Appendix C. Texas Birds Including Those Found in Three Urban Centers and in Other States

Appendix C. Texas birds including those found in three urban centers and in other states. (Courtesy of Cassandra LaFleur) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 1. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) H 38 2. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 14 3. Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 42 4. Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) 20 5. Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) 1 6. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) D 49 7. American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) H 49 8. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 47 9. American Coot (Fulica americana) D H 50 10. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Da H 49 11. American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) 16 12. American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) 8 13. American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 48 14. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) A D H 49 15. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) D H 49 16. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) 21 17. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 50 18. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) Da 49 19. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) A Da H 49 20. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 49 (Pelecanus 21. American White Pelican D 49 erythrorhynchos) 22. American Wigeon (Anas americana) D 50 23. American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) H 42 24. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) D 37

25. Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 30 26. Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) 3 27. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) 44

28. Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) 39 29. Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) 2 30. Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) 17 31. Aztec Thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) 2 32. Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) 24 33. Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 50 34. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) D H 49 35. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) A Da 48 36. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro) 21 37. Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) 38 38. Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 49 39. Barn Owl (Tyto alba) A D H 48 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 40. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) A D H 50 41. Barred Owl (Strix varia) A D H 46 42. Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 42 43. Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) Da 48 44. Bell's Sparrow (sage sparrow) (Amphispiza belli) 17 45. Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) 42 46. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) D H 50 47. Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina) 3 48. Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) A Da 46 49. Black Noddy (Anous minutus) 3 50. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 15 51. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) 36 52. Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) 50 53. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) 32 54. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 50 55. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) D H 40 56. Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Da 49 57. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 49 58. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) D H 32 59. Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) 47 60. Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 30 61. Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Da 47 62. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 42 63. Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) 17 64. Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla) 9 65. Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) A 29 66. Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) 8 67. Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) A 2 68. Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) D H 50 (Pheucticus 69. Black-headed Grosbeak 49 melanocephalus) (Chroicocephalus 70. Black-headed Gull 38 ridibundus) 71. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) 50 72. Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) D 50 73. Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 49 74. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) 7 75. Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris ) 17 76. Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 49 77. Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) 44 78. Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) Da 48 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 79. Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) 29 80. Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri) 2 81. Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) 7 82. Blue Bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) 2 83. Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) D 48 84. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) A Da H 48 85. Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) 2 86. Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) 6 87. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Da H 48 88. Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Da 48 89. Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae) 8 90. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) D 50 91. Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 48 92. Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) H 16 93. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 49 94. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) 39 (Chroicocephalus 95. Bonaparte's Gull D 50 philadelphia) 96. Botteri's Sparrow (Peucaea botterii) 3 97. Brant (Branta bernicla) 50 98. Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 49 99. Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) 23 100. Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 20 101. Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) 23 102. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) 25 103. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) H 48

104. Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) 14 105. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) 18 106. Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Da 49 107. Brown Jay (Psilorhinus morio) 1 108. Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) 13 109. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 46 110. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Da H 49 111. Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) 10 112. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Da H 49 113. Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) 24 114. Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) 9 115. Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) 4 116. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) D 49 117. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) D 50 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 118. Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 45

119. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) 38 120. Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 13 121. Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) 29 (Campylorhynchus 122. Cactus Wren 5 brunneicapillus) 123. California Gull (Larus californicus) 42 124. Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) 36 125. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) D 50 126. Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) Da 47 127. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) D 50 128. Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca) 8 129. Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) H 16 130. Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 49 131. Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) A Da H 24 132. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) A Da H 41 133. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 50 134. Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) 20 135. Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) 21 136. Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) 22 137. Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii) 20 138. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) A D H 50

139. Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) 32 140. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) A Da H 49 141. Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) 42 142. Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) 37 143. Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 49 144. Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) 7 145. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) A Da H 46 146. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) A Da H 49 147. Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) H 38 148. Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 44 149. Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) 26 150. Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) 26 151. Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) 27

152. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) 49 153. Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) 2 154. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) D H 49 155. Colima Warbler (Oreothlypis crissalis) 1 156. Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) 7 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 157. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 33 158. Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) D 48 159. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 50 160. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) A Da H 49 161. Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) 38 162. Common Loon (Gavia immer) 49 163. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 50 164. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) A Da H 50 165. Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) 1 166. Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) 20 167. Common Raven (Corvus corax) H 46 168. Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) 47 169. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 50 170. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) H 49 171. Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) 46 172. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) A D H 48 173. Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis) 17 174. Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) 22 175. Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) 17 176. Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) 9 177. Crescent-chested Warbler (Oreothlypis superciliosa) 2 178. Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) D 20 179. Crimson-collared Gosbeak (Rhodothraupis celaeno) 1 180. Crissal Thrashe (Toxostoma crissale) 7 181. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 44

182. Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) 20 183. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Da 49 184. Dickcissel (Spiza americana) D 49 185. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) D H 49 186. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) A Da H 49 187. Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 50 188. Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) 22 189. Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) 8 190. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 50 191. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) A D H 43 192. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Da H 49 193. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) D H 48 194. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Da 49 195. Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) A D H 41 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 196. Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 45 197. Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) H 47 198. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 45 199. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) 10 200. Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) 3 201. Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) 5 202. Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) 28 203. Eurasian Collared-Dove* (Streptopelia decaocto) D H 40 204. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 48 205. European Starling* (Sturnus vulgaris) A Da H 50 (Coccothraustes 206. Evening Grosbeak 49 vespertinus) 207. Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) 2

208. Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) 31 209. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) 2 210. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Da 45 211. Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 30 212. Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) 2 213. Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus) 17 214. Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) 29 215. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) D 48 216. Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 49 217. Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) D 50 218. Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) 44 219. Gadwall (Anas strepera) D 50 220. Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) 9 221. Garganey (Anas querquedula) 34 222. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) 50 223. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) 22 224. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 47 225. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 50 226. Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) 3 227. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Da 49 228. Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 36 229. Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) 2 230. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) A 4 231. Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) 48 232. Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) 10 (Ammodramus 233. Grasshopper Sparrow 47 savannarum) 234. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 47 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 235. Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) 20 236. Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) 7 237. Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) 20 238. Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior) 11 239. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 48 240. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) 1 241. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 41 242. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) D H 50 243. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Da H 44 244. Great Egret (Ardea alba) Da H 50 245. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) A Da H 49 246. Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) 8 247. Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) 23 248. Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) 6 249. Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) 30 250. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) D 12 251. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 50 252. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) D 50 253. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) D 50 254. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) A Da H 28 255. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) D H 50 256. Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) 1 257. Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) 3 258. Green Parakeet (Aratinga holochlora) 1 259. Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus ) 18 260. Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii ) 3 261. Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) 47 262. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) D 50 263. Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) 30 264. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 28 265. Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) 38 266. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Da 49 267. Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) 28 268. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 46

269. Harris's Hawk* (Parabuteo unicinctus) 15 270. Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) D 49 271. Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) 16 272. Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) 39 273. Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) 11 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 274. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 49 275. Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) 21 276. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 50 277. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 50 278. Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) 17 279. Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) H 48 280. Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus ) 1 281. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 50 282. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 49 283. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) A Da H 50 284. House Sparrow* (Passer domesticus) A D H 50 285. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) A 48 286. Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) 50 287. Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) 7 288. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) 43 289. Inca Dove (Columbina inca) H 23 290. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) D 49 291. Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) 16 292. Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria ) 3 293. Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) 12 294. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) 5 295. Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) H 47 296. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) D H 50 297. King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) 36 298. King Rail (Rallus elegans) 39 299. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) A 9 300. Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) 49 301. Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) 45 302. Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) 49 303. Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) H 47 304. Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) 9 305. Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) 39 306. Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) 47 307. Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) 26 308. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) 47 309. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 49 310. Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) 7 311. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) D 50

312. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) 49 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 313. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larsus fuscus) 48 314. Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) A 26 315. Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) 16 (Tympanuchus 316. Lesser Prairie-Chicken 6 pallidicinctus) 317. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) D 50 318. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) D 50 319. Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) 28 320. Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) 3 321. Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Da 49 322. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Da 49 323. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) 47 324. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Da H 48 325. Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 44 326. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) D 50 327. Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) 3 328. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) 49 329. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) D 50 330. Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) 47 331. Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 44 332. Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) 3 333. Lucy's Warbler (Oreothlypis luciae) 11 334. MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) 35 335. Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) 41 336. Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) 16 337. Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Da 49 338. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) D H 50 339. Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) 2 340. Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) 21 341. Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 49 342. Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 48 343. Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) 12 344. Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus) 13 345. McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) 24 346. Merlin (Falco columbarius) 50 347. Mew Gull (Larus canus) 37 348. Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi) 5 349. Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) D H 42 350. Monk Parakeet* (Myiopsitta monachus) A D H 21 351. Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) 3 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 352. Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) 17 353. Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) 41 354. Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 18 355. Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) 28 356. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) A Da H 50 357. Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) 46 358. Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) 2 359. Mute Swan* (Cygnus olor) D 33 360. Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday ) 5 361. Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) Da 49 362. Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) 44 (Phalacrocorax 363. Neotropic Cormorant D 25 brasilianus) 364. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) 4 365. Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) D 42 366. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) A Da H 46 367. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Da H 49 368. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 29 369. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 49 370. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) D 50 371. Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) 2 372. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) A Da H 50 373. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 48 374. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) D 50 375. Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) 13

376. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 49 377. Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) 49 378. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) D 50 379. Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 42 380. Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 49 381. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 32 382. Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) 1 383. Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus) 3 384. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) 49 385. Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) A Da 49 386. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 49 387. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) A D H 50

388. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 49 389. Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 15 390. Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) 47 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 391. Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) 10 392. Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) A D 47 393. Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) 18 394. Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 49 395. Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) 49 396. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) D 50 397. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) H 50 398. Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) 15 399. Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 49 400. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) D H 50 401. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) H 45 402. Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) 42

403. Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 49 404. Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) H 47 (Gymnorhinus 405. Pinyon Jay 18 cyanocephalus) 406. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) 44 407. Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) 3 408. Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) 2 409. Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) 19 410. Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) 49 411. Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) 26 412. Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 47 413. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 48 414. Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) H 49 415. Purple Gallinule ( Porphyrio martinicus) 41 416. Purple Martin (Progne subis) A D H 49 417. Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 32 418. Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) 19 419. Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) 10 420. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) 49 421. Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 49 422. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) 50 423. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) A Da H 41 424. Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) 1 425. Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) 18 426. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 50 427. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Da H 49 428. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) 18 429. Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) 4 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 430. Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) 35

431. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 49 432. Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) 7 433. Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) 6 434. Redhead (Aythya americana) 50 (Melanerpes 435. Red-headed Woodpecker Da H 47 erythrocephalus) 436. Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis) 1 437. Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) 18 438. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 49 439. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 50 440. Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis ) 19 441. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) D H 47 442. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) A D H 49 443. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 48 444. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Da H 49 445. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) D 50 446. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) 3 447. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) H 50

448. Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 43 449. Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) 1 450. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) A H 50 451. Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) 37 452. Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) D 30 453. Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) 20 454. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 49 455. Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) 2 456. Ross's Goose (Chen rossii) D 48 457. Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 50 458. Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) 31 459. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) A Da H 49 460. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) A D H 48 461. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 50 462. Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti ) 6 463. Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) 2 464. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 50 465. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax ) 48 466. Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) A 48 467. Rufous-backed Robin (Turdus rufopalliatus ) 6 468. Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons) 2 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 469. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) 11 470. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 49 471. Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) 49 472. Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) 38 473. Sagebrush Sparrow (Amphispiza belli ) 16 474. Sanderling (Calidris alba) 50 475. Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 50 476. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) 24 (Passerculus 477. Savannah Sparrow D 50 sandwichensis) 478. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 45 479. Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) 8 480. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 49 481. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Da 47 482. Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) 23 483. Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) 18 484. Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) 43 485. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 50 486. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) D 50 487. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) A Da H 49 488. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata ) 30 489. Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) 13 490. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 49 491. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) 50 492. Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) 6 493. Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus ) 3 494. Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus ) 21 495. Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) 42 496. Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) 3 497. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 50 498. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) D 50 499. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) D H 49 500. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) 47 501. Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) 38 502. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) D 50 503. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) A Da 49 504. Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus ) 23 505. Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) 32 506. Sora (Porzana carolina) H 50 507. South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki ) 20 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 508. Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) 9 509. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) 19 510. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) D 50 511. Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) A Da 44 512. Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) 33 513. Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) 3

514. Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 18 515. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 50 516. Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) 7 517. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) 11 518. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Da H 47 519. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 50 520. Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) H 46 521. Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) Da H 49 522. Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) 32 523. Swallow-tailed Kite ((Elanoides forficatus)) D 41 524. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 49 525. Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) 1 526. Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) Da H 49 527. Thayer's Gull (Larus glaucoides) 44 528. Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) 6 529. Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 43 530. Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) 45 531. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 49 532. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) D 47 533. Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) 16 534. Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) 4 535. Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 39 536. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) A Da H 37 537. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 50 538. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) A D H 49 539. Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) H 49 540. Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) 6 541. Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 47 542. Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 49 543. Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) 7 544. Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) 43 545. Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 49 546. Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) 4 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 547. Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 29 548. Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 49 549. Virginia's Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) 23 550. Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) 11 551. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 49

552. Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 16 (Aechmophorus 553. Western Grebe 46 occidentalis) 554. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 15 555. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) D H 49 556. Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 47 557. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 50 558. Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) 14

559. Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 16 560. Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) 48 561. Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) 30 562. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 50 563. White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) D 45 564. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) D 48 565. White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis ) 6 566. White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctiali) 2 567. White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) 1 568. White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) 4 569. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Da 49 570. White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis) 6 571. White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) H 46 572. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) D 23 573. White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 48 574. White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) 3 575. White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 19 576. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Da H 49

577. White-throated Swift ( Aeronautes saxatalis) 22 578. White-throated Thrush (Turdus assimilis ) 1 579. White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) 3 580. White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 44 581. White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) A D H 45 582. White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 47 583. Whooping Crane (Grus americana) D 22 584. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) D 49 585. Willet ( Tringa semipalmata) D 48 Appendix C. (Continued…) Texas Birds Scientific Name Austin Dallas Houston States Checklistb 586. Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) 20 587. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 49 588. Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) D 50 589. Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) 30 590. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) D H 50 591. Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 24 592. Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) Da 49 593. Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 42 594. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) D H 49 595. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) D 46 596. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) H 46 597. Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) 44 (Coturnicops 598. Yellow Rail 26 noveboracensis) 599. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) A Da 49 600. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 43 601. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Da H 49 602. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Da H 50 603. Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) 29 604. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) H 48 605. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) D H 46 606. Yellow-eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus) 3 607. Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) 3 608. Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis ) 8 (Xanthocephalus 609. Yellow-headed Blackbird D 49 xanthocephalus) 610. Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) 3 611. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) 5 (Thalassarche 612. Yellow-nosed Albatross 11 chlororhynchos) 613. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) A Da H 49 614. Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 46 615. Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) H 48

616. Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) 10 *Invasive Species a (Adams and Lindsey 2010 Tables 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 pages164-167) b (Chace and Walsh 2006) and author’s personal observations http://www.houstonaudubon.org/html/CommonBirdsofHouston.pdf http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/birds/ http://travisaudubon.org/conservation/urban-habitat-committee/central-texas-backyard-birds