Site Report: Balcones Canyonlands NWR--Refuge HQ (Travis Co.)

Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)

Wildlife refuge for the Golden-cheeked Warbler.

2013-04-15: We took an early morning trip with the resident naturalist in search of the Golden-cheeked Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo.

Kingdom: Animals (22 records)

Phylum: Chordates (22 records)

Class: Birds (21 records)

Order: Cuckoos (1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (14 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
- Family: Vireos
- Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)

Order: Vultures (2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)