Good afternoon, Texbirders,
Santa Ana was hopping today birds everywhere. We began at
Pintail Lakes, that we might have an open sky when the hawks lifted off, and we
were not disappointed a large kettle of Broad-winged Hawks soared over us, as
well as a Swainsons Hawk, and we were able to get a good look at both
Red-shouldered and Harriss Hawks. Though the Parula was illusive, with only a
few fleeting glances, it was heard enough that we gave good chase. Northern
Beardless-Tyrannulets showed up in their favorite trees, and we watched several
Kiskadee nests being built. A unique sighting were all of the heron/egrets,
especially Cattle Egrets. What fun.
Tomorrow is the last scheduled bird walk for this winter/spring
season, leaving the Visitors Center at 8:30am. Hawk Watch continues daily
till April 15, 8am 1pm. All are welcome to join the fun.
John and Sue Ewan
USFWS volunteers
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US
Mar 30, 2018 8:20 AM - 12:17 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.82 mile(s)
73 species (+2 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 12
Blue-winged Teal 11
Northern Shoveler 25
Gadwall 7
American Wigeon 2
Plain Chachalaca 4 Heard only
Northern Bobwhite 8
Least Grebe 3
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Neotropic Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Anhinga 45
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 4
Little Blue Heron 3
Cattle Egret 4
White Ibis 1
White-faced Ibis 3
Roseate Spoonbill 2
Turkey Vulture 14
White-tailed Kite 1
Harris's Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 88
Swainson's Hawk 1
Sora 1
American Coot 28
Black-necked Stilt 2
Killdeer 4
Least Sandpiper 2
Western Sandpiper 9 Migration
Long-billed Dowitcher 3
Wilson's Snipe 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Caspian Tern 1
White-tipped Dove 1
White-winged Dove 6
Mourning Dove 3
Eastern Screech-Owl (McCall's) 1
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 10
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 4
Great Kiskadee 4
Tropical Kingbird 3
Couch's Kingbird 7
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird 7
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 3
Purple Martin 2
Black-crested Titmouse 3
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Long-billed Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern/Tropical Parula 1
Olive Sparrow 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Hooded Oriole 1
Altamira Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 125
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Great-tailed Grackle 3
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