We had a wonderful morning of birding! We started off with walk around
Headquarters, where we had wonderful looks at an Altamira Oriole, Hooded
Oriole, and a displaying Ruby-throated Hummingbird. From there, we headed to
the Nature Center, where we saw our regular Green Jays and White-tipped Doves.
At the Resaca, we heard a distant Belted Kingfisher and watched a Forster's
Tern dive for fish! We finally saw some raptors when we were heading out of
the park-we had a low kettle of Turkey Vultures, Swainson's Hawks, and
Broad-winged Hawks!
Remember to join us for Hawk Watch-daily, till April 30th from 8:30am-12:00pm
at the Hawk Tower!
Species Count
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 5
Plain Chachalaca 21
Least Bittern 3
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 16
Mississippi Kite 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 11
Swainson's Hawk 2
Forster's Tern 4
Inca Dove 3
Common Ground-Dove 1
White-tipped Dove 5
White-winged Dove 13
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2
Black Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 6
Couch's Kingbird 13
Green Jay 9
Cave Swallow 11
Black-crested Titmouse 1
House Wren 1
Clay-colored Thrush 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 1
Olive Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 4
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Great-tailed Grackle 15
Bronzed Cowbird 2
Hooded Oriole 1
Altamira Oriole 1
House Sparrow 13
Happy birding!
Hannah Buschert
Park Ranger 1-Naturalist
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
2800 S Bentsen Palm Drive
Mission, Texas 78752
Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Hannah.Buschert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
(956) 584-9156 x235
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