Good afternoon, birders,
Today was a wonderful time of birding here at Santa Ana. A
White-tailed Kite "Kited" over us for some great long looks over Pintail Lakes
and Soras serenaded us as we walked between the Lakes. White and White-faced
Ibis were close and soared beautifully.
At Willow Lakes, a Merlin came close, and an Osprey fished overhead,
with great looks at waterfowl. Several small flocks of passerines became
visible as we hiked the thorn scrub - a good all-around walk with wonderful
participants.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, TX
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Jan 18, 2017 8:21 AM - 12:53 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
44 species (+1 other taxa)
Gadwall 7
Blue-winged Teal 5
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 5
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 3
Ruddy Duck 5
Plain Chachalaca 21
Least Grebe 7
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Neotropic Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
White Ibis 5
White-faced Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
White-tailed Kite 1
Harris's Hawk 5
Sora 4 Heard three and saw one other
American Coot 17
Black-necked Stilt 11
Long-billed Dowitcher 25
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Greater Roadrunner 1
Common Pauraque 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Kiskadee 4
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 2
swallow sp. 1
Black-crested Titmouse 2
Marsh Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Long-billed Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 35
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 250
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