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Texas Birds 
during FONT Birding 
& Nature Tours 


(including those in nearby New Mexico) 


1994 thru 2007

(during the months of April & May)


PHOTO AT RIGHT: a female PAINTED BUNTING
(A photo of a male PAINTED BUNTING is in the list below.)   
  

The following list compiled by Armas Hill 


318 species of birds have cumulatively been seen 
during FONT tours in Texas and nearby New Mexico.
  


Codes:


e:   east - along the Gulf Coast, including the areas of Rockport & Aransas 
s:   south - the southern Rio Grande Valley, as far upriver as San Ignacio
c:   central - including areas of the Edwards Plateau & Fort Clark Springs
w:  west -  including Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mtns area, & lakes near I-10 

nm: in nearby New Mexico
mx: seen across the Rio Grande in Mexico

(mex):    
  a mostly "Mexican species" that occurs in Texas 
                (some of these birds are also common further south in the tropics)


(USe):          endemic to the United States 
(USqe):        quasi (or nearly) endemic to the United States
(USeb):        endemic-breeder in the United States 
(USneb):      near-endemic breeder in the United States
(NAi):           species introduced into North America
(USri):          re-introduced species into the United States
(USr):           rare in the United States 
(TXr):           rare in Texas
(NMr):          rare in New Mexico


(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
      (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally


Links:

Upcoming Texas Tour Itineraries

List of Texas Mammals

List of Texas Butterflies

Notes regarding some Texas Plant-Life 

 


Black-capped Vireo, a Texas bird specialty


Bird-List:

  1. Scaled Quail ______ c,w  nm
    Callipepla squamata pallida

  2. Gambel's Quail ______ w
    Callipepla g. gambelii

  3. Northern Bobwhite ______ e,s
    Colinus virginianus

  4. Montezuma Quail ______ w  (has historically been called the Harlequin, or "Mearn's", Quail) 
    Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi

  5. Plain Chachalaca ______ s  (mex)
    Ortalis vetula

  6. Wild Turkey ______ e,c,w  nm
    Meleagris galloparo

  7. Common Pheasant (NAi) ______ nm
    Phasianus colchicus

  8. Black-bellied Whistling Duck ______ e,s,c  (mex)
    Dendrocygna autumnalis




    Black-bellied Whistling Duck
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  9. Wood Duck ______ w
    Aix sponsa

  10. Gadwall ______ w
    Anas strepera

  11. American Wigeon ______ w  mx
    Anas americana

  12. "Mexican" Mallard ______ w  mx  
    Anas platyrhynchos diazi

  13. Mottled Duck ______ e,s  mx 
    Anas fulvigula 

  14. Blue-winged Teal ______ e,s,w  nm
    Anas discolors




    Blue-winged Teal
    (photo by Marie Gardner) 

  15. Northern Shoveler ______ e,s,w  nm,mx
    Anas clypeata

  16. Northern Pintail ______ w
    Anas acita

  17. Green-winged Teal ______ (was conspecific with the Eurasian Teal)
    Anas carolinensis




    A male Green-winged Teal
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  18. Ring-necked Duck ______ nm
    Aythya collaris
    (monotypic)

  19. Redhead ______ e,w
    Aythya americana




    A female Redhead
    (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
  20. Bufflehead ______ w
    Bucephala albeola

  21. Ruddy Duck ______ e,w
    Oxyura j. jamaicensis




    A female Ruddy Duck
    (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
  22. Least Grebe ______ s
    Tachybaptus dominicus

  23. Pied-billed Grebe ______ e,s,w
    Podilymbis p. podiceps

  24. Black-necked Grebe ______ (in North America has been called the Eared Grebe)
    Podiceps nigricollis californicus




    The Black-necked, also known as the Eared, Grebe
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  25. Western Grebe ______ (this & the Clark's Grebe formerly conspecific)
    Aechmophorus occidentalis




    Western Grebe

  26. Clark's Grebe ______ (this & the Western Grebe formerly conspecific) 
    Aechmophorus clarkii

  27. White Ibis ______ e
    Eudocimus albus

  28. White-faced Ibis ______ s,w  nm
    Plegadis chihi

  29. Roseate Spoonbill ______ e,s
    Ajaia ajaja




    Roseate Spoonbill

  30. Least Bittern ______ e
    Ixobrychus exilis

  31. Great Blue Heron ______ e,s,w
    Ardea herodias 

  32. Great Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Ardea
    (formerly Egretta) alba egretta

  33. Snowy Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Egretta thula brewsteri

  34. Little Blue Heron ______ e
    Egretta caerulea

  35. Tricolored Heron ______ e,s  (a former name was Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta tricolor




    Tricolored Heron
    (photo by Kim Steininger)
      
  36. Reddish Egret ______ (2 morphs: white & dark) 
    Egretta rufescens 

  37. Cattle Egret ______ e,s,w  mx
    Bubulcus ibis

  38. Green Heron ______ e,s,w  nm
    Butorides virescens anthonyi

  39. Black-crowned Night Heron ______ e,s,w  nm
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii

  40. Yellow-crowned Night Heron ______ s
    Nyctanassa violacea

  41. American White Pelican ______ s,w  
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos




    An American White Pelican photographed during a FONT tour

  42. Brown Pelican ______ e,s,w  (rare in west TX)
    Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis

  43. Neotropic Cormorant ______ e,s,w  (mex)
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus

  44. Double-crested Cormorant ______ e,s,w
    Phalacocorax a. auritus

  45. Anhinga ______ e
    Anhinga anhinga leucogaster

  46. Black Vulture ______ e,s,c,w  mx
    Coragyps atratus

  47. Turkey Vulture ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Cathartes aura

  48. Northern Crested Caracara ______ s,c  (mex)
    Caracara cheriwayi



    Northern Crested Caracara
    (photo by Howard Eskin)


  49. American Kestrel ______ c,w
    Falco s. sparverius




    American Kestrel
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  50. Merlin ______ e
    Falco c. columbarius




    A Merlin in flight

  51. Aplomado Falcon (NAri) (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Falco femoralis

  52. Peregrine Falcon ______ e  
    Falco peregrinus




    A Peregrine Falcon in flight
    (photo by Kim Steininger) 

  53. Osprey ______ e,s,w
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis

  54. White-tailed Kite ______ s
    Elanus leucurus

  55. Mississippi Kite ______ s
    Ictinia mississippiensis

  56. Northern Harrier ______ s,w  (has been considered conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia)
    Circus cyaneus hudsonius




    A female Northern Harrier
    (photo by Kim Steininger)

  57. Cooper's Hawk ______ w  
    Accipiter cooperi

  58. Gray Hawk ______ (best merged with the Gray-lined Hawk of southern Central America and South America)
    Buteo nitida plagiatus

  59. Common Black Hawk ______ w
    Buteogallus a. anthracinus

  60. Harris's Hawk ______ s,c,w   (also called Bay-winged Hawk)
    Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi

  61. Broad-winged Hawk  (NMr) ______ nm
    Buteo p. platypterus

  62. Red-shouldered Hawk ______ c
    Buteo lineatus

  63. Swainson's Hawk ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Buteo swainsoni 
    (monotypic, but with light & dark morphs)

  64. White-tailed Hawk ______ e,s
    Buteo albicaudatus

  65. Red-tailed Hawk ______ e,c,w  nm
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus

  66. Golden Eagle ______ w  nm
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis

  67. Clapper Rail ______ e
    Rallus longirostris

  68. King Rail ______ s
    Rallus elegans

  69. Sora ______ e,w
    Porzana carolina

  70. Purple Gallinule ______ s
    Porphyrio martinica




    A Purple Gallinule photographed during a FONT tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

  71. Common Moorhen (or Gallinule)  ______ e,s
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

  72. American Coot ______ e,s,w  nm
    Fulica a. americana

  73. Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover ______ e,s  
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae




    Black-bellied Plover
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  74. Snowy Plover ______ (was conspecific with the Kentish Plover of Eurasia)
    Charadrius nivosus

  75. Wilson's Plover ______ e,s  
    Charadrius wilsonia

  76. Semipalmated Plover ______ e,s,w
    Charadrius semipalmatus




    Semipalmated Plover
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
  77. Piping Plover (t3) ______ s  
    Charadrius melodus




    Piping Plover
    (photo by Kim Steininger)

  78. Killdeer ______ e,s,w  nm,mx
    Charadrius v. vociferus

  79. American Oystercatcher ______ s
    Haematopus palliatus




    American Oystercatcher
    (photo by Howard Eskin) 

  80. Black-necked Stilt ______ e,s,w (has been considered by some as conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus)
    Himantopus mexicanus 




    Black-necked Stilt
    (photo by Kim Steininger)

  81. American Avocet ______ e,s,w
    Recurvirostra americana




    American Avocet
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  82. Greater Yellowlegs ______ e,s,w
    Tringa melanoleuca

  83. Lesser Yellowlegs ______ e,s,w
    Tringa flavipes

  84. Solitary Sandpiper ______ s
    Tringa solitaria cinnamomea





    Solitary Sandpiper
    (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
  85. Willet ______ e,s,w
    Catoptrophorus s. semipalmatus 

  86. Spotted Sandpiper ______ e,s,w  nm
    Actitis macularia

  87. Long-billed Curlew (nt) ______ w
    Numenius americanus parvus

  88. Marbled Godwit ______ e
    Limosa fedoa

  89. Ruddy Turnstone ______ e,s  
    Arenaria interpres morinella




    Ruddy Turnstone
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  90. Red Knot ______ s  
    Calidris canutus rufa

  91. Sanderling ______ e,s
    Calidris alba rubida

  92. Western Sandpiper ______ e,w
    Calidris mauri

  93. Least Sandpiper _____ e,w
    Calidris minutilla

  94. Baird's Sandpiper ______ s,w
    Calidris bairdii

  95. Dunlin ______ e,s
    Calidris alpina

  96. Stilt Sandpiper _______ e,s,w
    Calidris
    (was Micropama) himantopus

  97. Long-billed Dowitcher ______ e,s,w
    Limnodromus scolopaceus

  98. Wilson's Phalarope ______ e,s,w
    Phalaropus tricolor

  99. Laughing Gull ______ e,s
    Larus atricilla

  100. Franklin's Gull ______ w
    Larus pipixcan

  101. Ring-billed Gull ______ e,w
    Larus delawarensis

  102. California Gull ______ w
    Larus californicus

  103. "American" Herring Gull ______ e
    Larus argentatus smithsonianus

  104. Glaucous Gull ______ s
    Larus hyperboreus

  105. Gull-billed Tern ______ e,s
    Sterna nilotica

  106. Caspian Tern ______ e,s
    Sterna caspia

  107. Royal Tern ______ e,s
    Sterna m. maxima

  108. Sandwich Tern ______ e,s
    Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida

  109. Common Tern ______ s
    Sterna h. hirundo

  110. Forster's Tern ______ e,w
    Sterna forsteri

  111. Least Tern ______ e,s,w
    Sterna antillarum

  112. Black Skimmer ______ s
    Rynchops niger




    Black Skimmer
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  113. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Columba livia

  114. Eurasian Collared Dove (NAi) ______ e,s,w  nm
    Streptopelia decaocto

  115. White-winged Dove ______ s,c,w  nm,mx
    Zenaida asiatica

  116. Mourning Dove ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Zenaida macroura

  117. Inca Dove ______ e,s,w
    Columbina (or said by some to be Scardafella) inca  (monotypic)

  118. Common Ground Dove ______ s,c  (mex)
    Columbina passerina pallescens

  119. White-tipped Dove ______ s  (mex)
    Leptotila verreauxi

  120. Green Parakeet  (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Aratinga holochlora

  121. Red-crowned Amazon (or Parrot) (t2) (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Amazona viridigenalis

  122. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______ e,s
    Coccyzus americanus

  123. Greater Roadrunner ______ s,w
    Geococcyx californianus  (monotypic)

  124. Groove-billed Ani ______ s  (mex)
    Crotophaga suicirostris

  125. Barn Owl ______ w
    Tyto alba pratincola




    Barn Owl

  126. Western Screech-Owl ______ w
    Megascops (formerly Otus) kennicottii suttoni

  127. Eastern Screech-Owl ______ c
    Megascops
    (formerly Otus) asio

  128. Great Horned Owl ______ c,w  nm
    Bubo virginanus pallescens

  129. Elf Owl ______ w
    Micrathene w. whitneyi

  130. Lesser Nighthawk ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Chordeiles acutipennis

  131. Common Nighthawk ______ e,s,c
    Chordeiles minor

  132. Common Pauraque ______ e
    Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli

  133. Common Poorwill ______ w  nm
    Phanaenoptilus n. nuttallii

  134. Chimney Swift ______ s,c
    Chaetura pelagica

  135. White-throated Swift ______ w  nm,mx
    Aeronautes saxatalis

  136. Buff-bellied Hummingbird ______ s  (mex)
    Amazilia yucatanensis

  137. Lucifer Hummingbird ______ w  (mex)
    Calothorax lucifer  (monotypic)

  138. Ruby-throated Hummingbird ______ e,s
    Archilochus colubris

  139. Black-chinned Hummingbird ______ s,c,w  nm  
    Archilochus alexandri 




    A male Black-chinned Hummingbird
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
  140. Broad-tailed Hummingbird ______ w  nm
    Selasphorus platycercus

  141. Belted Kingfisher ______ e,w  nm
    Megaceryle
    (formerly  Ceryle) alcyon

  142. Green Kingfisher ______ s,c  (mex)
    Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis




    A Green Kingfisher photographed during a FONT tour

  143. Acorn Woodpecker ______ w  
    Melanerpes f. formicivorus

  144. Golden-fronted Woodpecker ______ e,s,c,w
    Melanerpes a. aurifrons

  145. Red-naped Sapsucker ______ w  (in PG)
    Sphyrapicus nuchalis

  146. Ladder-backed Woodpecker ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Picoides scalaris

  147. "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ w
    Colaptes auratus collaris 

  148. Western Wood-Pewee ______ w
    Contopus sordidulus 

  149. Eastern Wood-Pewee ______ e,s,c
    Contopus virens

  150. Acadian Flycatcher ______ s
    Empidonax virescens

  151. Alder Flycatcher ______ s
    Empidonax alnorum

  152. Willow Flycatcher ______ s
    Empidonax trailii

  153. Gray Flycatcher ______ w
    Empidonax wrightii

  154. Cordilleran Flycatcher ______ w  nm  (this & the Pacific-slope Flycatcher were formerly combined as Western Flycatcher, E. difficilis
    Empidonax occidentalis

  155. Black Phoebe ______ c,w  nm,mx
    Sayornis nigricans

  156. Eastern Phoebe ______ c
    Sayornis phoebe

  157. Say's Phoebe ______ w  nm,mx
    Sayornis saya

  158. Vermilion Flycatcher ______ c,w  nm
    Pyrocephalus rubinus

  159. Ash-throated Flycatcher ______ c,w  nm
    Myiarchus cinerascens




    Ash-throated Flycatcher
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  160. Great Crested Flycatcher ______ e
    Myiarchus crinitus




    Great Crested Flycatcher
    (photo by Kim Steininger)

  161. Brown-crested Flycatcher ______ e,s,w  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Wied's Crested Flycatcher
    Myiarchus tyrannulus

  162. Great Kiskadee ______ s,c  (mex)
    Pilangus sulphuratus

  163. Tropical Kingbird (NAr) ______ w  (mex)  (uncommon in lower Rio Grande Valley)
    Tyrannus melancholicus

  164. Couch's Kingbird ______ s  (mex) (common in lower Rio Grande Valley) 
    Tyrannus couchii

  165. Cassin's Kingbird ______ w
    Tyrannus v. vociferans

  166. Western Kingbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Tyrannus verticalis




    Western Kingbird
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
  167. Eastern Kingbird ______ e,s
    Tyrannus tyrannus

  168. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ______ e,s,c,w  (uncommon in west TX)  nm  (rare in New Mexico)
    Tyrannus forficatus




    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in flight
    (photo by Kim Steininger)




    A perched Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
    (photo by Howard Eskin)


  169. Loggerhead Shrike ______ e,w  nm
    Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides




    Loggerhead Shrike
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  170. White-eyed Vireo ______ e,s,c
    Vireo griseus

  171. Bell's Vireo ______ w  nm
    Vireo bellii

  172. Black-capped Vireo (t3) (NAneb) ______ c   (the small breeding range also extends into northern Mexico)
    Vireo atricapillus




    Black-capped Vireo

  173. Gray Vireo ______ w
    Vireo vicinior

  174. Plumbeous Vireo ______ (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
    Vireo plumbeus

  175. Blue-headed Vireo ______ e,s,c  (formerly part of Solitary Vireo)
    Vireo solitarius




    Blue-headed Vireo
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  176. Hutton's Vireo ______ w
    Vireo huttoni

  177. Warbling Vireo ______ c
    Vireo gilvus

  178. Philadelphia Vireo ______ e,s
    Vireo philadelphicus

  179. Red-eyed Vireo ______ s
    Vireo olivaceus

  180. Green Jay ______ s  (mex)  (the former southern population of this species, in South America, is now called the Inca Jay)
    Cyanocorax yncas

  181. Western Scrub Jay ______ c,w
    Aphelocoma californica

  182. Mexican Jay ______ w  (mex)
    Aphelocoma ultramarina

  183. Chihuahuan Raven ______ s,w  nm
    Corvus  cryptoleucus

  184. Common Raven ______ c,w  mx
    Corvus corax

  185. Cedar Waxwing ______ e,w
    Bombycilla garrulus

  186. Phainopepla ______ w  nm 
    Phainopepla nitens

  187. Carolina Chickadee (USe) ______ c
    Poecile (formerly Parus) carolinensis

  188. Mountain Chickadee ______w
    Poecile (formerly Parus) g. gambeli

  189. Black-crested Titmouse ______ e,s,c,w  (was considered conspecific with the Tufted Titmouse, B. bicolor)
    Baeolophus (formerly Parus) atricristatus

  190. Verdin ______ w
    Auriparus flaviceps ornatus

  191. Purple Martin ______ e,s,w
    Progne subis

  192. Tree Swallow ______ e,s 
    Tachycineta bicolor




    Tree Swallow

  193. Violet-green Swallow ______ w  nm
    Tachycineta thalassina

  194. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ e,s,c,w  mx
    Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis




    Northern Rough-winged Swallow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  195. Bank Swallow ______ (called Sand Martin in Eurasia)
    Riparia r. riparia

  196. American Cliff Swallow ______ s,c,w  nm
    Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    (5 subspecies can occur in TX)

  197. Cave Swallow ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Petrochelidon fulva pallida




    Cave Swallow
    (photo by Devich Fabotnik)

  198. Barn Swallow ______ e,s,c,w nm,mx  
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster

  199. American Bushtit ______
    Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus ("Lead-colored Bushtit")
    (Another subspecies occurs in TX: P. m. dimorphicus)

  200. Horned Lark ______ s,w
    Eremophila alpestris   




    Horned Lark
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  201. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ w
    Regulus c. calendula

  202. Cactus Wren ______ s,c,w  nm
    Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus guttatus

  203. Rock Wren ______ w  nm
    Salpinctes o. obsoletus

  204. Canyon Wren ______ c,w  nm,mx 
    Catherpes mexicanus

  205. Carolina Wren ______ e,s,c
    Thryothorus indovicianus

  206. Bewick's Wren ______ s,c,w  nm
    Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus 
    (subspecies in west TX & NM)
    Thryomanes bewickii sadai
    (subspecies in south TX)

  207. House Wren ______ w
    Troglodytes aedon

  208. Marsh Wren ______ e,s,w
    Cistothorus palustris

  209. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ c,w  nm
    Polioptila caerulea obscura

  210. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher ______
    Polioptila m. melanura

  211. White-breasted Nuthatch ______
    Sitta carolinensis nelsoni

  212. Gray Catbird ______ e,s,c
    Dumetella carolinensis

  213. Northern Mockingbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx  (the "state bird" of Texas)
    Mimus polyglottos

  214. Long-billed Thrasher ______ s,c
    Toxostoma longirostre

  215. Curve-billed Thrasher ______ s,c,w  nm
    Toxostoma curvirostre

  216. Crissal Thrasher ______
    Toxostoma crissale

  217. European Starling (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Sturnus vulgaris

  218. Eastern Bluebird ______ c
    Sialia sialis




    Eastern Bluebird
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  219. Western Bluebird ______
    Sialia mexicana jacoti

  220. Mountain Bluebird ______ w  
    Sialia currucoides




    A Mountain Bluebird photographed during a FONT tour

  221. Townsend's Solitaire ______ w
    Myadestes t. townsendi

  222. Veery ______ s,c
    Catharus fuscescens

  223. Gray-cheeked Thrush ______ e
    Catharus minimus

  224. Swainson's Thrush ______ e,s
    Catharus ustulatus

  225. Hermit Thrush ______ w
    Catharus guttatus

  226. Wood Thrush ______ s 
    Hylocichia mustelina

  227. Clay-colored Thrush (NAr) ______ s  (mex)  (has been called Clay-colored Robin)
    Turdus grayi

  228. House Sparrow (NAi) ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Passer domesticus


  229. American Pipit ______ (also called Buff-bellied Pipit)
    Anthus rubescens

  230. House Finch ______ s,c,w  nm,mx
    Carpodacus mexicanus

  231. Pine Siskin ______ c,w
    Carduelis pinus

  232. Lesser Goldfinch ______ s,c,w  mx
    Carduelis psaltria

  233. American Goldfinch ______ c,w
    Carduelis tristis

  234. Blue-winged Warbler ______
    Vermivora pinus

  235. Golden-winged Warbler ______
    Vermivora chrysoptera

  236. Tennessee Warbler ______ e,s 
    Vermivora peregrina




    Tennessee Warbler

  237. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ w  nm
    Vermivora celata orestera



    Orange-crowned Warbler
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  238. Nashville Warbler ______ e,s,w  
    Vermivora ruficapilla




    Nashville Warbler
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  239. Colima Warbler (nt) (NAr) ______ w  (mex) (the only breeding location in the US is in the highlands of west Texas, in the Chisos Mountains)
    Vermivora crissalis

  240. Northern Parula ______ e
    Parula americana

  241. Tropical Parula (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Parula pitiayumi

  242. Yellow Warbler ______ e,s,w  nm
    Dendroica petechia

  243. Chestnut-sided Warbler ______ e,s
    Dendroica pensylvanica

  244. Magnolia Warbler ______ e,s
    Dendroica magnolia

  245. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______w  nm,mx
    Dendroica coronata auduboni   

  246. Golden-cheeked Warbler (t2) (USeb) ______ (not only a US endemic breeder, but also one for Texas) 
    Dendroica chrysoparia

  247. Black-throated Green Warbler ______ e,s,c  
    Dendroica virens




    Black-throated Green Warbler
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  248. Townsend's Warbler ______ w
    Dendroica townsendi

  249. Blackburnian Warbler ______ e,s  
    Dendroica fusca




    Blackburnian Warbler
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  250. Yellow-throated Warbler ______ e  
    Dendroica dominca




    Yellow-throated Warbler
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  251. Bay-breasted Warbler ______ s
    Dendroica castanea

  252. Black-and-white Warbler ______ e,s,c
    Mniotilta varia

  253. American Redstart ______ s  
    Setophaga ruticilla




    A female American Redstart 
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)


  254. Worm-eating Warbler ______
    Helmitheros vermivorus

  255. Ovenbird ______ e,s
    Seiurus aurocapillus

  256. Northern Waterthrush ______ e,s
    Seiurus noveboracensis

  257. Kentucky Warbler ______ e,s 
    Oporornis formosus

  258. Mourning Warbler ______ s   
    Oporornis philadelphia

  259. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ nm
    Oporornis tolmiei monticola

  260. Common Yellowthroat ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Geothylpis trichas

  261. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Geothlypis poliocephala

  262. Hooded Warbler ______ e,s
    Wilsonia citrina

  263. Wilson's Warbler ______ s,w  nm,mx
    Wilsonia pusilla

  264. Canada Warbler ______ e,s
    Wilsonia canadensis

  265. Painted Whitestart  (TXr) ______ w  (has been called Painted Redstart)
    Myioborus p. pictus

  266. Yellow-breasted Chat ______ e,s,c,w  nm  
    Icteria virens




    Yellow-breasted Chat
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  267. Red-winged Blackbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Agelaius phoeniceus

  268. Eastern Meadowlark ______ e,s,w
    Sturnella magna

  269. Western Meadowlark ______ w  nm
    Sturnella neglecta

  270. Yellow-headed Blackbird ______ w  nm
    Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

  271. Brewer's Blackbird ______ w nm
    Euphagus cyanocephalus

  272. Common Grackle ______ e,w  nm 
    Quiscalus quiscula

  273. Great-tailed Grackle ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Quiscalus mexicanus

  274. Bronzed Cowbird ______ e,s,w
    Molothrus aeneus

  275. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Molothrus ater

  276. Orchard Oriole ______ e,s,w  nm
    Icterus spurius

  277. Hooded Oriole ______ s,c,w  mx
    Icterus cucullatus

  278. Bullock's Oriole ______ (formerly said to be conspecific with Baltimore Oriole and was then part of Northern Oriole)
    Icterus bullockii




    Bullock's Oriole

  279. Baltimore Oriole ______ e,s   (when formerly said to be conspecific with Bullock's Oriole was called Northern Oriole)
    Icterus galbula




    Baltimore Oriole

  280. Altamira Oriole ______ s  (mex)  (was, at one time, called Lichtenstein's Oriole)
    Icterus gularis

  281. Scott's Oriole ______ c,w  nm
    Icterus parisorum




    Scott's Oriole
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  282. Cassin's Sparrow ______ w)
    Aimophila cassinii

  283. Botteri's Sparrow (TXr) ______ s 
    Aimophila botterii

  284. Rufous-crowned Sparrow ______ c,w  nm
    Aimophila ruficeps

  285. Chipping Sparrow ______ c,w  nm
    Spizella passerina

  286. Clay-colored Sparrow ______ c,w 
    Spizella pallida




    Clay-colored Sparrow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  287. Brewer's Sparrow ______ w  nm   
    Spizella breweri




    Brewer's Sparrow
    (photo by Rick Greenspun)

  288. Black-chinned Sparrow ______ w
    Spizella atrogularis

  289. Vesper Sparrow ______ w
    Pooecetes gramineus

  290. Lark Sparrow ______ e,c,w  nm
    Chondestes grammacus




    Lark Sparrow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  291. Black-throated Sparrow ______ c,w  nm  (also called "Desert Sparrow")
    Amphispiza bilineata

  292. Lark Bunting ______
    Calamospiz melanocorys

  293. Savannah Sparrow ______ s  nm
    Passerculus sandwichensis

  294. Baird's Sparrow ______ w
    Ammodramus bairdii

  295. LeConte's Sparrow ______  (rare in west Texas)
    Ammodramus leconteii




    LeConte's Sparrow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  296. Song Sparrow ______ e,w 
    Melospiza melodia

  297. Lincoln's Sparrow ______ w
    Melospiza lincolnii

  298. Swamp Sparrow ______ s
    Melospiza georgiana




    Swamp Sparrow
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  299. White-crowned Sparrow ______ w  nm
    Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

  300. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco ______ w
    Junco hyemalis caniceps

  301. Green-tailed Towhee ______ w  nm  (in PG) 
    Pipilo chlorurus




    Green-tailed Towhee
    (photo by Rick Greenspun)

  302. Spotted Towhee ______ w
    Pipilo maculatus montanus

  303. Canyon Towhee ______ c,w  nm  (formerly with California Towhee combined as Brown Towhee)
    Pipilo fuscus texanus 

  304. Olive Sparrow ______ s  (mex)
    Arremonops rufivirgatus

  305. Hepatic Tanager ______
    Piranga hepatica

  306. Summer Tanager ______ e,s,c,w  nm
    Piranga rubra

  307. Scarlet Tanager ______ e,s
    Piranga olivacea

  308. Western Tanager ______ w
    Piranga ludoviciana




    Western Tanager
    (photo by Howard Eskin)

  309. Dickcissel ______ e,s
    Spiza americana

  310. Northern Cardinal ______ e,s,c,w  nm,mx
    Cardinalis cardinalis

  311. Pyrrhuloxia ______ w  nm
    Cardinalis sinnatus

  312. Rose-breasted Grosbeak ______ e,s
    Pheucticus indoviciannus

  313. Black-headed Grosbeak ______ w
    Pheucticus m. melanocephalus

  314. Blue Grosbeak ______ c,w  nm
    Passerina caerulea interfusa

  315. Indigo Bunting ______ e,s,c,w
    Passerina cyanea




    Indigo Bunting

  316. Varied Bunting ______ w  nm
    Passerina v. versicolor

  317. Painted Bunting ______ e,s,c,w  mx  
    Passerina ciris pallidior




    A male Painted Bunting
    (photo by Clair de Beauvior)

  318. Blue Bunting (NAr) ______ s  (mex)
    Cyanocompsa parellina

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