[texbirds] Resaca de la Palma State Park - Thursday eBird
- From: Sherry Wilson <rollingsoles@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:25:20 -0500
Painted Bunting are out in the open singing once again. Three adult males
were seen today. A Ringed Kingfisher was at the west end of White-winged
Dove after a long absence. No Green Kingfishers today, but we found a nice
variety of waders and more Least Grebe than have been seen in quite a
while. Plenty of swallows are around - mostly Cave. There may not be an
Ani in every bush, but it's difficult to venture into the park without
seeing at least a few up close. With overcast skies, a nice breeze, and
plenty of water in the resaca it was a great day to be birding.
--
Sherry Wilson
Resident Park Host
Resaca de la Palma State Park
1000 New Carmen Road
Brownsville, TX 78521
956-350-2920
Bird Walks every Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Butterfly Walks every Sunday - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Night Hikes every Friday (must RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Thurs) - small fee
Nature Tram Rides - Thursday thru Sunday
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DIRECTIONS: The main entrance to Resaca de la Palma State Park is located
on New Carmen Blvd. From Expressway 77/83, exit at Olmito, take FM 1732,
follow for 2.5 miles; turn left at New Carmen Road; follow for 1.5 miles;
shortly after the gravel hump in the road, turn left to enter the park.
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52 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 4
Mottled Duck 4
Least Grebe 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Neotropic Cormorant 5
Anhinga 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 2
Tricolored Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 5
White Ibis 11
Turkey Vulture 2
White-tailed Kite 5
Crested Caracara 1
Common Gallinule 1
Laughing Gull 7
White-winged Dove 24
Mourning Dove 6
Inca Dove 2
Common Ground-Dove 6
White-tipped Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8
Groove-billed Ani 17
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1
Ringed Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher 8
Myiarchus sp. 3
Great Kiskadee 7
Couch's Kingbird 27
White-eyed Vireo 3
Green Jay 20
Purple Martin 3
Barn Swallow 15
Cave Swallow 52
Black-crested Titmouse 5
Verdin 1
Bewick's Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 17
Long-billed Thrasher 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Olive Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 9
Painted Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 120
Great-tailed Grackle 145
Bronzed Cowbird 5
Altamira Oriole 2
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