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Native and Naturalized (76)

  1. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 64
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4346 Farm to Market 89, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.24, -99.884)
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  3. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  4. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  5. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  6. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  7. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  8. Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  9. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  10. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  11. Dickcissel Spiza americana
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Lake Abilene
  12. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Running Water Trail
  13. Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  14. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  15. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Houser
    Location: Abilene Zoo & Nelson Park (PHP 004)
  16. Green Heron Butorides virescens
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  17. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  18. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  19. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 918 Old Coleman Highway, Abilene, Texas, US (32.298, -99.691)
  20. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  21. Purple Martin Progne subis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4418 Caldwell Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.507, -99.713)
  22. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4418 Caldwell Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.507, -99.713)
  23. Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 824–858 County Road 301, Abilene US-TX 32.37805, -99.96602
  24. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  25. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  26. Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 9227-9101 Farm to Market 89, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.284, -100.043)
  27. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Taylor Co.--CR353 (Nubia Creek and the Red Hills)
  28. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 465 Jolly Rogers Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.495, -99.716)
  29. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  30. American Coot Fulica americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Houser
    Location: lake kirby
  31. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  32. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 699-545 Cove Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.284, -99.69)
  33. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4114 Farm to Market 89, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.246, -99.876)
  34. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 149 359, Merkel, Texas, US (32.353, -100.009)
  35. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  36. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 379 County Road 279, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.248, -99.942)
  37. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4418 Caldwell Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.507, -99.713)
  38. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 3526 West Lake Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.493, -99.723)
  39. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Lake Abilene
  40. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Reiley
    Location: Abilene Christian University
  41. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 202 Neas Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.509, -99.72)
  42. Inca Dove Columbina inca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jay Packer
    Location: Packer's International House of Birding
  43. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  44. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 4346 Farm to Market 89, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.24, -99.884)
  45. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Diamond Lake - Taylor
  46. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  47. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brian Berry
    Location: 1445 Texas 36, Abilene, Texas, US (32.355, -99.643)
  48. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  49. Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  50. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  51. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 379 County Road 279, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.248, -99.942)
  52. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  53. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  54. Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  55. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Linda Houser
    Location: Abilene Zoo & Nelson Park (PHP 004)
  56. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 824–858 County Road 301, Abilene US-TX 32.37805, -99.96602
  57. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 2022 Farm to Market 89, Buffalo Gap, Texas, US (32.293, -99.824)
  58. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 3526 West Lake Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.493, -99.723)
  59. Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Ruzicka
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  60. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Lake Abilene
  61. Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)
  62. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Ruzicka
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  63. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  64. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 1212-1298 Lytle Cove Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.299, -99.68)
  65. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Running Water Trail
  66. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  67. Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jay Packer
    Location: Packer's International House of Birding
  68. Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Running Water Trail
  69. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Running Water Trail
  70. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 3526 West Lake Road, Abilene, Texas, US (32.493, -99.723)
  71. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scotty Lofland
    Location: Taylor-County Road 503/504, Abilene, Texas, US (32.518, -99.671)
  72. Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 1699 280, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.25, -99.932)
  73. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  74. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1226 FM 126, Merkel US-TX (32.4814,-100.0111)
  75. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shirley Springer
    Location: 379 County Road 279, Tuscola, Texas, US (32.248, -99.942)
  76. Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Banner
    Location: 1334 White Mines Rd, Abilene US-TX (32.3666,-99.9484)

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Abilene Zoo & Nelson Park (PHP 004)

Additional Taxa (3)

  1. Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dalton Lawing
    Location: Abilene Zoo & Nelson Park (PHP 004)
  2. Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus colubris/alexandri
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Burk
    Location: Abilene SP (PHP 008)
  3. Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum auritum/brasilianum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Jones
    Location: Kirby Lake (PHP 005)