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Snowy Plover
-Charadrius alexandrinus-Length: 6.5 inchesWingspan: 17 inchesWeight: 1.25 ozThe color of dry sand with thin dark bill and dark legs. Partial...
Coastal Birding
Bonaparte’s Gull
-Chroicocephalus (formerly Larus) philadelphia-Formerly known as Larus philadelphia, the Bonaparte's Gull was moved to the genus Chroicocephalus by the American...
White-tailed Hawk
-Buteo albicaudatus-
A non-migrating Texas specialty with none being found north of Texas. The only hawk that nests on Padre...
Caspian Tern
-Sterna caspia-
The Caspian Tern is the world's largest tern. Present year round in Texas. Breeds in spring and summer....
Sandwich Tern
-Sterna Sandvicensis-Medium-sized member of tern family; adult plumage is pale gray upper with white underparts, shaggy black crest that is...
Long-billed Curlew
-Numerinus americanu-
Large North American shorebird. Cinnamon brown above, buff below, long neck, small head, very long downward-curving bill. Often...
Black Skimmer
-Rynchops niger-A tern-like seabird characterized by light graceful flight on smooth and steady beats of their long wings. Black skimmers...
Marbled Godwit
-Limosa fedoa-The marbled godwit is a large shorebird with long, bi-colored, slightly upward curving bill. Cinnamon mottled with black above;...
Crested Caracara
-Caracara cheriway-The only falcon that is a scavenger. Regularly seen feeding on road kill and other carrion. Commonly known as...
