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March 1 Dixieland Park civilized section only Lesser Scaup 10, Pied-billed Grebe
1, Neotropic Cormorant 4, Double-crested
Cormorant 5, Black-crowned Night-Heron 3, Red-tailed
Hawk 1, American
Coot 5, Killdeer 5, Spotted Sandpiper
1, Forster's Tern 2, Mourning Dove 42, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1, Tree Swallow 30, Savannah
Sparrow 5, Red-winged Blackbird 50, Great-tailed
Grackle 5
March 3 San Miguelito Ranch (Kenedy Co.) 65 species: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Snow Goose 1020, Gadwall,
Mottled Duck, Blue-winged
Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged
Teal, Ruddy Duck, Neotropic
Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great
Egret, Snowy Egret, Black
Vulture, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed
Kite, Northern Harrier, Harris's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, American Kestrel, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Greater Yellowlegs 1,
Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Golden-fronted Woodpecker,
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Vermilion
Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical
Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike 1, Green Jay, Tree Swallow, Black-crested Titmouse, Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern
Bluebird 2, Northern Mockingbird, Long-billed Thrasher, European Starling, American
Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Chipping Sparrow, Clay-colored
Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia,
Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern
Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow
March 6 Tiocano Lake (LTC 017) 26 species: Gadwall 2, Blue-winged Teal 26, Cinnamon Teal
4, Northern Shoveler 76, Green-winged
Teal 30, Great
Egret 6,Snowy Egret 8, Little Blue Heron 4, Tricolored Heron
1, Turkey Vulture 1, Harris's
Hawk 2,American
Coot 90, Black-necked Stilt 22, American Avocet 29, Least Sandpiper
10, Long-billed Dowitcher 87, Rock Pigeon 17, Eurasian Collared-Dove 50, Mourning Dove 50, Tree Swallow 3, European Starling
1, American Pipit 25, Yellow-rumped
Warbler (Myrtle) 2, Common Yellowthroat
1, Red-winged Blackbird 21, Great-tailed Grackle
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March 7 Estero Llano Grande SP Traditional route except back through Lakeview instead of deck
back to HQ, led by Dave Elder, Gadwall 6, Mottled Duck
2, Blue-winged Teal 20, Cinnamon
Teal 5, Northern Shoveler 230, Green-winged Teal 24 ,Ring-necked Duck
8, Lesser Scaup 2, Ruddy
Duck 1, Plain Chachalaca 5, Least Grebe 12, Pied-billed Grebe
9, American White Pelican 29, Neotropic Cormorant 2, Double-crested Cormorant
1,Anhinga 1, Great Blue Heron 2, Great Egret
4, Snowy Egret 3, Little
Blue Heron 1, Tricolored Heron 1, Green Heron
1, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, White Ibis 10,
Roseate Spoonbill 4, Turkey
Vulture 3, Osprey 1, White-tailed Kite
2, Northern Harrier 2, Sharp-shinned Hawk
1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Crested
Caracara 3, Sora 1, Common Moorhen
5, American Coot 182, Killdeer 3, Black-necked Stilt 100, American
Avocet 40, Spotted Sandpiper 2, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Least Sandpiper
18, Stilt Sandpiper 20, Long-billed
Dowitcher 34, Mourning Dove 2, Inca Dove 4, Common Ground-Dove
2, White-tipped Dove 4, Red-crowned Parrot 21,
Barn Owl 1, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Common Pauraque 4, Buff-bellied
Hummingbird 1, Black-chinned Hummingbird
1, Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird 1, Green Kingfisher 1, Golden-fronted Woodpecker
9, Great Kiskadee 5, Tropical/Couch's Kingbird
1, White-eyed Vireo 1, Green Jay 4, Purple Martin 8, Tree Swallow 15, Northern
Rough-winged Swallow 1, Cave Swallow 12,
Black-crested Titmouse 1, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Northern Mockingbird 1, Long-billed
Thrasher 1, Curve-billed Thrasher 1, European Starling 2, American Pipit 4, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Myrtle) 5, Common Yellowthroat 2, Wilson's Warbler 1, Olive Sparrow
2, Savannah Sparrow 4, Lincoln's
Sparrow 1, Northern Cardinal 1, Red-winged Blackbird 175, Great-tailed Grackle
42, Lesser Goldfinch 6, House
Sparrow 11
March 9 Harlingen Thicket WBC (LTC 028) While walking three dogs.18 species: Turkey Vulture 1, Mourning
Dove 4, Golden-fronted Woodpecker 8, Ash-throated Flycatcher 2, Great
Kiskadee 3, White-eyed Vireo 2, Black-crested Titmouse 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2, Northern Mockingbird 10, Long-billed
Thrasher 5, Curve-billed Thrasher 1, Cedar Waxwing 168, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat
2, Savannah Sparrow 1, Northern Cardinal 3, Red-winged Blackbird 15, Great-tailed Grackle
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| photo by Shelby & Kevin Heeter of Islamorada FL-- thank you! |
March 19 Estero Butterfly Walk Many Giant Swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes), only one Lyside Sulphur
(Kircogonia lyside), one Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), few Gray Hairstreaks (Strymon melinus), few Bordered Patches (Chlosyne
lacinia), many Texan Crescents (Phyciodes texana), one Pale-Banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis), one Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes
vesta), one Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), one Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), a few Mexican Bluewings (Myscelia ethusa),
many Hermes Satyrs (Hermeuptychia hermes), two Brown Longtails mating (Urbanus procne), many Mazan's Scallopwings (Staphylus
mazans), many Funereal Duskywings (Erynnis funeralis), many White Checkered-Skippers (Pyrgus albescens), one Tropical Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus oileus), one Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), one Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), and one Orange Satyr-Moth.
Mar 20,
21 Estero
Gadwall
2, 2
Mottled Duck 6, 3
Blue-winged Teal 4, 6
Gadwall 2, 2
Mottled Duck
6, 3
Blue-winged Teal 4, 6
Cinnamon Teal 7, 1
Northern Shoveler
168, 105
Green-winged Teal 18, 10
Ring-necked Duck
1, 0
Lesser Scaup 1, 1
Ruddy Duck 2, 2
Plain Chachalaca
12, 5
Least Grebe 18, 29
Pied-billed Grebe 11, 7
Neotropic Cormorant
1,2
Double-Crested Cormorant 0, 2
Anhinga
1, 0
Great Blue Heron 10, 11
Great Egret
1, 1
Snowy Egret 4, 4
Little Blue Heron 2, 1
Tricolored
Heron 1, 1
White Ibis 0, 6
Turkey Vulture
1, 2
White-tailed Kite 2, 2
Northern Harrier 0, 1
Cooper's Hawk 1, 0
Harris's
Hawk 3, 1
Red-tailed Hawk
1, 1
KING RAIL 1, 1
Sora 4, 1
Common
Moorhen 3, 8
American
Coot 146, 170
Killdeer 2, 4
Black-necked
Stilt 37, 36
American Avocet
42, 10
Spotted Sandpiper 4, 3
Solitary
Sandpiper 1, 2
Least Sandpiper
5, 1
Long-billed Dowitcher 7, 1
Wilson's Snipe 2, 2
White-winged
Dove 3, 0
Mourning
Dove 50, 2
Inca Dove 4, 2
Common Ground-Dove 2, 2
White-tipped Dove 2, 5
Red-crowned Parrot 16, 12
Common Pauraque 2, 4
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 2, 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2, 0
Black-chinned
Hummingbird 1, 0
Green Kingfisher
1, 0
Golden-fronted
Woodpecker 11, 13
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
1, 0
BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER 0, 1
Northern
Beardless-Tyrannulet 1, 0
Great Kiskadee
7, 5
Couch's
Kingbird 3, 0
ROSE-THROATED BECARD
1, 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1, 1
Green
Jay 1, 0
Purple Martin 6, 2
Tree Swallow 1, 8
Northern
Rough-winged Swallow 1, 10
Black-crested Titmouse
2, 2
Carolina Wren 4, 1
House Wren 3, 0
Marsh
Wren 1, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2, 0
Northern Mockingbird 5, 6
Long-billed Thrasher 2, 2
Curve-billed
Thrasher 2, 2
European Starling
2, 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 2, 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1, 0
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER 1, 0
Black-and-white
Warbler 1, 0
Common Yellowthroat
8, 7
Olive Sparrow 2, 0
Lark Sparrow 3, 6
Savannah Sparrow 2, 4
Lincoln's Sparrow
3, 2
SWAMP SPARROW 1, 1
Northern Cardinal 2, 1
Indigo
Bunting 1, 0
Red-winged Blackbird
230, 170
Eastern
Meadowlark 10, 1
Great-tailed Grackle
19, 26
Lesser Goldfinch 0, 2
House Sparrow 7, 8
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