eBird Field Checklist
Galveston--Lafitte's Cove (UTC 068)
Galveston, Texas, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L284163
331 species (+93 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
whistling-duck sp.
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Swan Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Mallard/Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Helmeted Guineafowl
Northern Bobwhite
Indian Peafowl
Grebes
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo
cuckoo sp. (Cuculidae sp.)
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Chuck-will's-widow
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Swifts
Chimney Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
King Rail
Clapper Rail
King/Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
rail/crake sp.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Wilson's Plover
plover sp.
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
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Glaucous Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Forster's/Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
gull/tern sp.
Loons
Common Loon
Storks
Wood Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Cormorants and Anhingas
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Western/Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
ibis sp.
Roseate Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
White-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-headed Woodpecker
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Downy x Ladder-backed Woodpecker (hybrid)
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates sp.
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Monk Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Couch's Kingbird
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
solitary vireo sp.
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo
vireo sp.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
crow sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cliff/Cave Swallow
swallow sp.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Winter Wren
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Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Long-billed Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
American Robin
thrush sp.
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
pipit sp.
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Western/Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bronzed/Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle
grackle sp.
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
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Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Tropical Parula
Northern/Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Scarlet x Western Tanager (hybrid)
tanager sp. (Piranga sp.)
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
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