TEXAS 12th-25th APRIL 1997
DAYS TOTAL COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
2 5
Great Northern Diver
Gavia immer
6 30
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
4 52
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
10 32 Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
11 113 Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
4 12
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
9 385 American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
9 157 Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
2 3
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
7 10
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
10 99 Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
11 94 Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
12 183 Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
10 44 Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias herodias
13 163 American Great White Egret
Egretta alba egretta
12 464 Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
11 56 Green Heron
Butorides virescens
4 8
Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea
6 17
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
5 31
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
4 8
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
10 333 White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
8 89
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
8 48
Roseate Spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja
7 45
Fulvous Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
7 42
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
2 66
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
1 3
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
3 12
American Wigeon
Anas americana
2 12
Gadwall
Anas strepera
1 1
Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis
1 2
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
1 2
*Mexican Duck
Anas platyrhynchos diazi
7 16
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
2 3
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
1 3
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
12 659 Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
1 4
Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
3 60
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
1 2
Redhead
Aythya americana
1 6
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
5 80
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
1 1
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
1 8
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
1 30 Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
5 63 Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
10 73 American Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
12 617 Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1 1
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
4 8
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
2 39
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
6 10
Marsh Hawk
Circus cyaneus hudsonius
5 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
1 1
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
7 21
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
6 9
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
11 52 Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
2 2
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
2 2
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
5 19
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
1 1
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
7 24 American Osprey
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
3 13 Crested Caracara
Polyborus plancus
7 20 American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
3 33 Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
2 2
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
1 5
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
3 7
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
1 1
Black Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
5 7
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
1 1
King Rail
Rallus elegans
2 2
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
3 11 Sora Rail
Porzana carolina
3 31 American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinicus
2 8
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
10 633 American Coot
Fulica americana
1 3
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
1 1
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
9 87
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
8 450 American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
1 12 American Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica
8 189 Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
7 125 Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
2 2
Wilson's Plover
Charadrius wilsonia
12 138 Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
2 6
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
2 3
Mountain Plover
Charadrius montanus
2 4
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
1 1
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
3 5
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
6 19
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
1 3
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
4 10
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
8 102 Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
8 122 Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
9 13
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
5 9
Spotted Sandpiper
Tringa macularia
10 173 Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
6 13
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
4 105 Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
7 208 Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
2 130 Red Knot
Calidris canutus
8 128 Sanderling
Calidris alba
7 85
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
7 153 Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
9 178 Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3 41
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
1 1
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
5 212 Dunlin
Calidris alpina
4 9
Stilt Sandpiper
Micropalama himantopus
1 40 Wilson's Phalarope
Steganopus tricolor
7 163 Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
4 26 American Herring Gull
Larus argentatus smithsonianus
1 1
Bonaparte's Gull
Larus philadelphia
10 2774 Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla
3 190 Franklin's Gull
Larus pipixcan
8 28 Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica arenea
8 20 Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
9 297 Royal Tern
Sterna maxima
5 39 Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
1 1
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
10 541 Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
3 44 Least Tern
Sterna antillarum
9 403 Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
1 10 Rock Dove
Columba livia
1 1
Red-billed Pigeon
Columba flavirostris
13 409 Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
6 55 White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
9 21 Inca Dove
Columbina inca
7 46 Common Ground-dove
Columbina passerina
6 113 White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
2 2
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
2 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
1 1
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
5 5
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
1 1
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
2 3
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
1 1
Barred Owl
Strix varia
1 1
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
10 42 Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
2 14 Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
1 2
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
3 3
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
1 1
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
8 156 Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
2 8
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
7 29 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
3 31 Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
6 20 Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
1 3
Ringed Kingfisher
Ceryle torquata
1 1
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
2 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
6 81 Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
1 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
5 12
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
3 6
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
2 3
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis
1 1
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
2 2
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
5 12
Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens
2 3
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
2 2
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
2 2
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
4 35
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
3 27
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
1 1
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
2 4
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
4 48
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
4 8
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
1 14
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
3 14
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
2 60
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
11 518 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
10 95 Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
4 31
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
4 7
Shore Lark
Eremophila alpestris
13 366 Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
13 62 Purple Martin
Progne subis
4 49 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
1 2
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
14 569 American Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
3 578 Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
2 200 Cave Swallow
Hirundo fulva
5 34
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
3 12
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
3 19
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
4 4
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis stellaris
2 2
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
2 4
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
5 9
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
6 17
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon aedon
8 120 Grey Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
14 464 Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
6 14
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
1 2
Long-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma longirostre
3 5
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
2 3
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
1 1
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
4 6
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
2 3
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
5 14
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
1 1
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
8 38
Wood Thrush
Catharus mustelinus
2 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
1 2
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
2 50
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
1 2
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
1 5
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
5 13
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
2 4
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
5 74
Black-crested Titmouse Parus atricristatus
1 4
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
12 103 Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
8 26
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
3 3
Scrub Jay
Aphelocoma californica
2 5
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
6 48
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
2 18
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
2 2
Common Raven
Corvus corax
10 147 Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
10 66 House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
1 1
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
1 3
Black-capped Vireo
Vireo atricapillus
8 25
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
4 10
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius solitarius
3 6
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
2 11
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
8 37
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
8 13
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
1 25
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
1 1
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
3 7
Lesser Goldfinch
Carduelis psaltria
3 42
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
1 1
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
6 13
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
3 10
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
5 44
Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
4 25
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
6 16
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
7 19
Northern Parula
Parula americana
1 1
Tropical Parula
Parula pitiayumi
4 405 Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
4 29
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
1 15
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
3 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
2 14
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
1 6
Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia
5 13
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
6 10
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
2 30
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
1 1
Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
1 20
Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica castanea
1 1
Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
6 17
Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
9 68
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
4 14
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
5 24
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
4 5
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus
1 1
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
6 35
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
5 15
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
6 13
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
8 23
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
10 25 Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
7 37
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
2 3
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
6 9
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
8 50
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
7 52
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
1 1
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
6 13
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
5 10
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
1 1
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
3 4
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
8 113 Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
2 4
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus
1 1
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
5 48
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
1 1
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
1 1
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
2 32
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
1 1
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
6 103 Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
2 2
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
1 4
Botteri's Sparrow
Aimophila botterii
2 5
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
1 3
Canyon Towhee
Pipilo fuscus
3 5
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
1 2
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola
3 203 Dickcissel
Spiza americana
7 21
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
13 122 Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
2 5
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
7 14
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
7 176 Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
3 7
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
1 4
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
7 28
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
2 12
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
1 1
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
6 46 Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
2 1
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
5 204 Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
13 1018 Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
9 90
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
14 454 Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
3 6
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
8 130 Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
3 19
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
12 382 Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
1 1
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
TEXAS 12th - 26th APRIL
Flights
We flew to Houston by British Airways on a 747. The Flights were good but we did have a 2-hour delay
at Gatwick.
Car Hire
We hired a GMC Jimmy Jeep.
Food
We ate mostly at MacDonalds, Burger King,
Whataburger and KFC.
Accommodation
We camped the whole time.
Tour Participants
Philip Gaywood
Terry Gaywood
Adam Gaywood
Richard Pike
TEXAS - APRIL l997
ITINERARY
DATE SITES VISITED
ACC. SITE
12th Houston Jones Forest
Jones Forest
13th Jones Forest Galveston High Island
Smiths Oaks
14th High Island Anahuac Bolivar Flats
San Bernard
15th San Bernard Aransas Rockport Brownsville
Brownsville
16th Sable Palm Brownsville Laguna Atacosa
South Padre Island
17th S. Padre Island Laguna Atacosa Brownsville
Santa Ana Bentsen S.P.
Bentsen
18th Bentsen Salineno Chapanio Falcon SP
Falcon S.P.
19th Falcon S.P. Chapanio Zapata Lost Maples
Lost Maples
20th Lost Maples Neil's Lodges Uvalde
Lost Maples
21st Lost Maples San Antonio Brazos Bend
Brazos Bend
22nd Brazos Bend Galveston H.Island
Bolivar Flats
High Island
23rd Bolivar Galveston H.Island Anahuac Bolivar
Bolivar Beach
24th Bolivar H.Island Winnie Bolivar
High Island
25th High Island Galveston Bolivar Sabine Woods
High Island
26th High Island Galveston Jones Forest Houston
Boeing 747