This was our 3rd year to do a Big Sit at Richland Creek WMA. We had 83
species. Want to thank Ed Wetzel, Laurie Foss, Sharon Lane, Peter Barnes,
and Brandon Thurston for helping us and making the day really fun!!
Here's our list:
1. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
2. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
3. Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
4. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
5. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
6. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
7. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
8. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
9. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
10. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
11. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
12. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
13. Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
14. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
15. White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
16. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
17. Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
18. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
19. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
20. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
21. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
22. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
23. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
24. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
25. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
26. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
27. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
28. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
29. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
30. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
31. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
32. Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
33. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
34. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
35. Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
36. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
37. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
38. Sora (Porzana carolina)
39. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
40. American Coot (Fulica americana)
41. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
42. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
43. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
44. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
45. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
46. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
47. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
48. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
49. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
50. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
51. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
52. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
53. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
54. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
55. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
56. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
57. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
58. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
59. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
60. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
61. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
62. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
63. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
64. Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
65. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
66. Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
67. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
68. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
69. Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
70. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
71. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
72. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
73. Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
74. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
75. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
76. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
77. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
78. Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
79. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
80. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
81. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
82. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
83. House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
D. D. Currie
Arlington, TX
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