Planetscott - Site Report: Galveston Island

2013-04-18: We checked out a couple of spots while spending the night in Galveston.

Kingdom: Animals (28 records)

Phylum: Chordates (28 records)

Class: Birds (27 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Pelicans (15 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (1 record)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)