Santa Ana NWR (LTC 059), Hidalgo, US-TX Jun 11, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: with STRIDES teachers from UTPA Biology--very hot and most wetlands temporarily dry so cut it a bit short 36 species Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 4 Plain Chachalaca 10 Great Egret 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 at Military Highway pond Red-shouldered Hawk 1 heard one calling near Willow 4--has been a territorial bird here Grey Hawk 1 American Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Rock Dove 4 White-winged Dove 25 Mourning Dove 6 Common Ground-Dove 3 White-tipped Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 Common Nighthawk 1 sleeping on branch high in tree in forest Golden-fronted Woodpecker 12 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 2 Brown-crested Flycatcher 5 pair brings food to nest high in snag by Tree Tower Great Kiskadee 2 Couch's Kingbird 12 White-eyed Vireo 1 Black-crested Titmouse 8 family group at Willow, pair brings food to nest high in snag near Tree Tower Carolina Wren 4 Clay-colored Thrush 3 Northern Mockingbird 3 Long-billed Thrasher 7 lots of singing going on Olive Sparrow 7 Northern Cardinal 3 2 singing males, another male, and unknown Blue Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Great-tailed Grackle 5 Bronzed Cowbird 6 Altamira Oriole 2 Lesser Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 3 Regards and good birding, Tim Brush Edinburg, TX This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/tx)