Final Count:  253

Last Updated: November 26, 2016

  • Categorized by Family then ABC by Species
  • Bird [M/D] = First sighting of the year
  • Bird = Area resident, struck-out until spotted
  • Bird = Lifer (new to eyes or list ever)
  • Goal = 300 or all of them!

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Avocets and Stilts (2/2): American Avocet 4/3, Black-necked Stilt 4/3

Barn and Typical Owls (4/5): Barn Owl 4/22, Barred Owl 2/7, Burrowing Owl 2/28, Eastern Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl 1/4, Short-eared Owl

Bitterns, Herons, Darters and Egrets (11/12): American Bittern 2/28, Anhinga 1/25, Black-crowned Night-Heron 4/12, Cattle Egret 1/4, Great Blue Heron 1/2, Great Egret 1/2, Green Heron 3/15, Least Bittern, Little Blue Heron 1/23, Reddish Egret 4/22, Snowy Egret 1/10, Tri-colored Heron 2/13, Yellow-crowned Night Heron 3/25

Blackbirds and Orioles (11/13): Baltimore Oriole 4/22, Boat-tailed Grackle 2/28, Bobolink, Brewer’s Blackbird 1/2, Brown-headed Cowbird 1/10, Common Grackle 4/24, Eastern Meadowlark 1/23, Great-tailed Grackle 1/2, Orchard Oriole 4/22, Red-winged Blackbird 1/2, Rusty Blackbird, Western Meadowlark 1/8, Yellow-headed Blackbird

Caracaras and Falcons (3/5): American Kestrel 1/2, Crested Caracara 1/9, Merlin 1/23, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon

Cardinals and Grosbeaks (7/6): Blue Grosbeak 4/23, Dickcissel 5/18, Indigo Bunting 4/3, Northern Cardinal 1/1, Painted Bunting 4/23, Pyrrhuloxia 1/3, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4/22

Cormorants (2/2): Neotropic Cormorant 1/10, Great-crested Cormorant 1/10

Cranes (1/2): Sandhill Crane 2/28, Whooping Crane

Creepers (0/1): Brown Creeper

Crows and Jays (5/2): American Crow 1/1, Blue Jay 1/2, Chihuahuan Raven 1/3, Common Raven 1/9, Mexican Jay 1/7

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (3/4): Black-billed Cuckoo 4/23, Greater Roadrunner 1/2, Groove-billed Ani, Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4/19

Ducks, Geese, and Swans (20/29): American Wigeon 2/28, Black-bellied Whistling Duck 1/1, Blue-winged Teal 1/23, Bufflehead, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Canvasback 2/20, Cinnamon Teal, Common Goldeneye, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Gadwall 1/23, Greater Scaup, Greater White-fronted Goose 11/22, Green-winged Teal 1/5, Hooded Merganser 2/21, Lesser Scaup 2/20, Mallard 1/10, Mottled Duck 2/15, Muscovy Duck 1/26, Mute Swan 2/20, Northern Pintail 1/23, Northern Shoveler 1/23, Red-breasted Merganser 3/15, Redhead 2/20, Ring-necked Duck 2/20, Ross’s Goose, Ruddy Duck 10/22, Snow Goose 1/23, Wood Duck 2/7

Emberazids (New World Sparrows) (14/22): Black-chinned Sparrow 1/3, Black-throated Sparrow 1/3, Chipping Sparrow 2/7, Clay-colored Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco 1/1, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow 2/10, Fox Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee 1/3, Harris’s Sparrow, Henslow’s Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Le Conte’s Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow 1/4, Nelson’s Sparrow 11/25, Savannah Sparrow 1/23, Seaside Sparrow 11/25, Song Sparrow 1/4, Spotted Towhee, Swamp Sparrow 1/4, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow 2/7, White-throated Sparrow 2/10

Finches (4/4): American Goldfinch 1/1, House Finch 1/1, Lesser Goldfinch 1/4, Pine Siskin 1/4, Scaly-breasted Munia

Frigatebirds (1/1): Magnificent Frigatebird 5/17

Gnatcatchers, Old World Sparrows (3/2): Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1/4, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1/1, House Sparrow 1/1

Goatsuckers, Nighthawks, Nightjars (1/3): Common Nighthawk 4/22, Lesser Nighthawk, Chuck-will’s-widow 4/15

Grebes (3/2): Eared Grebe 1/6, Least Grebe 9/9, Pied-billed Grebe 1/23

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (13/15): Black Skimmer 4/3, Black Tern 4/22, Bonaparte’s Gull 2/28, Caspian Tern 4/3, Common Tern 3/15, Franklin’s Gull, Forster’s Tern 4/3, Gull-billed Tern 4/3, Herring Gull 1/23, Laughing Gull 1/23, Least Tern 4/3, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ring-billed Gull 4/3, Royal Tern 4/3, Sandwich Tern 4/3

Hummingbirds (4/5): Anna’s Hummingbird 1/3, Black-chinned Hummingbird 1/1, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4/20, Rufous Hummingbird 1/1

Ibises and Spoonbills (4/4): Glossy Ibis 4/23, Roseate Spoonbill 2/28, White Ibis 1/1, White-faced Ibis 2/28

Kingfishers (1/1): Belted Kingfisher 2/28

Kinglets (1/2): Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1/1

Kites, Eagles, and Hawks (11/14): Bald Eagle 1/9, Broad-winged Hawk 4/15, Cooper’s Hawk 1/10, Ferruginous Hawk 11/26, Harris’s Hawk, Mississippi Kite 4/23, Northern Harrier 1/23, Red-shouldered Hawk 1/1, Red-tailed Hawk 1/1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1/2, Swainson’s Hawk 4/8, Swallow-tailed Kite, White-tailed Hawk, White-tailed Kite 2/28

Lapwings and Plovers (7/7): American Golden-Plover 4/22, Black-bellied Plover 4/22, Killdeer 1/28, Piping Plover 4/22, Semi-palmated Plover 4/22, Snowy Plover 11/24, Wilson’s Plover 4/22

Lark (1/1): Horned Lark 4/3

Loons (0/1): Common Loon

Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, Parots (1/1): Monk Parakeet 4/12

Mockingbirds and Thrashers (4/3): Brown Thrasher 1/23, Curve–billed Thrasher 1/7, Gray Catbird 1/7, Northern Mockingbird 1/2

New World Quails (2/1): Northern Bobwhite 4/23, Scaled Quail 1/7

New World Vultures (2/2): Black Vulture 1/2, Turkey Vulture 1/2

Nuthatches (0/2): Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch

Osprey (1/1): Osprey 1/9

Oystercatchers (1/1): American Oystercatcher 5/17

Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys (1/1):Wild Turkey 1/2

Pelicans (2/2): American White Pelican 1/10, Brown Pelican 2/28

Pigeons and Doves (4/7): Common Ground-Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove 1/3, Inca Dove, Mourning Dove 1/10, Ringed Turtle-Dove, Rock Dove 1/2, White-winged Dove 1/2

Rails and Coots (3/9): American Coot 1/4, Black Rail, Clapper Rail, Common Gallinule 1/23, King Rail, Purple Gallinule 4/22, Sora, Virginia Rail, Yellow Rail

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Allies (16/28): American Woodcock, Baird’s Sandpiper 11/24, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Dunlin 5/9, Greater Yellowlegs 2/21, Hudsonian Godwit, Least Sandpiper 2/20, Lesser Yellowlegs 2/7, Long-billed Curlew 9/25, Long-billed Dowitcher 4/3, Marbled Godwit 9/25, Pectoral Sandpiper 5/9, Red Knot, Ruddy Turnstone 4/3, Ruff, Sanderling 4/3, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher 4/3, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper 1/5, Stilt Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper 11/25, Whimbrel, White-rumped Sandpiper, Willet 4/3, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Snipe 11/20

Shrikes (1/1): Loggerhead Shrike 1/4

Silky Flycatcher (1/0): Phainopepla 1/4

Starlings (1/1): European Starling 1/2

Storks (1/1): Wood Stork 9/22

Swallows (5/7): Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow 3/22, Cave Swallow, Cliff Swallow 4/9, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4/3, Purple Martin 2/28, Tree Swallow 2/13

Swifts (2/1): Chimney Swift 4/13, White-throated Swift 1/4

Tanagers (2/3): Scarlet Tanager 4/22, Summer Tanager 4/22, Western Tanager

Thrushes (6/7): American Robin 2/7, Eastern Bluebird 1/1, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush 1/1, Swainson’s Thrush 4/17, Wood Thrush 4/15, Veery 4/22

Titmice and Chicakdees (3/2): Black-crested Titmouse 1/7, Carolina Chickadee 1/1, Tufted Titmouse 1/1

Tyrant Flycatchers (11/13): Acadian Flycatcher 4/22, Black Phoebe 1/4, Couch’s Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird 4/3, Eastern Phoebe 1/7, Eastern Wood Pewee 4/15, Great-crested Flycatcher 4/4, Great Kiskadee, Least Flycatcher 1/23, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Say’s Phoebe 1/4, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2/28, Vermillion Flycatcher 1/4, Western Kingbird, Alder/Willow “Trails” Flycatcher 4/23, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Verdins (1/1): Verdin 1/4

Vireos (3/6): Blue-headed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo 4/22, Warbling Vireo, White-eyed Vireo 2/13, Yellow-throated Vireo 4/23

Wagtails and Pipits (2/2): American Pipit 1/3, Sprague’s Pipit 11/18

Waxwings (1/1): Cedar Waxwing 1/6

Weavers (0/1): Orange Bishop

Wood-warblers (26/37): American Redstart 4/23, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler 1/5, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler 4/22, Blackburnian Warbler 4/22, Blackpoll Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler 4/15, “Brewster’s” Warbler, Canada Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Cerulean Warbler 4/22, Chestnut-sided Warbler 4/22, Common Yellowthroat 1/6, Golden-winged Warbler 4/22, Hermit Warbler, Hooded Warbler 4/3, Kentucky Warbler 4/23, Louisiana Waterthrush 4/3, Magnolia Warbler 4/23, Mourning Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula 3/25, Northern Waterthrush, Orange-crowned Warbler 1/1, Ovenbird 4/23, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler 1/25, Prairie Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler 3/25, Swainson’s Warbler 4/23, Tennessee Warbler 4/22, Wilson’s Warbler 2/7, Worm-eating Warbler 4/3, Yellow Warbler 4/23, Yellow-breasted Chat 4/22, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1/1, Yellow-throated Warbler

Woodpeckers (9/8): Acorn Woodpecker 1/3, Downy Woodpecker 1/10, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1/4, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1/3, Northern Flicker (red shafted) 1/8, Pileated Woodpecker 1/10, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/1, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker 1/4, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1/1

Wrens (7/7): Cactus Wren 1/3, Canyon Wren 1/4, Carolina Wren 1/1, House Wren 2/10, Marsh Wren 1/23, Rock Wren 1/3, Sedge Wren 1/23, Winter Wren

New places we plan to visit this year…stay tuned!

  • Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda, TX
  • Seabourne Creek Park, Rosenberg, TX Done!
  • Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Freeport, TX Done!
  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, TX
  • Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, TX
  • San Jacinto Battleground, Pasadena, TX

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