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Birds of Bexar County Texas Field Checklist BIRDS OF BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS FIELD CHECKLIST San Antonio Audubon Society (SAAS) Introduction: Bexar County covers an area of 1246 square miles in south central Texas with habitats varying from the Hill Country, to Post Oak Savannah, to Blackland Prairie, to South Texas brush Country, and includes the Medina and San Antonio River Valleys. This checklist was prepared by the checklist committee of the SAAS with input from other members. Purpose: This Field Checklist is published in order to have readily available a current list of those species occurring in Bexar County. It includes reliable historical records and annotations reveal which those are. It follows The AOU checklist as of Aug. 2018, supplement #59 in nomenclature and sequence. Latin names are not included for space saving reasons as the English names are standard and as used by AOU and Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) Basic Format: The basic format includes four season designations and a legend indicating probability of encountering the species in a full day’s effort in appropriate habitat. The probability status of each species is not definitive and varies year to year. Seasons: Sp = spring -- generally March, April, and May, including residents and transit migrants on northward passage. Su = summer -- generally June, July, and August: summer residents but also used for breeding species that may arrive earlier or depart later. Fa = fall -- generally September, October, and November, including residents and transit migrants on southward passage. Wi = winter -- generally December, January, and February: winter residents but also used for species that over-winter which may arrive earlier or depart later. Probability Legend: The probability of being encountered (as distinct from “abundance”) in a full day’s effort in the appropriate habitat and in the proper season-of-occurrence is indicated as such: C= common: to be expected on an outing. F= fairly common: should be seen from 1/2 or more of outings. U= uncommon: expected to be seen on less than 1/2 of outings. R= rare: though usually seen annually is not expected to be seen on a given outing. V= very rare or vagrant: is so unexpected it needs convincing documentation. 1 Species Status (these appear to the right side of the species’ name): n = species that are known to nest and breed in the county. o = bred historically in old records. l = species that are very local even in appropriate habitat in their occurrence in the county. i = irruptive or invasion species that in some years may be much more common than expected and in other years may be absent. h = hypothetical in that although it was well observed and described and accepted by the Bexar County Bird Records Committee (BCBRC), it was seen by only one observer (or two or more observers in the same party) and is without confirming evidence such as specimen, photograph, or recording. Included here are old published records by reliable ornithologists. p = pending: acceptance pending review by TBRC. u= uncertain status in that species was seen by an observer without confirming evidence but is not an unexpected species. Discovery of Dead Birds: If a dead bird is discovered in good condition, do the following. Make a cone out of newspaper and insert it head first. Place it in the freezer with accompanying collection data: time, place, date, etc. Contact Gary Voelker, Curator of Birds, Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collection (formerly Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection) Tel: 979- 845-5288; email [email protected] Reporting Species listed as “V” or not on the list: Reports should be made to the San Antonio Audubon Society (SAAS) via the website (www.saaudubon.org). Indicate when and where the bird was seen with any details that would help others find it. Please mention any field marks and/or behaviors used to make the identification and include any photos and /or recording you obtained. Also please give your name and contact information. Members of SATXbirds listserv should make the report to the list at [email protected]. eBird: BCBRC members receive most reports of “V” species incidentally when we see them on eBird. This is of value to us, but only if we can contact you for further information. Our contact info is available on the SAAS website. Reporting forms: Though we currently have no specific reporting forms, we refer you to TOS’s BRC (Bird Record Committee) as essentially all species demanding documentation via reporting forms are also of value to the State BRC. We beseech that you include a note asking them to notify the Bexar County BRC of your report. Acknowledgements: This checklist was put in final form by the SAAS checklist committee: Dodge Engleman (chairman of the Committee and BCBRC), Georgina Schwartz, Sheridan Coffey, Bob Doe, Helen Rejzek, and Keith Bartels. © 2019 San Antonio Audubon Society All Rights Reserved 2 The AOU Checklist, supplement 59 Date last reviewed: 2018-07-15 Last modified: 2018-11-24 BIRDS OF BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS A Seasonal Field Checklist San Antonio Audubon Society 2019 Status Sp Su Fa Wi 1 2 3 4 Anatidae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck n Dendrocygna autumnalis C C C C Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor R V V V Snow Goose Anser caerulescens R -- R R Ross's Goose Anser rossii -- -- -- R Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons V -- R R Cackling Goose h Branta hutchinsii -- -- -- V Canada Goose Branta canadensis R -- R R Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus -- -- -- V Wood Duck n Aix sponsa F F F F Blue-winged Teal n Spatula discors C R C F Cinnamon Teal n Spatula cyanoptera U V U U Northern Shoveler n Spatula clypeata C R C C Gadwall n Mareca strepera C R C C American Wigeon Mareca americana C R C C Mallard Anas platyrhynchos R V R R Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula R R R R Northern Pintail Anas acuta C R C C Green-winged Teal Anas crecca C R C C 3 Canvasback Aythya valisineria U V U U Redhead Aythya americana U R U U Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris U R U F Greater Scaup Aythya marila V V R R Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis C R C C Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata -- -- V R White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca V -- V V Black Scoter Melanitta americana -- -- -- V Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis -- -- V V Bufflehead Bucephala albeola C V C C Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula V -- R R Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus R -- F F Common Merganser Mergus merganser -- -- -- V Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator V -- R R Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus V -- -- -- Ruddy Duck n Oxyura jamaicensis C R C C GALLIFORMES: Cracidae Northern Bobwhite n Colinus virginianus F C F U Scaled Quail o Callipepla squamata V V V V Wild Turkey n Meleagris gallopavo R R R R PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Least Grebe n Tachybaptus dominicus C C C C Pied-billed Grebe n Podilymbus podiceps C C C C Horned Grebe -- Podiceps auritus -- -- R R Red-necked Grebe -- Podiceps grisegena -- -- -- V Eared Grebe o Podiceps nigricollis C R C C Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis R V V R 4 COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon n Columba livia C C C C Eurasian Collared-Dove n Streptopelia decaocto F F F F Inca Dove n Columbina inca C C C C Common Ground-Dove n Columbina passerina F F F U Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti -- -- V -- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi V V -- -- White-winged Dove n Zenaida asiatica C C C C Mourning Dove n Zenaida macroura C C C C CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus C C C V Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus R V R -- Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus F F F F Groove-billed Ani l Crotophaga sulcirostris R U U -- CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Lesser Nighthawk n Chordeiles acutipennis F F F V Common Nighthawk n Chordeiles minor C C C V Common Pauraque n,l Nyctidromus albicollis U U U U Common Poorwill n Phalaenoptilus nuttallii R V R V Chuck-will's-widow n Antrostomus carolinensis F F F -- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus U -- R V APODIFORMES: Apodidae Chimney Swift n Chaetura pelagica C C C V White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis -- -- -- V 5 APODIFORMES: Trochilidae Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus V -- -- -- Rivoli's Hummingbird s Eugenes fulgens V -- -- -- Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer -- V -- -- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris C R C V Black-chinned Hummingbird n Archilochus alexandri C C C V Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna -- -- R R Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus R V R R Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus R R U U Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin -- V V V Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope V V -- V Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris V -- -- V Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis V V R V GRUIFORMES: Rallidae King Rail o Rallus elegans V V -- V Virginia Rail Rallus limicola V -- V R Sora l Porzana carolina U -- U F Purple Gallinule n Porphyrio martinicus R R R -- Common Gallinule n,l Gallinula galeata F C F F American Coot n Fulica americana C C C C GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis U V U R Whooping Crane s Grus americana -- -- V -- CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt n Himantopus mexicanus C C C R American Avocet n Recurvirostra americana C U U R 6 CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola R V R V American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica U V R R Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus R R R V Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia -- V V -- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus U U U R Piping Plover Charadrius melodus V V R V Killdeer n Charadrius vociferus C C C C Mountain Plover l Charadrius montanus
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