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Native and Naturalized (82)

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