Here is the list of the 157 species I saw or heard on my South Texas trip in March 2005. This includes 152 countable birds in Texas, 1 countable bird seen only in Mexico (Gray Hawk), 3 non-countable exotics (Muscovy Duck, Budgie, Lilac-crowned Parrot), and one heard-only ABA bird (Roadside Hawk, which I'm not counting on my list). You can also read an account of the trip. Species are listed in AOU order, according to the 45th supplement (2004). An asterisk indicates a new ABA bird while 2 asterisks indicate a life bird. Birds not counted in my trip total are marked in parentheses.
Non-passerines
Ducks, Geese, and Swans: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
(Muscovy Duck)
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Chachalacas, Curassows, and Guans: Cracidae
Grebes: Podicipedidae
Least Grebe*
Pied-billed Grebe
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican
Cormorants: Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant
Anhinga: Anhingidae
Anhinga
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets: Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
New World Vultures: Cathartidae
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey, Kites, Hawks, and Eagles: Accipitridae
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Gray Hawk (Mexico)
(Roadside Hawk, heard only)
Harris's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Caracaras and Falcons: Falconidae
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Aplomado Falcon*
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
Sora (heard)
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Plovers: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt
Sandpipers: Scolopacidae
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Doves and Pigeons: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon*
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground-Dove
White-tipped Dove
Cockatoos and Parrots: Psittacidae
(Budgerigar)
Green Parakeets**
(Lilac-crowned Parrot)
Red-crowned Parrot**
Cuckoos and Anis: Cuculidae
Greater Roadrunner
Groove-billed Ani
Nighthawks and Nightjars: Caprimulgidae
Common Pauraque*
Swifts: Apodidae
Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher*
Belted Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Woodpeckers: Picidae
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (#1,
#2)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Passerines
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae
Eastern Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher (heard)
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee*
Couch's Kingbird**
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Shrikes: Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos: Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo
Jays and Crows: Corvidae
Green Jay**
Brown Jay*
Chihuahuan Raven
Swallows and Martins: Hirundinidae
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cave Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice: Paridae
Black-crested Titmouse
Verdin: Remizidae
Verdin
Wrens: Troglodytidae
Cactus Wren
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren (heard)
House Wren
Kinglets: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers: Sylviidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes: Turdidae
Clay-colored Robin*
White-throated Robin*
American Robin
Mimic Thrushes: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird
Long-billed Thrasher**
Curve-billed Thrasher
Starlings: Sturnidae
European Starling
Wood Warblers: Parulidae
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Tropical Parula*
Myrtle Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat*
Wilson's Warbler
Sparrows: Emberizidae
Olive Sparrow**
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Cardinals and Grosbeaks: Cardinalidae
Crimson-collared Grosbeak**
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Blackbirds and Orioles: Icteridae
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Altamira Oriole**
Audubon's Oriole**
Finches: Fringillidae
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
House Sparrow