Mission Reach Avian Checklist

PASSERIFORMES: CONTINUED PASSERIFORMES: CONTINUED

Paridae:  Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia  Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis  Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata  Black-crested Titmouse | Baeolophus atricristatus  Wilson’s Warbler | Cardellina pusilla Remizidae:  Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens Emberizidae:  Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps Troglodytidae:  Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus  Cassin’s Sparrow | Peucaea cassinii  House Wren | Troglodytes aedon  Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina  Marsh Wren | Cistothorus platenisis  Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida  Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus  Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla  Bewick’s Wren | Thryomanes bewickii  Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus Polioptilidae:  Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea  Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis Regulidae:  Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum  Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa  Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia  Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula  Lincoln’s Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii Turdidae:  Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza gorgiana  Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis  White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis r  Swainson’s Thrush | Catharus ustulatus  Harris’s Sparrow| Zonotrichia querula  American Robin | Turdus migratorius  White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys Mimidae: Cardinalidae: Every year hundreds of birds of various  Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre r  Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra species visit the San Antonio River Walk,  Long-billed Thrasher | Tosostoma longirostre  Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis particularly along the Museum and Mission  Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalis sinautus Reach sections of the river. The following  Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos is a list of the birds that you may see when Sturnidae:  Rose (Red)-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus  Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea enjoying your San Antonio River.  European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris*  Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea Bombycillidae: * indicates non-native r indicates rare Photo © Martin Reid  Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris  Cedar Waxing | Bombycilla cedrorum  Dickcissel | Spiza americana ANSERIFORMES: GEESE, DUCKS Passeridae: Icteridae: Anatidae:  House Sparrow | Passer domesticus*  Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna autumnailis Motacillidae:  Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna  Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca*  Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta  American Pipit | Anthus rubescens  Wood Duck | Aix sponsa r  Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus  Sprague’s Pipit | Anthus spragueii  Gadwall | Anas strepera  Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus Fringillidae:  American Wigeon | Anas americana  Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater  House Finch | Haemorhous mexicana  Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos  Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius  Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus  Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors  Bullock’s Oriole | Icterus bullockii r  Spinus psaltria  Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata  Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula  Spinus tristis  Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca Parulidae:  Redhead | Aythya americana  Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis  Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris  Black-and-White Warbler | Miniotilta varia  Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis  Tennesee Warbler | Oreothlypis peregrina  Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus  Orange-crowned Warbler | Oreothlypis celata  Nashville Warbler | Oreothlypis ruficapilla 100 E. Guenther St. • P.O. Box 839980 PODICIPEDIFORMES: GREBES, ETC  Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas San Antonio, TX 78283  American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla (210) 227-1373 • 1 (866) 345-7272 Podicipedidae:  Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia www.sara-tx.org  Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus  Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps COLUMBIFORMES: PIGEONS, DOVES PELECANIFORMES: PELICANS, HERONS, EGRETS CATHARTIFORMES: VULTURES Columbidae: Pelecanidae: Catharidae:  Rock Pigeon | Columba livia*  American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  Black Vulture | Coragypes atratus  Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopilia decaocto* Ardeidae:  Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura  Inca dove | Columbina inca  Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias r CORACIIFORMES: KINGFISHERS  Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina  Great Egret | Ardea alba  White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica  Snowy Egret | Egretta thula Alcedinidae:  Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura  Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea  Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata r  Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor APODIFORMES: SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS  Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon  Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis  Green Kingfisher | Chloroceryle americana Apodidae:  Green Heron | Butorides virescens PSITTACIFORMES: PARAKEETS  Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica  Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax  Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea Psittacidae: Threskiornithidae:  Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri  Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus*  White Ibis | Eudocimus albus r GRUIFORMES: RAILS, COOTS, CRANES  White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi r PASSERIFORMES Rallidae: FALCONIFORMES: FALCON, KESTRELS Tyrannidae:  American Coot | Fulica americana  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventrisr Falconidae:  Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens CHARAFRIIFORMES: SANPIPERS, GULLS, TERNS  Crested Caracara | Caracara caracara  Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum r  American Kestrel | Falco sparverius  Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii Recurvirostridae:  Merlin | Falco columbarius r  Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus  Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanas  Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus r  Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe  American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana r  Vermillion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus r Charadriidae: ACCIPITRIFORMES: HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES  Ash-troated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens  Killdeer | Charadrius vociferous Pandionidae:  Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus  Couch’s Kingbird | Tyrannus couchii Scolopacidae:  Osprey | Pandion Haliaetus  Cassin’s Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans r  Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda r Accipitridae:  Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus  Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus r  Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis  Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis  Least Sanpiper | Calidris minutilla r  Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus  White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis r  Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus Laniidae:  Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla  Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus  Loggerhead Shrike | Lanus ludovicianus  Wilson’s Snipe | Gallinago delicate  Cooper ‘s Hawk | Accipiter cooperii Vireonidae:  Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius  Swainson’s Hawk | Buteo swainsoni  Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria  Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis  White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus   Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca  Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus  Wilson’s Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor  Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus Laridae: STRIGIFORMES: OWLS Corvidae:  Franklin’s Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan r Stigidae:  Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata  Ring-billed Gull | Larus delaware  American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos  Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio  Least Tern | Sternula antillarum r  Common Raven | Corvus corvax r  Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus  Forster’s Tern | Sterna forsteri Hirundinidae:  Barred Owl | Strix varia  Purple martin | Progne subis SULIFORMES: CORMORANTS, BOOBYS PICIFORMES: WOODPECKERS  Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor  Phalacrocoracidae: Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Picidae: Stelgidopteryx serripennis  Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brassillianus  Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes aurifrons  Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota  Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius  Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica Anhingidae:  Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris  Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia  Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga r  Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens  Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva