What a wonderful morning of birding! The winds were calm, the sky blue, and
passerine flocks greeted us in many places. The group was diverse and helpful
to some of the not-so-experienced birders. A Redhead was a new sighting,
probably because the water is deeper out at Pintail Lakes. There was a good
Merlin fly-by, and we caught the back end looks at a Great Horned Owl as it
left the area. A Wilson's Snipe flew up for good looks, and the Common
Pauraque winked at us as we went by. All in all, a delightful morning.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Jan 13, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:08 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
54 species (+1 other taxa)
Gadwall 5
Blue-winged Teal 6
Northern Shoveler 36
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 3
Redhead 1
Ruddy Duck 4
Plain Chachalaca 25
Least Grebe 6
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Neotropic Cormorant 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
White-faced Ibis 3
White-tailed Kite 1
Harris's Hawk 2
American Coot 25
Black-necked Stilt 25
Wilson's Snipe 1
Inca Dove 1
White-tipped Dove 3
Great Horned Owl 1
Common Pauraque 1
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Vermilion Flycatcher 1
Great Kiskadee 7
Couch's Kingbird 1
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Green Jay 6
Tree Swallow 5
Black-crested Titmouse 7
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Olive Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 43
Great-tailed Grackle 5
Altamira Oriole 2
House Sparrow 4
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