Coastal Birding

Scarlet Tanager

-Piranga olivacea- Male is bright red and black in breeding plumage and molts to yellow green in winter. Present in...

Red-Shouldered Hawk

-Buteo lineatus- Distinctive in appearance. Large tail and broad wings with heavy dark bands across both sides of tail. Translucent...

Anhinga

-Anhinga anhinga- Cormorant-like, the anhinga is a largish water bird 35 inches tall with wingspan of 45 inches. The long,...

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...

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