[texbirds] Bentsen State Park Bird Walk 03/27
- From: "Melissa Chadwick" <Melissa.Chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:06:18 -0500
Good afternoon,
Despite the cooler temperatures today, the bird walk had a couple
surprises. The La Parida Resaca at the Kingfisher overlook was quite
active this morning with several Forster's Terns, a couple of Mottled
Ducks, plenty of herons including a Little Blue Heron, and both
Cormorants were visible together for comparison. The Hawk Watch was
pretty slow but good looks at a perched Gray Hawk are always welcomed.
There has also been a pair of Hooded Orioles seen at the bus
turn-a-round (across the street from the visitor's parking lot) taking
advantage of the Coral Bean blossoms.
Have a wonderful week!
Species
Count
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2
Mottled Duck
2
Plain Chachalaca
25
Pied-billed Grebe
1
Neotropic Cormorant
1
Double-crested Cormorant
1
Anhinga
1
American White Pelican
1
Great Blue Heron
1
Great Egret
2
Snowy Egret
2
Little Blue Heron
1
Green Heron
1
Black Vulture
1
Turkey Vulture
25
Cooper's Hawk
1
Broad-winged Hawk
3
Gray Hawk
1
American Coot
4
Killdeer
1
Black-necked Stilt
1
peep sp.
12
Forster's Tern
5
White-winged Dove
1
Mourning Dove
1
Inca Dove
5
Common Ground-Dove
1
White-tipped Dove
4
Eastern Screech-Owl
1
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
1
Crested Caracara
1
Black Phoebe
1
Great Kiskadee
3
Couch's Kingbird
3
Green Jay
15
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
30
Cave Swallow
20
Black-crested Titmouse
2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6
Clay-colored Thrush
1
Northern Mockingbird
3
Long-billed Thrasher
1
Curve-billed Thrasher
1
Orange-crowned Warbler
1
Olive Sparrow
1
Lark Sparrow
3
Northern Cardinal
9
Red-winged Blackbird
100
Great-tailed Grackle
10
Hooded Oriole
2
Altamira Oriole
2
House Sparrow
3
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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