Species J F M A M J J A S O N D Species J F M A M J J A S O N D The Park is located on the west side of Highway 6, also Checklist Kentucky Warbler known as Addicks-Howell Road, between Voss and High- PASSERIDAE way 90A, immediately north of Sugar Land Airport, on the Of southwestern outskirts of Houston. The park is free and ESTRILDIDAE open to the public every day from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Cullinan Park Nutmeg Mannikin Magnolia Warbler By: Fred Collins and Kendra Kocab

Bay-breasted Warbler Photo By: Jim Kelly Yellow Warbler Cullinan Park is located in the Brazos River bottom. Chestnut-sided Warb. The heavy and fertile soil originally held a great forest and cane ticket which was cleared for cotton and cattle production. Today the area is dominated by small trees Yellow-rumped Warbler and thickets. The lakes are man-made or old channels of Yellow-throated Warb. the Brazos River which host a wide variety of water and Blk-throat. Grn Warb. insectivorous . ’s dive into the lakes for fish, herons and egrets stalk the shallows, gallinules and Wilson's Warbler coots swim about, swallows feed above the lake, Yellow-breasted Chat flycatchers sally from trees and scrubs to catch insects. EM BERIZIDAE Notable birds include elusive but common Wood Ducks, rare Couch’s Kingbirds and rare Great Kiskadee. This list includes 209 species of birds and Chipping Sparrow counting. Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow The Houston Parks Board and the City of Houston welcome you to Cullinan Park. The Cullinan Park Conservancy was founded as a non-profit, tax-exempt Lincoln's Sparrow corporation in late 2010 by citizens interested in the Swamp Sparrow Park, who were committed to enhancing and protecting White-throat. Sparrow its natural beauty, for the use and enjoyment of wildlife Harris's Sparrow and human visitors alike. The Conservancy is focused White-crown. Sparrow on the Park's legal protection, master-planning, plant CARDINALIDAE and wildlife surveys, trail and bridge maintenance, and organization of cleanups, photo contests, bird counts, and other fun, outdoor activities. Thanks to Bernd Gravenstein, John Berner, and many Rose-breast. Grosbeak other eBird listers for supplying the data for this checklist. ICTERIDAE Constable: Troy Nehls Red-winged Blackbird Fort Bend Constable, Precinct 4 12919 Dairy Ashford, Suite 300 Common Grackle Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Boat-tailed Grackle 281-242-4014 Great-tailed Grackle Brown-head. Cowbird Orchard Oriole Key: Abundant Common Rare *Checklist reflects eBird data through 10/05/2011 FRINGILLIDAE Purple Finch Website: www.cullinanpark.org Email: [email protected] Species J F M A M J J A S O N D Species J F M A M J J A S O N D Species J F M A M J J A S O N D Species J F M A M J J A S O N D ANATIDAE White-faced Ibis White-winged Dove Bank Swallow Blk-bell. Whistl. Duck Grt. Wht-front. Goose CATHARTIDAE Inca Dove Cmn. Ground-Dove PSITTACIDAE PARIDAE (Domest ic) PANDIONIDAE Carolina Chickadee Wood Duck Osprey CUCULIDAE Gadwall ACCIPITRIDAE Yellow-billed Cuckoo SITTIDAE Mississippi Kite STRIGIDAE Red-breast. Nuthatch CERTHIIDAE Northern Harrier APODIDAE Blue-winged Teal Sharp-shinned Hawk TROGLODYTIDAE Cooper's Hawk TROCHILIDAE Red-shouldered Hawk Ruby-throated Humm. Bewick's Wren Broad-winged Hawk ALCEDINIDAE Green-winged Teal Swainson's Hawk Winter Wren White-tailed Hawk PICIDAE Marsh Wren Redhead Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodp. POLIOPTILIDAE Ring-necked Duck FALCONIDAE Ylw-bel. Sapsucker Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Downy Woodpecker REGULIDAE Bufflehead American Kestrel Hairy Woodpecker Golden-crown. Kinglet Common Goldeneye Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hooded Merganser Pileated Woodpecker TURDIDAE RALLIDAE TYRANNIDAE Eastern Bluebird Eastern Wood-Pewee Swainson's Thrush PODICIPEDIDAE Purple Gallinule Common Gallinule Wood Thrush Pied-billed Grebe American Coot Empidonax sp. Eared Grebe GRUIDAE M IM IDAE CICONIIDAE Sandhill Crane Grt. Crested Flycatch. Gray Catbird CHARADRIIDAE PHALACROCORACIDAE Couch's Kingbird Brown Thrasher RECURVIROSTRIDAE Eastern Kingbird STURNIDAE Dbl-crest. Cormorant Black-necked Stilt Scissor-tailed Flycatch. European Starling ANHINGIDAE American Avocet LANIIDAE M OTACILLIDAE Anhinga SCOLOPACIDAE American Pipit PELECANIDAE VIREONIDAE BOM BYCILLIDAE Am. White Pelican White-eyed Vireo ARDEIDAE Yellow-throated Vireo PARULIDAE American Bittern Lesser Yellowlegs Blue-headed Vireo Long-billed Dowitcher Worm-eating Warbler Wilson's Snipe Red-eyed Vireo Louisiana Waterthrush Snowy Egret American Woodcock CORVIDAE LARIDAE Golden-winged Warb. Tricolored Heron Blue-winged Warbler Franklin's Gull ALAUDIDAE Blk-and-white Warbler Ring-billed Gull Blk-crown. Nt-Heron HIRUNDINIDAE Tennessee Warbler Ylw-crown. Nt-Heron COLUM BIDAE Orange-crown. Warb. THRESKIORNITHIDAE Rock Pigeon Nashville Warbler White Ibis Euras. Collared-Dove N. Rough-wing Swal.