December 2009

Dec 1 Estero Rainy day with a high in the 50's, normal route except straight beside dowitcher pond instead of boardwalk-- this means lakeview was excluded. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 50, Gadwall 20, American Wigeon 2, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck 2, Lesser Scaup 2, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant 1, Anhinga 4, Great Blue Heron 1, Great Egret 1, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron 1, Tricolored Heron 1, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Black Vulture 2 (seldom seen at Estero!), Turkey Vulture 6, White-tailed Kite 3, Cooper's Hawk 1, Harris's Hawk 3, Peregrine Falcon 3, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher 1, Wilson's Snipe 3, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove 1, Common Ground-Dove, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird 1, Ringed Kingfisher 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Green Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher 3, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Couch's Kingbird, Green Jay 2, Black-crested Titmouse, House Wren, Marsh Wren 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Long-billed Thrasher 1, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Common Yellowthroat, Olive Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow 1, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Altamira Oriole 1, House Sparrow

Dec 2 Estero Llano Grande SP Night Hike: 3 baby raccoons, 1 scorpion, in spite of being very cold (for Texas!), Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Killdeer, Barn Owl 1, Great Horned Owl 1, Common Pauraques Rangerville Park, Harlingen TX with 3 dogs Rock Pigeon 22, Mourning Dove 20, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 3, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Bewick's Wren 1, Northern Mockingbird 4, European Starling 2, Great-tailed Grackle 1, House Sparrow 5

Dec 5 LaFeria Nature Center Grand opening of park; Number of species: 34, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Least Grebe 1, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, Cattle Egret, Roseate Spoonbill 1, Turkey Vulture 1, Osprey 1, White-tailed Kite 1, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, Peregrine Falcon 1, American Coot , Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian Tern, Mourning Dove, Eastern Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Tree Swallow , Bank Swallow (very late), Northern Mockingbird, American Pipit, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark 2, Great-tailed Grackle Estero Llano Grande SP route unusual: up boardwalk to gazebo into lakeview, Number of species: 61, Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk 3, Crested Caracara, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpipe, Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove 2, Red-crowned Parrot 41, Common Pauraque, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo 1, Green Jay 2, Black-crested Titmouse, Carolina Wren 1, House Wren, Marsh Wren 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Curve-billed Thrasher, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler 1, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 6 Rangerville Park, Harlingen TX Long-billed Curlew 5, Stilt Sandpiper 1, Long-billed Dowitcher 22 Hwy 48 (Brownsville- So. Padre I.)(LTC 039) Number of species: 58, American Wigeon 75, Mottled Duck 2, Blue-winged Teal 14, Northern Shoveler 30, Pied-billed Grebe 5, American White Pelican 198, Brown Pelican 12, Neotropic Cormorant 10, Double-crested Cormorant 3, Great Blue Heron 11, Great Egret 44, Snowy Egret 12, Little Blue Heron 6, Tricolored Heron 3, Reddish Egret 5, Black-crowned Night-Heron 50, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 160 ,White Ibis 6, Roseate Spoonbill 1, Black Vulture 1, Turkey Vulture 1, Osprey 7, Northern Harrier 4, Harris's Hawk 9, White-tailed Hawk 6, Red-tailed Hawk 4, American Kestrel 4, Black-bellied Plover 9, Snowy Plover 7, Black-necked Stilt 4, American Avocet 5, Spotted Sandpiper 3, Greater Yellowlegs 7, Willet 6, Lesser Yellowlegs 11, Long-billed Curlew 4, Ruddy Turnstone 1, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Laughing Gull 1000, Ring-billed Gull 3, Herring Gull 1, Gull-billed Tern 3, Forster's Tern 5, Belted Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1, Loggerhead Shrike 2, Chihuahuan Raven 5, Carolina Wren 1, House Wren 1, Marsh Wren 1, Northern Mockingbird 7, American Pipit, Red-winged Blackbird 100, Eastern Meadowlark 6, Great-tailed Grackle 50 Hwy 4 (Brownsville to Boca Chica) Number of species: 42, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill X, Turkey Vulture 1, White-tailed Kite 4, Northern Harrier 2, Cooper's Hawk 1, Harris's Hawk 6, White-tailed Hawk 4, Red-tailed Hawk 2, Crested Caracara 1, American Kestrel 2, Merlin 1, Black-bellied Plover, Snowy Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Laughing Gull, Ring-billed Gull 3, Herring Gull 1, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian Tern, Royal Tern, Rock Pigeon 66, Mourning Dove 20, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1, Couch's Kingbird 14, Loggerhead Shrike 2, Chihuahuan Raven 1, Northern Mockingbird, American Pipit, Eastern Meadowlark 3, Great-tailed Grackle

Dec 7 walking the dogs at Rangerville Park, Harlingen TX Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 5, White-tailed Kite 1, American Kestrel 3, Stilt Sandpiper 1, Long-billed Dowitcher 4, Rock Pigeon 77, Mourning Dove 73, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 7, Vermilion Flycatcher 1, Northern Mockingbird 4, European Starling 10, Red-winged Blackbird 50, Great-tailed Grackle 28 Dixieland Park Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 100, Ring-necked Duck 4, Lesser Scaup 300, Double-crested Cormorant 10, Great Blue Heron 1, Snowy Egret 1, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2, Osprey 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, American Coot 30, Killdeer 9, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Stilt Sandpiper 6, Long-billed Dowitcher 22, Laughing Gull 2, Forster's Tern 2, Rock Pigeon 60, Mourning Dove 61, Belted Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Vermilion Flycatcher 3, Great Kiskadee 2, Tropical Kingbird 3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird 3, American Pipit 20, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Red-winged Blackbird 30, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow 5

Dec 8 Estero Llano Grande SP Number of species: 68, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Harris's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, Sora, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Red-crowned Parrot 6, Barn Owl 1, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Common Pauraque, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird 1, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe 1, Vermilion Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Loggerhead Shrike 1, White-eyed Vireo 1, Black-crested Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Altamira Oriole 1, House Sparrow. 2 Guava Skippers (Phocides polybius) –at the start of the

Dec 9 Estero Llano Grande SP from the deck only for an hour. Number of species: 47, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 6, Gadwall 2, Mottled Duck 4, Blue-winged Teal 6, Cinnamon Teal 2, Northern Shoveler 88, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal 26, Ring-necked Duck 15, Ruddy Duck 16, Plain Chachalaca 2, Least Grebe 6, Pied-billed Grebe 1, American White Pelican 13, Neotropic Cormorant 12, Double-crested Cormorant 1, Anhinga 1, Great Egret 1,Snowy Egret 1, Little Blue Heron 1, Tricolored Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 1, White-tailed Kite 2, Northern Harrier 1, Red-tailed Hawk 2, Common Moorhen 1, American Coot 52, Black-necked Stilt 4,Spotted Sandpiper 1,Least Sandpiper 15, Stilt Sandpiper 3, Long-billed Dowitcher 84, Wilson's Snipe 1, Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Vermilion Flycatcher 2, Great Kiskadee 1, Tropical Kingbird 2, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Black-crested Titmouse 1, House Wren 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Common Yellowthroat 4, Wilson's Warbler 1, Red-winged Blackbird 1, House Sparrow 31. Lakeview only: Number of species: 28, , Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 10, Turkey Vulture 5, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Rock Pigeon 2, Inca Dove 11, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Common Pauraque 2, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird 3, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1 (seen and heard), Eastern Phoebe 1, Great Kiskadee 8, Tropical Kingbird 4, Couch's Kingbird 2, Blue-headed Vireo 1, Tree Swallow 6, Black-crested Titmouse 2, Carolina Wren 1, House Wren 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6, European Starling 5, Orange-crowned Warbler 8, Black-throated Gray Warbler 1, Yellow-throated Warbler 1, Red-winged Blackbird 1, House Sparrow 10 Llano Grande Lake Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 265, Northern Shoveler 25, Great Egret 1, Snowy Egret 1, Roseate Spoonbill 8, Harris's Hawk 1, American Coot 2, American Avocet 10

Dec 12 Rangerville/Chinaberry Rds Ringed Kingfisher, on a telephone wire 1 Estero Llano Grande SP with Girl Scout troupe: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon , Mottled Duck 2, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal 5, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron , Great Egret , Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green Heron, White Ibis 6, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Snipe 3, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Common Pauraque 3, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ringed Kingfisher 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Green Kingfisher 3, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Vermilion Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Northern Mockingbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 13 Dixieland Park, extreme fog with 3 dogs: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Lesser Scaup, Pied-billed Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, American Coot , Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew 3, Laughing Gull, Forster's Tern, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Vermilion Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Tree Swallow , Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow Rangerville Park, Harlingen TX in dense fog with 3 dogs, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew 8, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Northern Mockingbird, American Pipit, Great-tailed Grackle

Dec 14 Estero Llano Grande SP Sparrow Workshop; Fran pointed out the Becard: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Redhead 1, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup 1, Ruddy Duck, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk 2, Sora 1, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Eastern Phoebe 1, Vermilion Flycatcher 3, Tropical Kingbird 2, Rose-throated Becard 1, Black-crested Titmouse, Carolina and House Wrens, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird , American Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Common Yellowthroat, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow La Sal del Rey, LRGV NWR (LTC 005) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Harris's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk , Red-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, Sandhill Crane 4, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, House Wren, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Cassin's Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow 3, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Pyrrhuloxia, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark FM88/RamseyerRd WOOD DUCK 1, Mottled Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Peregrine Falcon 1

Dec 16 Estero Llano Grande State Park In the POURING RAIN, Lakeview and Alligator Lake. Many White Pelicans crowded Alligator Lake, first I've seen them there in such numbers!Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon , Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal 2, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Cattle Egret, Green Heron , Black-crowned Night-Heron 3, White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill 1, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Caspian Tern 1, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Common Pauraque 7, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ringed Kingfisher 1,Belted Kingfisher 1, Green Kingfisher 3, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Vermilion Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Couch's Kingbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 18 Estero From the deck only, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, American Wigeon , Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Roseate Spoonbill, Black Vulture 2, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, White-tailed Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin 1, Sora, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Sandhill Crane 2, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Caspian Tern 1, Black Skimmer 7, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ringed Kingfisher 1, Green Kingfisher, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe , Vermilion Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Cave Swallow, Black-crested Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Common Yellowthroat, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 19 Santa Ana CBC north section Bryan needed me at the Park, so didn't start until 1. Rode with Mary Beth-- sightings from car only until 4pm. Mottled Duck 8, Blue-winged Teal 12, Cinnamon Teal 1, Northern Shoveler 6, Pied-billed Grebe 3, Neotropic Cormorant 1, Great Blue Heron 5, Great Egret 5, Turkey Vulture 2, White-tailed Kite 6, Northern Harrier 4, White-tailed Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 7, American Kestrel 7, Peregrine Falcon 1, Long-billed Curlew 1, Mourning Dove 5, Common Ground-Dove 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2, Eastern Phoebe 2, Loggerhead Shrike 2, Horned Lark 1, House Wren 3, American Pipit 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 10, Common Yellowthroat 10, Cassin's Sparrow 1, Savannah Sparrow 50, Grasshopper Sparrow 1, Lincoln's Sparrow 20, Red-winged Blackbird 2150, Western Meadowlark 7, Great-tailed Grackle 6 Estero Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Peregrine Falcon 1, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Common Pauraque 5, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird 1, Green Kingfisher 2, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1, Eastern Phoebe 2, Great Kiskadee, Couch's Kingbird, Cave Swallow, Black-crested Titmouse, Northern Mockingbird, Long-billed Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler 1, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 21 Dixieland Park while walking 3 dogs. developed area only. construction goingon in undeveloped section. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 75, Lesser Scaup 450, Ruddy Duck 2, Pied-billed Grebe 2, American White Pelican 9, Neotropic Cormorant 23, Double-crested Cormorant 2, Great Blue Heron 3, Great Egret 5, Snowy Egret 12, Tricolored Heron 1, Green Heron 4, Turkey Vulture 4, Osprey 1, American Kestrel 1, American Coot 20, Spotted Sandpiper 3, Laughing Gull 5, Forster's Tern 4, Rock Pigeon 64, Mourning Dove 29, Ringed Kingfisher 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Green Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2, Vermilion Flycatcher 6, Tropical Kingbird 4, House Wren 2, Northern Mockingbird 2, European Starling 9, American Pipit 13, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 26, Yellow-throated Warbler 1, Savannah Sparrow 3, Red-winged Blackbird 10, Great-tailed Grackle 40, Bronzed Cowbird 22, House Sparrow 2 Harlingen Thicket While walking three dogs-- saw no birds at all except for the Parakeets (only heard the rest...) Green Parakeet 8, Northern Mockingbird 3, Savannah Sparrow 2

Dec 23 Bentsen Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, Anhinga, Bare-thrOaTed Tiger-Heron a first US record, first ABA record,, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Gray Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Mourning Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe , Great Kiskadee, Green Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, Lesser Goldfinch Estero A leucistic Northern Shoveler showed up!

Dec 25 Estero Gadwall, Mottled Duck 2, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal 1, Northern Shoveler (second day of a leucistic one), Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican 90, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, White Ibis, White-faced Ibis 1, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite 3, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Harris's Hawk 1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 3, American Kestrel 1, Sora 1, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe 1, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove 3, Common Pauraque 7, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ringed Kingfisher 1, Belted Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Vermilion Flycatcher 1,Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Couch's Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Tree Swallow, Cave Swallow, Black-crested Titmouse, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler 1, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Dec 26 Downtown Brownsville CBC #9 Brownsville Christmas Bird Count, Section 9 (a triangle where 802 is the northern boundary, the Rio Grande the southern, 48 the eastern): Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 645, Gadwall 15, American Wigeon 10, Mottled Duck 8, Northern Shoveler 3, Ring-necked Duck 5, Lesser Scaup 33, Least Grebe 3, Pied-billed Grebe 2, American White Pelican 80, Neotropic Cormorant 29, Double-crested Cormorant 10, Great Blue Heron 6, Great Egret 6, Snowy Egret 9, Tricolored Heron 1, Cattle Egret 17, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, White Ibis 28, Osprey 1, Northern Harrier 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 2, Red-shouldered Hawk 3, Red-tailed Hawk 2, American Kestrel 2, Merlin 1, Common Moorhen 30, American Coot 29, Black-necked Stilt 12, Laughing Gull 177, Rock Pigeon 480, White-winged Dove 40,Mourning Dove 90, Inca Dove 6, Green Parakeet 174, Red-crowned Parrot 134, Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 24, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Great Kiskadee 13, Tropical Kingbird 4, Loggerhead Shrike 2, Green Jay 2, Carolina Wren 5, Northern Mockingbird 52, European Starling 116, Orange-crowned Warbler 8, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1, Yellow-throated Warbler 5, Savannah Sparrow 60,Grasshopper Sparrow 2, Northern Cardinal 1, Western Meadowlark 60, Great-tailed Grackle 3533, Altamira Oriole 2, Lesser Goldfinch 3, House Sparrow 90

Dec 29 Estero Llano Grande SP Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Northern Shoveler, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mourning Dove, Short-eared Owl 2 (my first for Texas), Eastern Phoebe , Tropical/Couch's Kingbird, Northern Mockingbird, Sprague's Pipit 1, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, meadowlark sp., Great-tailed Grackle

Dec 30 Estero Llano Grande SP To Lakeview and back: American Wigeon, Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal 1, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper 1, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Snipe 1, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove 9, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe , Vermilion Flycatcher 1, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Rose-throated Becard 1, Blue-headed Vireo, Green Jay, Black-crested Titmouse, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Black-throated Gray Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow

Dec 31 Dixieland Park with 3 dogs, civilized section only: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Lesser Scaup 400, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican 9, Neotropic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, American Kestrel 1, American Coot, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Laughing Gull , Forster's Tern 5, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Vermilion Flycatcher 1, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird 1, Tree Swallow 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Great-tailed Grackle, House Sparrow