Good morning birders!
With the cooler, cloudy weather, our expectations were low, BUT were we
surprised. Hiking to Pintail Lakes first, we were serenaded by a constant
stream of Oriole whistle songs, and when we found them, it was like seeing
Christmas ornaments - they were everywhere. Joining them and adding to the
color were Northern Cardinals, Green Jays, and Long-billed Thrashers. What a
show they shared - we almost didn't get out to Pintail.
Come join the fun - bird walks leave the Visitor's Center at 8:30am
daily.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US Mar 2, 2017 8:21 AM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.25 mile(s)
Comments: Morning bird walk
50 species
Gadwall 11
Mottled Duck 4
Blue-winged Teal 14
Northern Shoveler 21
Green-winged Teal 5
Plain Chachalaca 6
Least Grebe 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Neotropic Cormorant 2
Great Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 3
White-faced Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 7
White-tailed Kite 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 4
American Coot 23
Least Sandpiper 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Inca Dove 1
Common Pauraque 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Green Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 8
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Crested Caracara 3
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Kiskadee 16
Couch's Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 2
Green Jay 2
Tree Swallow 26
Barn Swallow 1
Black-crested Titmouse 3
House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Long-billed Thrasher 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Olive Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 125
Western Meadowlark 4
Great-tailed Grackle 6
Altamira Oriole 6
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34916106
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at
//www.freelists.org/list/texbirds
Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission
from the List Owner
