Birds of the East Texas Baptist University Campus with birds observed off-campus during BIOL3400 Field course Photo Credit: Talton Cooper Species Descriptions and Photos by students of BIOL3400 Edited by Troy A. Ladine Photo Credit: Kenneth Anding Links to Tables, Figures, and Species accounts for birds observed during May-term course or winter bird counts. Figure 1. Location of Environmental Studies Area Table. 1. Number of species and number of days observing birds during the field course from 2005 to 2016 and annual statistics. Table 2. Compilation of species observed during May 2005 - 2016 on campus and off-campus. Table 3. Number of days, by year, species have been observed on the campus of ETBU. Table 4. Number of days, by year, species have been observed during the off-campus trips. Table 5. Number of days, by year, species have been observed during a winter count of birds on the Environmental Studies Area of ETBU. Table 6. Species observed from 1 September to 1 October 2009 on the Environmental Studies Area of ETBU. Alphabetical Listing of Birds with authors of accounts and photographers . A Acadian Flycatcher B Anhinga B Belted Kingfisher Alder Flycatcher Bald Eagle Travis W. Sammons American Bittern Shane Kelehan Bewick's Wren Lynlea Hansen Rusty Collier Black Phoebe American Coot Leslie Fletcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Jordan Bartlett Jovana Nieto Jacob Stone American Crow Baltimore Oriole Black Vulture Zane Gruznina Pete Fitzsimmons Jeremy Alexander Darius Roberts George Plumlee Blair Brown Rachel Hastie Janae Wineland Brent Lewis American Goldfinch Barn Swallow Keely Schlabs Kathleen Santanello Katy Gifford Black-and-white Warbler Matthew Armendarez Jordan Brewer Sheridan A. Beeman American Redstart Kwame Spikes Genea Shoulders Pete Fitzsimmons Barred Owl Black-billed Cuckoo American Robin Nathan Ledkins Abby Tunnell Cameron Burrell Stacy M.Purser Blackburnian Warbler Jessica Harrison Bay-Breasted Warbler Jacob Stone Devin Phillips Reece McConnell Black-crested Titmouse Jordan Bartlett Bell's Vireo Blackpoll Warbler Jordan Brewer Christy Lopez Hannah Word B Blue Grosbeak C Carolina Chickadee D Dickcissel Courtney Brinker Brittany McCloskey Kyle Nicholson Holly R Potter Grant Murray Double-crested Cormorant Anhre Gray Janae Wineland James R.Walker Blue Jay Carolina Wren Shekinah Webb Austin Dicks Talton Cooper Hannah Word Zane Gruznina Cattle Egret Downy Woodpecker Steven Ramage Wayne Cooley Jessica Harrison Lindsey Vasquez James R. Walker Savannah Higginbotham Janae Wineland Ashley Ayers E Eastern Bluebird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Darius Williams Travis W. Sammons Kristopher Carroll Cedar Waxing Jordan Bartlett Blue-winged Teal Taylor Weaver Lacey Liles Graydon Cass Cerulean Warbler Eastern Kingbird Leslie Fletcher Weston Godsey Rusty Collier John Jones Chestnut-sided Warbler Talton Cooper Travis Jones Stacy M.Purser Lacey Liles Blue-winged Warbler Chimney Swift Eastern Meadowlark Bobolink Michelle B. Backus Clay Nail Kristopher Carroll Darius Roberts Eastern Phoebe Brewer's Blackbird Chipping Sparrow Joshua L. Davis Kristopher Carroll Travis Jones Eastern Screech-owl Broad-Winged Hawk Nicholas Hanson Reece McConnell Brown Thrasher Clay-colored Sparrow Abby Tunnell John Jones Kolby Sharp E Eastern Towhee Taylor Weaver Cliff Swallow Grant Massey Brown-headed Cowbird Jordan Bartlett Eastern Wood Pewee Rachel Hastie Common Grackle W e s t o n Godsey Katie R. Hood Alyssa Edwards Eurasian Collared Dove Talton Cooper Christopher Powell Mcentry Dunbar Steven Ramage Common Nighthawk Dylan Bethea Brown-headed Nuthatch Cameron Burrell European Starling Zane Gruznina Hannah Word Sulam Peña Matthew Armendarez Common Yellowthroat Rileigh Welch Jordan Brewer Connecticut Warbler F Field Sparrow C Canada Goose Cooper's Hawk Fish Crow Cindy Jones Rusty Collier G Gray Catbird Josh Kemery Wes Dorough Courtney Brinker Canada Warbler Andrew Garay Great Blue Heron Merideth Runion D Dark-eyed Junco G Great Egret L Least Flycatcher N Northern Mockingbird Katy Gifford Least Sandpiper Lisa Ebarb Jeff A. Savoie Little Blue Heron George Plumlee Kimberly Ledbetter Abby Tunnell Darius Roberts Great-crested Flycatcher M Magnolia Warbler Lacey Liles Great-horned Owl Luke Phillips Shana Midgely Thad Fortune Mallard Kenneth Anding (Cover Page) Brittany McCloskey Nathan Hicks Northern Parula Greater Roadrunner George Plumlee Talton Cooper Great-Tailed Grackle Jordan Bartlett O Olive-Sided Flycatcher Green Heron Marsh Wren Orchard Oriole Taylor Weaver Mississippi Kite John Jones Mitchell Penny Joshua L. Davis Osprey Skylar Williams Clay Nail Ovenbird H Hairy Woodpecker Aron Reynolds P Painted Bunting Reggie Patrick Mourning Dove Luke Phillips Hermit Thrush Jeremy Alexander Pileated Woodpecker Lynlea Hansen Andrew Garay Luke Phillips Hooded Warbler Shekinah Webb Pine Grosbeak House Finch Lindsey Vasquez Reece McConnell Reggie Patrick Mourning Warbler Pine Warbler Kathleen Santanello N Nashville Warbler Genea Shoulders House Sparrow Northern Bobwhite Prothonotary Warbler Kathleen Santanello Savannah Higginbotham Katy Little Kenneth Anding Northern Cardinal Purple Finch Lacey Liles Jeremy Alexander Purple Martin I Inca Dove Marissa Dawkins Holly R.Potter Indigo Bunting Devin Phillips Merideth Runion Kathleen Santanello Sulam Peña Matt Tarver Anhre Gray Kenneth Anding R Red-bellied Woodpecker K Killdeer Dylan Benge Thad Fortune Mcentry Dunbar Northern Flicker Kyle Nicholson Shane Kelehan Michelle B. Backus Justin Velesquez Spencer C. Nelson Reddish Egret Kenneth Anding Red-eyed Vireo Skylar Williams Christy Lopez L Lark Sparrow Chelsea Parrott R Red-headed Woodpecker S Song Sparrow W White-crowned Sparrow Michelle B. Backus Samuel Buzzard White-eyed Vireo Kimberly Ledbetter Leslie Fletcher Christy Lopez Matthew Armendarez Reggie Patrick Skylar Williams Jordan Brewer Summer Tanager White-rumped Sandpiper Red-shouldered Hawk Courtney Brinker White-throated Sparrow Grant Massey Skylar Williams Ashley Ayers Red-tailed hawk Swainson's Thrush White-winged Dove Blair Brown Swainson's Warbler Cameron Burrell Nathan Hicks T Tennessee Warbler Willow Flycatcher Red-winged Blackbird Townsend's Solitaire Wilson's Warbler Rock Pigeon Townsend's Warbler Wood Duck Stacy M. Purser T Tree Swallow Alyssa Edwards Rose-breasted Grosbeak Tufted Titmouse Pete Fitzsimmons Ruby-crowned Kinglet Weston Godsey Wood Stork Lynlea Hansen Matthew Armendarez Wood Thrush Ruby-throated Hummingbird Steven Ramage Katie R. Hood Thad Fortune Turkey Vulture Worm-eating Warbler Katy Little Josh Kemery Y Yellow Warbler Holly R. Potter Aron Reynolds Shane Kelehan Dylan Benge Rileigh Welch Travis W. Sammons Rusty Blackbird V Veery Yellow-bellied Flycatcher S Savannah Sparrow Vermillion Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Scarlet Tanager Vesper Sparrow Jessica Harrison Alyssa Edwards W Warbling Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Western Kingbird Bryan Whitmire Marissa Dawkins Cindy Jones Yellow-breasted Chat Rachel Hastie Western Tanager Yellow-crowned Night Heron Shekinah Webb Kolby Sharp Yellow-rumped Warbler Jordan Bartlett Whip-poor-will Mcentry Dunbar Talton Cooper(Cover Page) Matt Tarver Yellow-throated Vireo Lacey Liles Bryan Whitmire Yellow-throated Warbler Smith's Longspur White-breasted Nuthatch Kolby Sharp Snowy Egret Katie R. Hood Graydon Cass Lindsey Vasquez Steven Riley Introduction The accompanying guide to the birds of East Texas Baptist University is a compilation of the species accounts written by the students of my Field Course and pictures taken by some of the students in the course in lieu of the written assignment. As such, it is a continuing work in progress. Students are given the choice of doing an account for a species in which one does not exist in the guide. They can choose to do an account of and existing species with the knowledge that their written account may not be included in the guide unless it adds substantial material to what exists. The written assignment to be completed consists of a written description of the bird, the geographical region in which the bird can be found, and a description of the habitat of the bird. Additionally, selected components of the life history of the species are to be included. These include the breeding season, number of eggs laid by the female per brood, number of broods per year, time for the young to hatch, fledge, and become independent, the age at maturity for both sexes, mating system, life span of the species in the wild, and the food habits of the species. The time the species spends in Texas is also required of the students. A special thank you to the students for making the course possible and the work they have done in writing the accounts and taking pictures. Figure 1. Location on the Environmental Studies Area (ESA). The area is located north of the ETBU campus and is surrounded on the east and west by houses. It is bordered on the north by a five- lane highway. Most of the observations taken during the Field Course occur in the boxed area on the southe rn portion of the ESA. There is one day each year in which the observations occur from the southern edge of the ESA to the loop at the north end of the ESA. The boxed region on the north labeled W.C. is the locatio n of the winter bird counts from January to early March. The area marked in red was clear cut on 25 January 2015. The ETBU football field in located in the bottom center for scale. Table 1. Number of species (Spp) and number of days (Day) observing birds during the field course from 2005 to 2016. Campus refers to days observing either directly on the main part of the East Texas Baptist University campus or the Environmental Studies Area. Generally, only 2 days were spent observing on the main part of campus. Caddo refers to the area immediately around the Starr Ranch of the Caddo National Wildlife Management Area. Observations at Lake of the Pines were in the area adjacent to the spillway. Other sites visited are the Texas Birding trail along Hut Horton Road in Harrison County south of Hallsville. A indicates trips were not taken to this location. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 No. No. No.