Greetings Texbirders,
Once again, the Northern Beardless Tyrannulet was the highlight of the
walk. We heard a couple long before we saw one but as a target bird, and a
lifer, for two of our participants, it was worth the search to finally see
him. A Merlin and a pair of Green Kingfishers were treats today as well.
Join a volunteer guided walk any day of the week through March 24. Meet at
the Visitor Center at 8:30 am. See you here!
Laura and Steve Paulson
USFWS Volunteers
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Alamo, Texas
Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, Texas, US
Mar 7, 2017 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.7 mile(s)
Comments: Partly cloudy, pleasant breeze, 77-87 degrees.
58 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 15
Gadwall 20
Mottled Duck 8
Blue-winged Teal 25
Northern Shoveler 15
Green-winged Teal 2
Plain Chachalaca 20
Least Grebe 7
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Neotropic Cormorant 2
Anhinga 1 We saw an Anhinga multiple times overhead but never more
than one at a time.
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 2
White Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 8
White-tailed Kite 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Harris's Hawk 5
Gray Hawk 1 heard only
Sora 1
Common Gallinule 2
American Coot 30
Black-necked Stilt 2
Killdeer 1 heard only from overhead
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Inca Dove 1
White-tipped Dove 5 Seen at feeders and out in the refuge. Additonal
ones calling everywhere.
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1 heard only at Willow
Green Kingfisher 2 at Pintail 2 and 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Crested Caracara 1
Merlin 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 3 At least three heard, only one seen.
Eastern Phoebe 1
Vermilion Flycatcher 1
Great Kiskadee 12
Couch's Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 6 heard only, probably many more than this as they
were everywhere we went
Green Jay 6
Tree Swallow 6
Black-crested Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Long-billed Thrasher 2
European Starling 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 4 one female briefly seen, others heard singing
Olive Sparrow 5
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2 more heard singing
Indigo Bunting 1
Great-tailed Grackle 6
Altamira Oriole 2 one seen, one heard only
House Sparrow 4
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