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Native and Naturalized (82)

  1. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Karl Villa
    Location: 5512 7th Street, Bay City, Texas, US (28.99, -95.928)
  2. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 77465, Palacios US-TX 28.75640, -96.26592
  3. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 1948 Cockburn Rd, Collegeport US-TX 28.68605, -96.18005
  5. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: Meadow Chase Apartments
  6. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  7. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: Matagorda County Birding Nature Ctr (CTC 005A)
  8. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: SH-35, Bay City US-TX 28.92369, -96.10639
  9. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  10. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  11. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 77465, Palacios US-TX 28.75640, -96.26592
  12. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Claussen
    Location: 2154 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.786, -95.586)
  13. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  14. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Heath
    Location: Sargent Beach (CTC 001)
  15. Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Heath
    Location: Sargent Beach (CTC 001)
  16. Willet Tringa semipalmata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  17. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 1948 Cockburn Rd, Collegeport US-TX 28.68605, -96.18005
  18. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Heath
    Location: Sargent Beach (CTC 001)
  19. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Matagorda Co.--Chinquapin rd.
  20. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  21. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1804 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.783, -95.591)
  22. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 1948 Cockburn Rd, Collegeport US-TX 28.68605, -96.18005
  23. Least Tern Sternula antillarum
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Webber
    Location: Matagord Beach campsite
  24. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1804 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.783, -95.591)
  25. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  26. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 77465, Palacios US-TX 28.75640, -96.26592
  27. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  28. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1548 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)
  29. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  30. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  31. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Webber
    Location: Matagord Beach campsite
  32. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1804 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.783, -95.591)
  33. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Webber
    Location: Matagord Beach campsite
  34. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: Sargent Beach (CTC 001)
  35. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  36. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Claussen
    Location: 2154 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.786, -95.586)
  37. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Claussen
    Location: 2154 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.786, -95.586)
  38. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  39. Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  40. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  41. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  42. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 23022 SH-35, Palacios US-TX 28.76180, -96.21037
  43. Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 5100 FM-3280, Palacios US-TX 28.64516, -96.32238
  44. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  45. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  46. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tabitha Olsen
    Location: 1072 Fm 616, Blessing US-TX 28.87186, -96.22672
  47. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Carl Park (Tres Palacios R.)
  48. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Karl Villa
    Location: Riverside Park (Matagorda Co.)
  49. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1804 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.783, -95.591)
  50. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: Stone Turf Farm
  51. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Del Norte Neighborhood
  52. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: Matagorda County Birding Nature Ctr (CTC 005A)
  53. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: LeTulle Park
  54. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  55. Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Del Norte Neighborhood
  56. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1548 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)
  57. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Matagorda Co.--Chinquapin rd.
  58. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  59. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: Matagorda County Birding Nature Ctr (CTC 005A)
  60. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Claussen
    Location: 2154 County Road 230, Sargent, Texas, US (28.786, -95.586)
  61. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Karl Villa
    Location: 4901 Misty Lane, Bay City, Texas, US (28.953, -95.963)
  62. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 173 FM-1862, Blessing US-TX 28.86665, -96.25300
  63. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: Meadow Chase Apartments
  64. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Janthina House
  65. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Heath
    Location: Sargent Beach (CTC 001)
  66. Purple Martin Progne subis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Del Norte Neighborhood
  67. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park/Jetty (CTC 003)
  68. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1568 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)
  69. Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1568 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)
  70. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Del Norte Neighborhood
  71. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  72. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  73. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Del Norte Neighborhood
  74. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Karl Villa
    Location: 5512 7th Street, Bay City, Texas, US (28.99, -95.928)
  75. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  76. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  77. Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ayden Horton
    Location: Home
  78. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414
  79. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 173 FM-1862, Blessing US-TX 28.86665, -96.25300
  80. Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 1948 Cockburn Rd, Collegeport US-TX 28.68605, -96.18005
  81. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Davidson
    Location: 173 FM-1862, Blessing US-TX 28.86665, -96.25300
  82. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Sandstrom
    Location: Matagorda Co.—CR414

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Damon Williford
    Location: LeTulle Park

Additional Taxa (3)

  1. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1568 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)
  2. Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum auritum/brasilianum
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Cristina Armas
    Location: Riverside Park (Matagorda Co.)
  3. Cliff/Cave Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota/fulva
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Steeves
    Location: 1568 County Road 230, Bay City, Texas, US (28.781, -95.594)