[texbirds] 9 December in Santa Ana NWR - 54 Species

From: Sunny <sunny_phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 12:42:59 -0800 (PST)
Location: Santa Ana NWR
Observation Date: 9 December
Total Birding Time: 2.5 hours 
Party Size: 12
Number of Species: 54

We had a wonderful Biology class from Alamo join the morning birdwalk.  Two 
unusual species included the Canvasback and Mallard.  In addition, we watched 
as a Peregrine Falcon stooped to catch a bird but missed its prey.
 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck    Number Seen: 15
Gadwall    Number Seen: 25
Mallard    Number Seen: 1
Mottled Duck    Number Seen: 15
Blue-winged Teal    Number Seen: 10
Cinnamon Teal    Number Seen: 1
Northern Shoveler    Number Seen: 35
Northern Pintail    Number Seen: 30
Green-winged Teal    Number Seen: 10
Canvasback    Number Seen: 1
Ring-necked Duck    Number Seen: 4
Hooded Merganser    Number Seen: 4
Ruddy Duck    Number Seen: 10
Plain Chachalaca    Number Seen: 1
Least Grebe    Number Seen: 1
Great Egret    Number Seen: 1
White Ibis    Number Seen: 4
White-faced Ibis    Number Seen: 7
Northern Harrier    Number Seen: 2
Cooper's Hawk    Number Seen: 1
Harris's Hawk    Number Seen: 2
Red-shouldered Hawk    Number Seen: 2
Gray Hawk    Number Seen: 1
American Kestrel    Number Seen: 2
Peregrine Falcon    Number Seen: 1
American Coot    Number Seen: 60
Killdeer    Number Seen: 10
Black-necked Stilt    Number Seen: 15
Spotted Sandpiper    Number Seen: 1
Solitary Sandpiper    Number Seen: 2
Greater Yellowlegs    Number Seen: 30
Lesser Yellowlegs    Number Seen: 5
Least Sandpiper    Number Seen: 23
Long-billed Dowitcher    Number Seen: 30
Wilson's Snipe    Number Seen: 2
Mourning Dove    Number Seen: 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Number Seen: 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker    Number Seen: 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker    Number Seen: 2
Eastern Phoebe    Number Seen: 3
Great Kiskadee    Number Seen: 10
Loggerhead Shrike    Number Seen: 2
White-eyed Vireo    Number Seen: 2
Green Jay    Number Seen: 6
Black-crested Titmouse    Number Seen: 2
Carolina Wren    Number Seen: 2
European Starling    Number Seen: 10
Orange-crowned Warbler    Number Seen: 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler    Number Seen: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    Number Seen: 2
Red-winged Blackbird    Number Seen: 30
House Sparrow    Number Seen: 10
Altamira Oriole    Number Seen: 1
Common Pauraque    Number Seen: 1

Sunny Phillips
Santa Ana NWR

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