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Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), Texas (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), Texas
Map of Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), Texas
Gull-billed Tern (
Gelochelidon nilotica
)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (
Dendrocygna bicolor
)
White-faced Ibis (
Plegadis chihi
)
Boat-tailed Grackle (
Quiscalus major
)
Savannah Sparrow (
Passerculus sandwichensis
)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (
Dendrocygna autumnalis
)
White-rumped Sandpiper (
Calidris fuscicollis
)
Marsh
Trips
Texas
4/17/2013
: We walked around on the paths near the visitor center where we were mobbed by mosquitos, and then we drove the auto tour.
Previous Visit (Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.): 4/16/2013)
Next Visit (Palacios: 4/17/2013)
Species Recorded (59)
Birds ( 59 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
White-faced Ibis -
Plegadis chihi
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna bicolor
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
Northern Bobwhite -
Colinus virginianus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
White-rumped Sandpiper -
Calidris fuscicollis
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Phalarope -
Phalaropus tricolor
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Scarlet Tanager -
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager -
Piranga rubra
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Boat-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Eastern Meadowlark -
Sturnella magna
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