Trip : South Texas Day Five Login
2 Locations, 53 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ACP
Mottled Duck ACP
Chachalacas
Plain Chachalaca ACP
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite ACP
Gray Hawk ACP
Adult observed in the nest right in the middle of an established picnic area.
Plovers
Killdeer ACP
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt ACP
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Laughing Gull ACP
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon ACP
White-winged Dove ACP
Mourning Dove ACP
Inca Dove FA
White-tipped Dove FA
Swifts
Chimney Swift FA
Hummingbirds
Buff-bellied Hummingbird ACP
Woodpeckers
Golden-fronted Woodpecker ACP
Ladder-backed Woodpecker ACP
Tyrant Flycatchers
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet ACP
heard and seen in two locations on opposite sides of the dike. Clear "bee tee tee tee" call helped us locate the perched bird and follow it in flight. Tiny flycatcher was very active, moving constantly around trees.
Brown-crested Flycatcher FA
Great Kiskadee ACP
Couch's Kingbird ACP
Eastern Kingbird ACP
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ACP
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike ACP
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo FA
Blue-headed Vireo FA
Red-eyed Vireo ACP
Jays and Crows
Green Jay ACP
Swallows
Northern Rough-winged Swallow ACP
Barn Swallow ACP
Chickadees and Titmice
Black-crested Titmouse ACP
Wrens
Carolina Wren FA
Thrushes
Veery FA
Clay-colored Robin ACP
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Curve-billed Thrasher FA
Wood-Warblers
Nashville Warbler FA
Tropical Parula ACP
Chestnut-sided Warbler FA
Black-throated Green Warbler FA
Black-and-white Warbler FA
Kentucky Warbler FA
Foraging on the ground like a towhee, beautiful male individual.
Common Yellowthroat FA
Canada Warbler FA
A kind-hearted and extremely helpful woman alerted us to a bright male individual headed our way through the very dense vegetation. The whole group got to see its distinctive black necklace and strong white eye ring.
Yellow-breasted Chat FA
Emberizids
Olive Sparrow FA
Lark Sparrow ACP
Cardinals and Saltators
Crimson-collared Grosbeak FA
Northern Cardinal FA
Indigo Bunting FA
Blackbirds
Great-tailed Grackle ACP
Bronzed Cowbird ACP
Northern Finches
Lesser Goldfinch FA
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow ACP
Anzalduas County Park = ACP
Frontera Audubon = FA
Trip Notes

Weather was cool and mostly overcast, a pleasant change from the week's weather.

Birds observed by others on the trip: Fulvous Whistling Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Egret, Green Heron, Common Moorhen, Eastern Wood-pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Willow/Alder Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Cliff Swallow, Cave Swallow, Savannah Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Ovenbird.

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