Bird Sightings

Report:                      TX2AK

Observer:                  Bert Frenz

Species Observed:    322

Time frame:               5/12/98 to 10/1/98

Birding dates & locations:

Gaviidae

Loon, Red-throated
Loon, Pacific
Loon, Common

Podicipedidae

Grebe, Pied-billed
Grebe, Horned
Grebe, Red-necked
Grebe, Eared
Grebe, Western
Grebe, Clark's

Procellariidae

Fulmar, Northern
Petrel, Mottled
Shearwater, Sooty

Hydrobatidae

Storm-Petrel, Fork-tailed

Pelecanidae

Pelican, American White
Pelican, Brown

Phalacrocoracidae

Cormorant, Double-crested
Cormorant, Brandt's
Cormorant, Pelagic
Cormorant, Red-faced

Ardeidae

Heron, Great Blue
Egret, Great
Egret, Snowy
Heron, Little Blue
Egret, Cattle
Night-Heron, Black-crowned

Threskiornithidae

Ibis, White-faced

Anatidae

Swan, Tundra
Swan, Trumpeter
Goose, Greater White-fronted
Brant
Goose, Canada
Duck, Wood
Teal, Green-winged
Mallard
Pintail, Northern
Teal, Blue-winged
Teal, Cinnamon
Shoveler, Northern
Gadwall
Wigeon, American
Canvasback
Redhead
Duck, Ring-necked
Scaup, Greater
Scaup, Lesser
Eider, Common
Duck, Harlequin
Oldsquaw
Scoter, Black
Scoter, Surf
Scoter, White-winged
Goldeneye, Common
Goldeneye, Barrow's
Bufflehead
Merganser, Common
Merganser, Red-breasted
Duck, Ruddy

Cathartidae

Vulture, Black
Vulture, Turkey

Accipitridae

Osprey
Kite, Mississippi
Eagle, Bald
Harrier, Northern
Hawk, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper's
Goshawk, Northern
Hawk, Swainson's
Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Ferruginous
Hawk, Rough-legged
Eagle, Golden

Falconidae

Kestrel, American
Merlin
Falcon, Prairie
Falcon, Peregrine
Gyrfalcon

Phasianidae

Chukar
Pheasant, Ring-necked
Grouse, Spruce
Ptarmigan, Willow
Ptarmigan, Rock
Grouse, Ruffed
Turkey, Wild
Bobwhite, Northern
Quail, Scaled
Quail, Gambel's
Quail, California

Rallidae

Sora
Coot, American

Gruidae

Crane, Sandhill

Charadriidae

Golden-Plover, American
Plover, Semipalmated
Killdeer

Haematopodidae

Oystercatcher, Black

Recurcirostridae

Stilt, Black-necked
Avocet, American

Scolopacidae

Yellowlegs, Greater
Yellowlegs, Lesser
Sandpiper, Solitary
Willet
Tattler, Wandering
Sandpiper, Spotted
Sandpiper, Terek
Whimbrel
Curlew, Long-billed
Godwit, Hudsonian
Godwit, Marbled
Turnstone, Black
Surfbird
Sandpiper, Semipalmated
Sandpiper, Western
Sandpiper, Least
Dunlin
Dowitcher, Short-billed
Dowitcher, Long-billed
Snipe, Common
Phalarope, Wilson's
Phalarope, Red-necked

Laridae

Jaeger, Pomarine
Jaeger, Parasitic
Jaeger, Long-tailed
Gull, Franklin's
Gull, Bonaparte's
Gull, Mew
Gull, Ring-billed
Gull, California
Gull, Herring
Gull, Western
Gull, Glaucous-winged
Kittiwake, Black-legged
Kittiwake, Red-legged
Tern, Caspian
Tern, Common
Tern, Arctic
Tern, Forster's
Tern, Aleutian
Tern, Black

Alcidae

Murre, Common
Guillemot, Pigeon
Murrelet, Marbled
Murrelet, Kittlitz's
Auklet, Parakeet
Auklet, Rhinoceros
Puffin, Tufted
Puffin, Horned

Columbidae

Dove, Rock
Dove, Mourning
Ground-Dove, Common

Cuculidae

Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
Roadrunner, Greater

Strigidae

Owl, Great Horned
Owl, Barred
Owl, Northern Saw-whet

Caprimulgidae

Nighthawk, Common

Apodidae

Swift, Chimney
Swift, Vaux's
Swift, White-throated

Trochilidae

Hummingbird, Black-chinned
Hummingbird, Anna's
Hummingbird, Broad-tailed
Hummingbird, Rufous

Alcedinidae

Kingfisher, Belted

Picidae

Woodpecker, Red-headed
Woodpecker, Acorn
Woodpecker, Red-bellied
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Red-breasted
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, White-headed
Woodpecker, Three-toed
Woodpecker, Black-backed
Flicker, Northern
Woodpecker, Pileated

Tyrannidae

Flycatcher, Olive-sided
Wood-Pewee, Western
Flycatcher, Alder
Flycatcher, Willow
Flycatcher, Least
Flycatcher, Hammond's
Flycatcher, Dusky
Flycatcher, Gray
Flycatcher, Pacific-slope
Phoebe, Black
Phoebe, Eastern
Phoebe, Say's
Flycatcher, Ash-throated
Flycatcher, Great Crested
Kingbird, Western
Kingbird, Eastern
Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed

Alaudidae

Lark, Horned

Hirundinidae

Martin, Purple
Swallow, Tree
Swallow, Violet-green
Swallow, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Bank
Swallow, Cliff
Swallow, Cave
Swallow, Barn

Corvidae

Jay, Gray
Jay, Steller's
Jay, Blue
Scrub-Jay, Western
Nutcracker, Clark's
Magpie, Black-billed
Crow, American
Crow, Northwestern
Raven, Chihuahuan
Raven, Common

Paridae

Chickadee, Black-capped
Chickadee, Carolina
Chickadee, Mountain
Chickadee, Boreal
Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
Titmouse, Oak
Titmouse, Tufted

Remizidae

Verdin

Aegithalidae

Bushtit

Sittidae

Nuthatch, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Nuthatch, Pygmy

Certhiidae

Creeper, Brown

Troglodytidae

Wren, Rock
Wren, Canyon
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, House
Wren, Winter
Wren, Marsh

Cinclidae

Dipper, American

Muscicapidae

Warbler, Arctic
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
Bluebird, Eastern
Bluebird, Western
Bluebird, Mountain
Thrush, Gray-cheeked
Thrush, Swainson's
Thrush, Hermit
Robin, American
Thrush, Varied

Mimidae

Catbird, Gray
Mockingbird, Northern
Thrasher, Sage
Thrasher, Brown
Thrasher, Curve-billed
Thrasher, Crissal

Motacillidae

Pipit, American

Bombycillidae

Waxwing, Bohemian
Waxwing, Cedar

Laniidae

Shrike, Northern
Shrike, Loggerhead

Sturnidae

Starling, European

Vireonidae

Vireo, White-eyed
Vireo, Plumbeous
Vireo, Blue-headed
Vireo, Warbling
Vireo, Red-eyed

Emberizidae

Warbler, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Lucy's
Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, Magnolia
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Black-throated Gray
Warbler, Townsend's
Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler, Black-and-white
Redstart, American
Waterthrush, Northern
Warbler, Mourning
Warbler, MacGillivray's
Yellowthroat, Common
Warbler, Wilson's
Warbler, Canada
Tanager, Western
Cardinal, Northern
Grosbeak, Black-headed
Bunting, Indigo
Towhee, Spotted
Towhee, California
Towhee, Abert's
Sparrow, American Tree
Sparrow, Chipping
Sparrow, Clay-colored
Sparrow, Lark
Bunting, Lark
Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, Song
Sparrow, Lincoln's
Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, Golden-crowned
Sparrow, White-crowned
Junco, Dark-eyed
Longspur, Smith's
Blackbird, Red-winged
Meadowlark, Eastern
Meadowlark, Western
Blackbird, Yellow-headed
Blackbird, Rusty
Blackbird, Brewer's
Grackle, Great-tailed
Grackle, Common
Cowbird, Brown-headed
Oriole, Hooded
Oriole, Baltimore
Oriole, Bullock's
Oriole, Scott's

Fringillidae

Grosbeak, Pine
Finch, Purple
Finch, Cassin's
Finch, House
Crossbill, Red
Crossbill, White-winged
Redpoll, Common
Siskin, Pine
Goldfinch, Lesser
Goldfinch, American
Grosbeak, Evening

Passeridae

Sparrow, House
 

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