Big Bend Adventure
Start date : 23 April 2008
End date: 27 April 2008
Number of observers: 2
All observations reported: Yes
Type of trip: Casual birding
Notes:
Our first "adventure" (no it wasn't a vacation) to Big Bend National Park. We started at South Llano River State Park in Junction and then went on to Big Bend National Park. Great weather and a great trip!!!
Birds observed on this trip:
| Total observations: 83 |
| English name | Scientific name | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | 2008-4-27 |
| 2. | Western Wood Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | 2008-4-27 |
| 3. | Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | 2008-4-27 |
| 4. | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | 2008-4-27 |
| 5. | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | 2008-4-27 |
| 6. | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | 2008-4-27 |
| 7. | Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | 2008-4-27 |
| 8. | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | 2008-4-27 |
| 9. | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | 2008-4-27 |
| 10. | Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | 2008-4-26 |
| 11. | Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | 2008-4-26 |
| 12. | Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | 2008-4-26 |
| 13. | Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | 2008-4-26 |
| 14. | Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | 2008-4-26 |
| 15. | Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | 2008-4-26 |
| 16. | Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | 2008-4-26 |
| 17. | Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | 2008-4-26 |
| 18. | Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | 2008-4-26 |
| 19. | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 2008-4-26 |
| 20. | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2008-4-26 |
| 21. | Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | 2008-4-25 |
| 22. | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 2008-4-25 |
| 23. | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2008-4-25 |
| 24. | House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | 2008-4-25 |
| 25. | Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | 2008-4-25 |
| 26. | Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | 2008-4-25 |
| 27. | Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | 2008-4-25 |
| 28. | Canyon Towhee | Pipilo fuscus | 2008-4-25 |
| 29. | Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | 2008-4-25 |
| 30. | Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalis sinuatus | 2008-4-25 |
| 31. | Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | 2008-4-25 |
| 32. | Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | 2008-4-25 |
| 33. | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | 2008-4-25 |
| 34. | Colima Warbler | Vermivora crissalis | 2008-4-25 |
| 35. | Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | 2008-4-25 |
| 36. | Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | 2008-4-25 |
| 37. | Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | 2008-4-25 |
| 38. | Northern Raven | Corvus corax | 2008-4-25 |
| 39. | Chihuahuan Raven | Corvus cryptoleucus | 2008-4-25 |
| 40. | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | 2008-4-25 |
| 41. | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | 2008-4-25 |
| 42. | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 2008-4-24 |
| 43. | Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | 2008-4-24 |
| 44. | Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | 2008-4-24 |
| 45. | Black-crested Titmouse | Baeolophus atricristatus | 2008-4-24 |
| 46. | Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | 2008-4-24 |
| 47. | Western Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma californica | 2008-4-24 |
| 48. | Mexican Jay | Aphelocoma ultramarina | 2008-4-24 |
| 49. | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | 2008-4-24 |
| 50. | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 2008-4-24 |
| 51. | Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria | 2008-4-24 |
| 52. | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2008-4-24 |
| 53. | House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | 2008-4-24 |
| 54. | Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | 2008-4-24 |
| 55. | Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | 2008-4-24 |
| 56. | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | 2008-4-24 |
| 57. | Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | 2008-4-24 |
| 58. | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 2008-4-24 |
| 59. | White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | 2008-4-24 |
| 60. | Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | 2008-4-24 |
| 61. | Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | 2008-4-24 |
| 62. | Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | 2008-4-24 |
| 63. | Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | 2008-4-24 |
| 64. | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | 2008-4-24 |
| 65. | Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 2008-4-24 |
| 66. | Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | 2008-4-24 |
| 67. | Black-crested Titmouse | Baeolophus atricristatus | 2008-4-24 |
| 68. | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 2008-4-24 |
| 69. | Purple Martin | Progne subis | 2008-4-24 |
| 70. | Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | 2008-4-24 |
| 71. | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | 2008-4-24 |
| 72. | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | 2008-4-24 |
| 73. | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 2008-4-24 |
| 74. | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | 2008-4-24 |
| 75. | Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana | 2008-4-24 |
| 76. | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | 2008-4-24 |
| 77. | Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | 2008-4-24 |
| 78. | Inca Dove | Scardafella inca | 2008-4-24 |
| 79. | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 2008-4-24 |
| 80. | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | 2008-4-24 |
| 81. | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | 2008-4-24 |
| 82. | Northern Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | 2008-4-23 |
| 83. | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | 2008-4-23 |
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