Good afternoon birders
A lovely walk this morning at Santa Ana NWR. Seven Harris's Hawks were
observed in the air all at one time - what a treat, especially for new-to-Texas
birders. Come join the fun - walks daily leaving the Visitor's Center at 8:30
am.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Feb 2, 2017 8:31 AM - 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.75 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
61 species
Gadwall 11
Mottled Duck 8
Blue-winged Teal 12
Cinnamon Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 30
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 2
Ruddy Duck 6
Least Grebe 5
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Neotropic Cormorant 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Tricolored Heron 2
White Ibis 3
White-faced Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 7
Virginia Rail 1 Heard only
Sora 1 Heard only
American Coot 35
Black-necked Stilt 18
Killdeer 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 42
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Inca Dove 4
White-tipped Dove 1
Mourning Dove 2
Common Pauraque 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2 Heard only
Eastern Phoebe 4
Vermilion Flycatcher 1
Great Kiskadee 8
Couch's Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 4
Green Jay 7
Black-crested Titmouse 5
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Clay-colored Thrush 1
Long-billed Thrasher 3 Heard only
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 14
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 3
Olive Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Altamira Oriole 3
House Sparrow 12
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