Terry & Diana's
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BIRD LIST OF PROPERTY

*SPECIES
FIRST DATE OBSERVED 2009
COMMENTS
Sandhill Crane
First observed in 2007, fly over
Great Blue Heron
12/30
Black Vulture
1/1
Turkey Vulture
1/1
Red-tailed Hawk
6/1
Red-Shouldered Hawk
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Swainson's Hawk
2007
Harris's Hawk
2007
Zone-tailed Hawk
9/10
Cooper's Hawk
2/8
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2/13
American Kestrel
10/10
Crested Caracara
2007
Wild Turkey
2/1
Montezuma Quail (Heard)
Heard calling in 2008 only once but all day
Mourning Dove
1/1
White-winged Dove
1/1
Eurasian Collared-Dove
2/16
Common Ground-Dove
5/20
Only once this year
Inca Dove
2008
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7/1
Greater Roadrunner
3/20
Eastern Screech-Owl
3/8
Elf Owl
2007, 2008
Great Horned Owl
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 heard at night
Common Nighthawk
6/1
Lesser Nighthawk
Once in 2006
Chuck-wills-widow
3/10
Common Poor-will
10/15
Chimney Swift
Passing through in 2007
Black-chinned Hummingbird
3/5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
8/15
Rufous hummingbird
8/15
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
For one week in 2008
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
1/1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Once in 2005
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Northern Flicker
10/15
New this year
Eastern Phoebe
1/1
Vermillion Flycatcher
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Ask-throated Flycatcher
3/21
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
2008
Loggerhead Shrike
2005
White-eyed Vireo
4/13
Hutton's Vireo
2/13
Blue-headed Vireo
New in 2010, 2/10
Western Scrub Jay
1/1
Blue Jay
Once in 2007
Common Raven
2/8
Purple Martin
Fly over in most years, 2006, 2007, 2008
Barn Swallow
6/1
Black-crested Titmouse
1/1
Carolina Chickadee
1/1
In decline on the property
Bushtit
2/16
Bewick's Wren
1/1
Carolina Wren
6/1
Canyon Wren
4/1
Rock Wren
Once in 2005
House Wren
A few times in 2006, 2007
Golden-crowned kinglet
Once in 2005
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2/13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4/11
American Robin
9/10
Hermit Thrush
2/14
Eastern Bluebird
2/1
Northern Mockingbird
2/9
Long-billed Thrasher
Once in 2008
Sage Thrasher
2/15
Only once. New to the property
Cedar Waxwing
4/9
Orange-crawned Warbler
1/1
Nashville Warbler
3/20
Yellow-rumped Warbler
11/5
Golden-cheeked Warbler
3/9
There are 3 - 5 pairs on the property
Black-and-white Warbler
3/12
Northern Cardinal
1/1
Blue Grosbeak
4/14
Nested in front of the house
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
One day in spring of 2008
Black-headed Grosbeak
One day in spring of 2008
Painted Bunting
6/1
Eastern Meadowlark
10/20
Brown-headed Cowbird
4/11
Audubon's Oriole
2/9
Showed up for 2 weeks, new county record
Bullock's Oriole
4/9
New this year
Scott's Oriole
3/25
Nested in porch hanging basket, young did not survive
Orchard Oriole
Most years in the fall especially on Texas Persimmon
Hooded Oriole
Most years in the spring
House Finch
1/1
American Goldfinch
1/1
Lesser Goldfinch
2/9
Pine Siskin
1/1
House Sparrow
Only one in 2008