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Native and Naturalized (103)

  1. Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  2. Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  3. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  4. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  5. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  6. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  7. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
    # Count: 19
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Bolick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  8. Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  9. Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  10. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  11. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Bolick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  12. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  13. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  14. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  15. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  16. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  17. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Fred Collins
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  18. Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  19. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  20. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  21. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Lowell Young
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  22. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Dell Little cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  23. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  24. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  25. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  26. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  27. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  28. Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  29. Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  30. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Eric Faria
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  31. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Bolick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  32. Mexican Duck Anas diazi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  33. Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  34. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  35. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  36. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  37. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  38. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  39. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  40. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  41. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  42. Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  43. Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  44. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tripp Davenport
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  45. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Bolick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  46. Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  47. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  48. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  49. Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  50. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  51. Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  52. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Lowell Young
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  53. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  54. Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dell Little cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  55. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Hewetson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  56. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  57. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Glover
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  58. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Glover
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  59. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  60. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  61. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Glover
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  62. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Forwood JR
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  63. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Mehlman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  64. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  65. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  66. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Friedrichs
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  67. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  68. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  69. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Houlihan
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  70. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  71. Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mandy Millican
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  72. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Bolick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  73. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  74. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  75. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  76. Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael J Good
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  77. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lowell Young
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  78. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  79. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  80. Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  81. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  82. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  83. Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Phyllis Frank
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  84. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse Huth
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  85. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  86. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Chase
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  87. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  88. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Mehlman
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  89. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ari Rice
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  90. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Glover
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  91. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mary Gustafson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  92. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  93. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  94. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Johnson
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  95. Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Chase
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  96. Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Herde
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  97. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Forwood JR
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  98. Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven W. Cardiff
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  99. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Kosoris
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  100. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dell Little cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  101. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  102. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Robert McClure
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  103. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds

Hybrids (1)

  1. Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x diazi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: RJ Baltierra
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds

Additional Taxa (13)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  2. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  3. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  4. Mallard/Mexican Duck Anas platyrhynchos/diazi
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  5. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  6. Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shackelford
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  7. longspur sp. Calcarius/Rhynchophanes sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Falick
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  8. Cliff/Cave Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota/fulva
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Nina Rach
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  9. Snow/Ross's Goose Anser caerulescens/rossii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer:
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  10. teal sp. Anatidae sp. (teal sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Glover
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  11. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mel Cooksey
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  12. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Carolyn Ohl, cc
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds
  13. Western/Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta/lilianae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Lefever
    Location: Marfa Settling Ponds