Good afternoon birders,
It was an enthusiastic group who birded this morning - blue skies and
very slight breeze made the birds come alive. The Chachalaca trail was filled
with bird song, and even beginning birders got to see lots of new species. The
Sedge Wren was visible for several long minutes and many folks saw it clearly
though the scope. Other wrens plus good sighting of warblers kept us on our
toes.
Come join the fun. Bird walks leave the Visitor's Center daily at 8:30
am.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Feb 22, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:12 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.25 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
60 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 6
Gadwall 6
Blue-winged Teal 17
Northern Shoveler 28
Green-winged Teal 6
Plain Chachalaca 3
Least Grebe 7
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Neotropic Cormorant 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Tricolored Heron 3
White Ibis 3
White-faced Ibis 4
Turkey Vulture 32
Harris's Hawk 1
White-tailed Hawk 2
Virginia Rail 1 Heard only
Sora 1 Heard only
American Coot 25
Black-necked Stilt 32
American Avocet 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Inca Dove 4
White-tipped Dove 2
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Heard only
Common Pauraque 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 3
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Crested Caracara 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Kiskadee 9
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 3
Black-crested Titmouse 4
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 2
wren sp. 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Long-billed Thrasher 2
European Starling 20
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Tropical Parula 1 Continuing bird
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Olive Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Altamira Oriole 3
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