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Scarlet Tanager
-Piranga olivacea-
Male is bright red and black in breeding plumage and molts to yellow green in winter. Present in...
Coastal Birding
Red-Shouldered Hawk
-Buteo lineatus-
Distinctive in appearance. Large tail and broad wings with heavy dark bands across both sides of tail. Translucent...
Wilson’s Phalarope
-Phalaropus tricolor- Largest of the three Phalarope species, this is an elegant wading shorebird with a long thin bill. Feeds...
Eurasian Collared Dove
-Steptopelia decaocto- Larger than the mourning dove. Adults have distinctive black half-collar, hence the name. Plumage is grey-buff to pinkish-grey...
Hooded Merganser
-Lophodytes cucullatus-
The Hooded Merganser is a small diving duck, the only member of the genus Lophodytes. Unmistakable for its...
Little Blue Heron
-Egretta caerulea-
A slender, smallish heron, body plumage is slate-blue, legs are bluish-green. Head and neck become reddish-purple and legs...
Common Nighthawk
-Chordeiles minor-
Present in Texas April through September. Breeds during May through July. Inhabits tall grass prairie, marshes and agricultural...
Horned Lark
-Eremophila alpestris-The only lark native to North America. Ground dweller that often travels in flocks. Brown-grey above and pale below,...
Indigo Bunting
-Passerina cyanea-
A small bird with length of 5-1/2 inches. Male is deep blue in summer brownish in winter, female...
