eBird Field Checklist
Matagorda County Birding Nature Ctr (CTC 005A)
Matagorda, Texas, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L200659
262 species (+34 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
whistling-duck sp.
Snow Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Canada Goose
goose sp.
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey
Grebes
Least Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Swifts
Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Yellow Rail
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Oystercatcher
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Wilson's Plover
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
Loons
Common Loon
Storks
Wood Stork
Cormorants and Anhingas
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
white egret sp.
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
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
Bald Eagle
White-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
hawk sp.
Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Couch's Kingbird
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
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
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Estrildids
Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Western/Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Tropical Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.