Site Report: Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge

Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) - Male

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Reserve for the last of the Texas Prairie chickens.

Kingdom: Animals (36 records)

Phylum: Chordates (36 records)

Class: Birds (33 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Sora (Porzana carolina)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Pelicans (6 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Order: Perching Birds (16 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
- Family: Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
- Family: New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

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

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Class: Mammals (3 records)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Order: Lagomorpha (2 records)
- Family: Leporidae
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)