Swallow    Number Seen: 2
Black-crested Titmouse    Number Seen: 6
Carolina Wren    Number Seen: 2
Marsh Wren    Number Seen: 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    Number Seen: 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    Number Seen: 2
Northern Mockingbird    Number Seen: 1
European Starling    Number Seen: 10
Orange-crowned Warbler    Number Seen: 4
Common Yellowthroat    Number Seen: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler    Number Seen: 15
Olive Sparrow    Number Seen: 1
Red-winged Blackbird    Number Seen: 75
Altamira Oriole    Number Seen: 3
Lincoln's Sparrow    Number Seen: 1
Savannah Sparrow    Number Seen: 2
House Sparrow    Number Seen: 1

Sunny Phillips
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
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