eBird Field Checklist
Independence Creek Preserve (limited access by permission-TNC)
Terrell, Texas, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L780233
276 species (+35 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mexican Duck
Mallard/Mexican Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Northern Bobwhite
Scaled Quail
Wild Turkey
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-tipped Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Common Poorwill
Swifts
Chimney Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
rail/crake sp.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Upland Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
gull sp.
Least Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Common Black Hawk
Gray Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Elf Owl
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Ringed Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
sapsucker sp.
Lewis's Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
pewee sp. (Contopus sp.)
Willow Flycatcher
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus sp.
Great Kiskadee
Tropical Kingbird
Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
Black-capped Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Chihuahuan Raven
Common Raven
raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Black-crested Titmouse
Penduline-Tits and Verdin
Verdin
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cliff/Cave Swallow
swallow sp.
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
gnatcatcher sp.
Wrens
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
Cactus Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Curve-billed Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Long-billed Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Cassin's Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
finch sp.
New World Sparrows
Cassin's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Olive Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Eastern/Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Sturnella meadowlark sp.
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott's Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Tropical Parula
Northern x Tropical Parula (hybrid)
Northern/Tropical Parula
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Northern Cardinal/Pyrrhuloxia
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.