Trip Log
 
 		Species recorded on Texas trip
Hill Country, Rio Grande Valley, Coast and Piney Woods
Stuart Healy, April 15-30, 2009; with David Patick, April 19-27		 bottom of page
 

249 species recorded from April 15 to April 30, 2009 (16 birding days in 2 states)

Location Species Seen Unique Species Birding Days
Arizona 42 10 1
Texas 239 207 16

249 species recorded
16 birding days in 2 states		 A
Z		 T
X		 14 species photographed, 18 total images
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DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL (15)      
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck   x  
Fulvous Whistling-Duck   x  
Muscovy Duck   x  
Gadwall x    
American Wigeon x    
Mallard x x  
Mottled Duck   x  
Blue-winged Teal   x  
Cinnamon Teal x    
Northern Shoveler x x  
Northern Pintail   x  
Lesser Scaup x    
Red-breasted Merganser   x  
Masked Duck   x  
Ruddy Duck x    
GUANS, CHACHALACAS, AND CURASSOWS (1)      
Plain Chachalaca   x  
NEW WORLD QUAIL (1)      
Northern Bobwhite   x  
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES (1)      
Wild Turkey   x  
GREBES (2)      
Least Grebe   x  
Pied-billed Grebe   x  
PELICANS (2)      
American White Pelican   x  
Brown Pelican   x  
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS (2)      
Neotropic Cormorant x x  
Double-crested Cormorant   x  
ANHINGAS (1)      
Anhinga   x  
FRIGATEBIRDS (1)      
Magnificent Frigatebird   x  
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (9)      
Least Bittern   x  
Great Blue Heron   x  
Great Egret x x  
Snowy Egret   x  
Little Blue Heron   x  
Tricolored Heron   x  
Reddish Egret   x  
Cattle Egret   x  
Green Heron   x  
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (3)      
White Ibis   x  
White-faced Ibis   x  
Roseate Spoonbill   x  
NEW WORLD VULTURES (2)      
Black Vulture   x  
Turkey Vulture x x  
OSPREY (1)      
Osprey   x  
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (11)      
Hook-billed Kite   x  
Swallow-tailed Kite   x  
Northern Harrier   x  
Sharp-shinned Hawk   x  
Cooper's Hawk   x  
Harris's Hawk   x  
Red-shouldered Hawk   x  
Gray Hawk   x  
Swainson's Hawk   x  
White-tailed Hawk   x  
Red-tailed Hawk x x  
FALCONS (2)      
Crested Caracara   x  
American Kestrel   x  
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (4)      
Clapper Rail   x  
Sora   x  
Common Moorhen   x  
American Coot x x  
PLOVERS (7)      
Black-bellied Plover   x  
American Golden-Plover   x  
Snowy Plover   x  
Wilson's Plover   x  
Semipalmated Plover   x  
Piping Plover   x  
Killdeer x x  
STILTS AND AVOCETS (2)      
Black-necked Stilt x x  
American Avocet x x  
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES (14)      
Spotted Sandpiper x x  
Greater Yellowlegs   x  
Willet x x  
Lesser Yellowlegs   x  
Long-billed Curlew   x  
Marbled Godwit   x  
Ruddy Turnstone   x  
Sanderling   x  
Western Sandpiper x x  
Least Sandpiper   x  
Dunlin   x  
Short-billed Dowitcher   x  
Long-billed Dowitcher x x  
Wilson's Phalarope x x  
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS (11)      
Laughing Gull   x  
Ring-billed Gull   x  
Herring Gull   x  
Least Tern   x LETE20090428TX  
Gull-billed Tern   x  
Caspian Tern   x  
Black Tern   x  
Forster's Tern   x  
Royal Tern   x  
Sandwich Tern   x  
Black Skimmer   x  
PIGEONS AND DOVES (7)      
Rock Pigeon   x  
Eurasian Collared-Dove x x  
White-winged Dove x x  
Mourning Dove x x  
Inca Dove   x  
Common Ground-Dove   x  
White-tipped Dove   x  
PARROTS (3)      
Monk Parakeet   x MOPA20090426TX-1   MOPA20090426TX-2  
Green Parakeet   x  
Red-crowned Parrot   x RCPA20090422TX  
CUCKOOS (2)      
Greater Roadrunner   x  
Groove-billed Ani   x  
BARN-OWLS (1)      
Barn Owl   x  
OWLS (3)      
Eastern Screech-Owl   x  
Great Horned Owl   x  
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl   x FEPO20090424TX  
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES (2)      
Common Nighthawk   x  
Common Pauraque   x  
SWIFTS (1)      
Chimney Swift   x  
HUMMINGBIRDS (2)      
Buff-bellied Hummingbird   x  
Black-chinned Hummingbird   x  
KINGFISHERS (3)      
Ringed Kingfisher   x  
Belted Kingfisher   x  
Green Kingfisher   x  
WOODPECKERS (7)      
Red-headed Woodpecker   x  
Golden-fronted Woodpecker   x GFWO20090417TX  
Red-bellied Woodpecker   x  
Ladder-backed Woodpecker   x  
Downy Woodpecker   x  
Red-cockaded Woodpecker   x  
Northern Flicker   x  
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (17)      
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet   x  
Western Wood-Pewee x    
Eastern Wood-Pewee   x  
Acadian Flycatcher   x  
Black Phoebe   x  
Eastern Phoebe   x  
Say's Phoebe   x  
Vermilion Flycatcher x x  
Ash-throated Flycatcher   x  
Great Crested Flycatcher   x  
Brown-crested Flycatcher   x  
Great Kiskadee   x  
Couch's Kingbird   x  
Cassin's Kingbird x    
Western Kingbird x x  
Eastern Kingbird   x  
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher   x  
SHRIKES (1)      
Loggerhead Shrike   x  
VIREOS (7)      
White-eyed Vireo   x  
Black-capped Vireo   x BCVI20090416TX   BCVI20090418TX  
Yellow-throated Vireo   x  
Blue-headed Vireo   x  
Hutton's Vireo   x  
Warbling Vireo   x  
Red-eyed Vireo   x  
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES (6)      
Blue Jay   x  
Green Jay   x  
Western Scrub-Jay   x  
American Crow   x  
Chihuahuan Raven   x  
Common Raven   x  
LARKS (1)      
Horned Lark x x  
SWALLOWS (6)      
Northern Rough-winged Swallow x x  
Purple Martin   x PUMA20090428TX-F   PUMA20090428TX-M  
Bank Swallow   x  
Barn Swallow x x  
Cliff Swallow   x  
Cave Swallow   x  
CHICKADEES AND TITS (3)      
Carolina Chickadee   x  
Tufted Titmouse   x  
Black-crested Titmouse   x  
PENDULINE TITS (1)      
Verdin   x  
WRENS (7)      
Cactus Wren   x  
Canyon Wren   x  
Carolina Wren   x  
Bewick's Wren   x  
House Wren   x  
Sedge Wren   x  
Marsh Wren   x  
GNATCATCHERS (1)      
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   x  
KINGLETS (1)      
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   x  
THRUSHES AND ALLIES (4)      
Eastern Bluebird   x  
Swainson's Thrush   x  
Clay-colored Thrush   x  
American Robin   x  
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS (4)      
Gray Catbird   x  
Northern Mockingbird x x  
Brown Thrasher   x  
Long-billed Thrasher   x  
STARLINGS (1)      
European Starling   x  
NEW WORLD WARBLERS (20)      
Tennessee Warbler   x  
Orange-crowned Warbler   x  
Nashville Warbler   x  
Northern Parula   x NOPA20090417TX  
Tropical Parula   x  
Yellow-rumped Warbler x    
Golden-cheeked Warbler   x GCWA20090416TX  
Black-throated Green Warbler   x  
Yellow-throated Warbler   x  
Pine Warbler   x  
Black-and-white Warbler   x  
Prothonotary Warbler   x  
Ovenbird   x  
Louisiana Waterthrush   x  
Kentucky Warbler   x  
MacGillivray's Warbler x    
Common Yellowthroat x x  
Hooded Warbler   x  
Wilson's Warbler   x  
Yellow-breasted Chat   x  
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES (18)      
White-collared Seedeater   x WCSE20090420TX  
Olive Sparrow   x  
Spotted Towhee   x  
Cassin's Sparrow   x  
Bachman's Sparrow   x BASP20090427TX  
Botteri's Sparrow   x  
Rufous-crowned Sparrow   x  
Chipping Sparrow   x  
Clay-colored Sparrow   x CCSP20090419TX  
Field Sparrow   x  
Lark Sparrow   x  
Savannah Sparrow   x  
Nelson's Sparrow   x  
Seaside Sparrow   x  
Song Sparrow   x  
Lincoln's Sparrow x x  
White-throated Sparrow   x  
White-crowned Sparrow x x  
CARDINALS AND ALLIES (11)      
Summer Tanager   x  
Scarlet Tanager   x  
Crimson-collared Grosbeak   x  
Northern Cardinal   x  
Pyrrhuloxia   x  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak   x  
Blue Bunting   x  
Lazuli Bunting x x  
Indigo Bunting   x INBU20090419TX-F   INBU20090419TX-M  
Painted Bunting   x PABU20090419TX  
Dickcissel   x  
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES (14)      
Red-winged Blackbird   x  
Eastern Meadowlark x x  
Brewer's Blackbird   x  
Common Grackle   x  
Boat-tailed Grackle   x  
Great-tailed Grackle x x  
Bronzed Cowbird   x  
Brown-headed Cowbird   x  
Orchard Oriole   x  
Hooded Oriole   x  
Bullock's Oriole x    
Altamira Oriole   x  
Audubon's Oriole   x  
Baltimore Oriole   x  
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (2)      
House Finch x x  
Lesser Goldfinch   x  
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)      
House Sparrow x x  
249 species recorded
16 birding days in 2 states		 A
Z		 T
X		 14 species photographed, 18 total images
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Trip Log
 Species recorded on Texas trip
Hill Country, Rio Grande Valley, Coast and Piney Woods
Stuart Healy, April 15-30, 2009; with David Patick, April 19-27
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