[texbirds] Bentsen State Park Afternoon Walk 04/25
- From: "Melissa Chadwick" <Melissa.Chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:51:09 -0500
Good afternoon again,
Not a great day for our scheduled dragonfly and butterfly walks but we did get
to find some great birds this afternoon. Please see below for a complete
list. All the warblers, grosbeaks, and flycatchers were seen between Green Jay
blind and the La Coma rest area entrance. Lots of Painted Buntings were seen
around the garden area near the flag pole at headquarters.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2
Plain Chachalaca
8
Gray Hawk
1
Zone-tailed Hawk
1
White-winged Dove
8
Mourning Dove
2
Inca Dove
2
White-tipped Dove
5
Eastern Screech-Owl
1
Chimney Swift
1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
10
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
2
Crested Caracara
1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
2
Willow/Alder Flycatcher
1
Least Flycatcher
1
Brown-crested Flycatcher
4
Great Kiskadee
2
Couch's Kingbird
5
Green Jay
5
Purple Martin
2
Cave Swallow
3
Black-crested Titmouse
2
Clay-colored Thrush
1
Northern Mockingbird
8
Long-billed Thrasher
2
Black-and-white Warbler
1
Tennessee Warbler
1
Yellow Warbler
1
Black-throated Green Warbler
3
Olive Sparrow
1
Lark Sparrow
1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2
Indigo Bunting
3
Painted Bunting
6
Red-winged Blackbird
10
Great-tailed Grackle
12
Bronzed Cowbird
6
Hooded Oriole
1
Altamira Oriole
2
Happy birding!
Thank you,
Melissa Chadwick
Park Naturalist/Volunteer Coordinator
World Birding Center
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park
2800 South Bentsen Palm Drive
Mission, TX 78572
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