A couple from Wisconsin joined me for the bird walk this morning. Highlights were a resighting of the Wilson's Phalarope, this time on Pintail 6 instead of Pintail 3, and a redhead on Pintail 2, which is somewhat uncommon at Santa Ana, even though 80% of the world's population winters in the Laguna Madre. A white-tailed hawk greeted us above Pintail Lake and a Gray Hawk was perched in a tree in Mexico. Two altimira orioles came in to the feeders today. The last three evenings, there has been a gray hawk in the parking lot around 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Last night, there were two, calling incessantly and flying from perch to perch. Might not be 100% reliable, but worth a shot if anyone is looking for an easy gray hawk. Santa Ana NWR- Pintail Lakes Trail, Hidalgo, US-TX Jan 15, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 49 species Gadwall 20 American Wigeon 10 Mottled Duck 10 Blue-winged Teal 5 Cinnamon Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 25 Northern Pintail 15 Green-winged Teal 10 Redhead 1 on Pintail 2 Ring-necked Duck 4 Bufflehead 1 on Pintail 2 Ruddy Duck 6 Least Grebe 9 Pied-billed Grebe 14 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 1 White Ibis 2 White-faced Ibis 25 Northern Harrier 2 Harris's Hawk 5 White-tailed Hawk 1 Gray Hawk 1 American Coot 60 Black-necked Stilt 25 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Wilson's Phalarope 1 continuing bird, on Pintail 6 today but often on Pintail 3 Inca Dove 2 White-tipped Dove 1 at feeders Belted Kingfisher 2 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 3 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Crested Caracara 1 Great Kiskadee 7 Green Jay 5 Black-crested Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 European Starling 15 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 2 Olive Sparrow 6 Savannah Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Altamira Oriole 2 1-2 have been coming to the main feeders daily; we feed between 8 - 8:30 am House Sparrow 20 Tiffany L. Kersten Visitor Services Specialist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge 3325 Green Jay Road Alamo, TX 78516 956-784-7500 www.facebook.com/SantaAnaNWR Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner