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In August of 2004, Martin Reid began an inventory of the birds on the Halff Brothers Ranch. He has so far identified 220 species as of April 1, 2007. The birds in Bold are Texas specialities, the rare birds are listed in orange.
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
American Wigeon Anas americana
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Ring-necked Duck Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup Aythya clypeata
Little Blue Heron Aythya caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Sora Porzana carolina
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Tringa macularia
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus minutilla
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus borealis
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Black Phoebe Sayornis Nigricans
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven Corvus Corax
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Swainson's Thrush Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Purple Martin Progne subis
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Hirundo

pyrrhonota

Cave Swallow Hirundo fulva
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis
Black-crested Titmouse Parus atricristatus
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
(Audubon''s Warbler) Dendroica c. auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Number of Species documented: as of 4/1/07 220

 

Updated May 4, 2007