Birds Seen on a Recent Walk
Audubon Bird List 7/19/09 25 Species
Montecillo de Nieto Bridge over the Rio Laja
Swallows:
Barn
Cliff
Northern Rough-wing
Grosbeaks (Family Cardinalidae):
Blue Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
White-collared Seedeater (Sparrow family)
Finches (family Fringillidae):
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Doves:
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Long-tailed Black Birds & Blackbirds:
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Songbirds:
Bewick’s Wren
Phainopepla (Wayne Colony, before & after walk)
Raven
Flycatchers:
Vermilion Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Cassin’s Kingbird
Herons & Egrets (flyovers):
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Green Kingfisher
Mexican Duck (flyover)
Hawks & Vultures:
Crested Caracara
Turkey Vulture (in flight)