Hi all,
We arrived back at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge last night and I
couldn't wait to get back out on the trails today. The Refuge birds did not
disappoint. Staff has obviously been very busy in our absence; a lot of
work has been done and visibility is wonderful at both Pintail and Willow
Lakes.
Volunteer-led public bird walks have already started ... meet Joanie and
Mark Hubinger at the Visitor Center at 8:30 am this Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. This Saturday is also the Santa Ana Christmas Bird Count... what
a great time to be in the Refuge!
We have a full complement of birding volunteers this year and starting this
Sunday, we will have public walks seven days a week at 8:30 am. Hope to see
you here!
Laura Paulson
Santa Ana NWR Volunteer
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US
Dec 12, 2016 8:37 AM - 1:37 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.7 mile(s)
75 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) 25
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 5
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) 12
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 44
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 3
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 39
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 6
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 11
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 2
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) 9
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) 11
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 3
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 16 fly over
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 1
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 1
White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) 6
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 3
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 1
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) 3
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 2
Sora (Porzana carolina) 3
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 42
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 2
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 6
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 14
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 46
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 4
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 15
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 6
Inca Dove (Columbina inca) 7
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) 3
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) 3
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) 3
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 6
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) 1
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) 4
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 5
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) 5
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 36
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Cave Swallow (Texas) (Petrochelidon fulva pallida) 2
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) 3
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) 6
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 2
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 9
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) 2
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) 1
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 3
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 66
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 2
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) 6
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) 5
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
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