eBird Field Checklist
Galveston--Offat's Bayou (UTC 065)
Galveston, Texas, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L284166
185 species (+21 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Swifts
Chimney Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
King Rail
Clapper Rail
Common Gallinule
American Coot
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
Snowy Plover
plover sp.
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
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
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Northern Gannet
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
Least 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
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
White-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Monk Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
swallow sp.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Carolina Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal