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Austin, Texas (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Austin, Texas
Map of Austin, Texas
Mexican Free-tailed Bat (
Tadarida brasiliensis
)
Capital of Texas
Trips
Texas
4/14/2013
: We arrived in Austin just in time to catch a couple of mostly mediocre bands. During the day, we visited a few locations in Austin including South Congress Street and Barton Creek Spring.
Next Visit (Balcones Canyonlands NWR--Refuge HQ (Travis Co.): 4/15/2013)
Species Recorded (32)
Birds ( 30 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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