A group of 11 birders from around the country joined me for today's walk. Highlights included Clay-colored Thrush and Altamira Oriole at the feeders, Wilson's Phalarope continues on Pintail 3, and Redheads and a Canvasback on Pintail 2. The glossy ibis has been reported on Pintail 2 today and the Fulvous Whistling-Duck also continues on Willow Lake, visible from the Chachalaca Trail blind. Walks are offered daily and leave the visitor center at 8:30 am. Santa Ana NWR- Pintail Lakes Trail, Hidalgo, US-TX Jan 28, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 51 species (+1 other taxa) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 10 Gadwall 30 Blue-winged Teal 12 Cinnamon Teal 9 Northern Shoveler 30 Northern Pintail 40 Green-winged Teal 12 Canvasback 1 adult male, pintail lake 2 Redhead 3 pintail lake 2 Ring-necked Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 3 Ruddy Duck 4 Least Grebe 6 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 1 Tricolored Heron 2 White-faced Ibis 14 Turkey Vulture 7 Osprey 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 50 Killdeer 4 Black-necked Stilt 40 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpiper 50 Wilson's Snipe 1 Wilson's Phalarope 1 continuing bird, often, as today, on Pintail lake 3 White-tipped Dove 1 at feeders Belted Kingfisher 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1 at feeders Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Vermilion Flycatcher 1 near pintail 2 Great Kiskadee 6 Loggerhead Shrike 1 White-eyed Vireo 2 Green Jay 3 Tree Swallow 10 Cave Swallow 6 Clay-colored Thrush 1 at feeders Northern Mockingbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Olive Sparrow 3 Savannah Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 150 Eastern/Western Meadowlark 5 Altamira Oriole 1 at feeders House Sparrow 12 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 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