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Texas Bird List

Y = Year-round | S = Spring | F = Fall | N = Never know when they might visit | Sum = Summer

Ducks, Geese, & Swans
  • Black-bellied Whistling Duck Y

Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys & Old World Quail
  • Wild Turkey F to S

New World Quail
  • Northern Bobwhite Y

Darters
  • Anhinga Y

Herons, Bitterns, & Allies
 
  • Great Blue Heron N
  • Snowy Egret N

Cranes
  • Sandhill Crane N

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
  • Purple Gallinule N

New World Vultures
  • Black Vulture Y
  • Turkey Vulture Y

Hawks, Kites, Eagles & Allies
  • Broad-winged Hawk F
  • Cooper's Hawk Y
  • Harris's Hawk Y
  • Red-tailed Hawk F
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk Y
  • Swainson's Hawk Y
  • White-tailed Hawk Y
  • White-tailed Kite F

Caracaras & Falcons
  • American Kestrel F
  • Crested Caracara Y
  • Merlin F

Owls
  • Barn Owl Y
  • Burrowing Owl Sporadic Visitor
  • Great Horned Owl Y

Pigeons & Doves
  • Common Ground-Dove Y
  • Inca Dove Y
  • Mourning Dove Y
  • Rock Pigeon Sporadic Visitor
  • White-tipped Dove Y
  • White-winged Dove Y

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis
  • Greater Roadrunner Y
  • Groove-billed Ani Sum
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo S to Sum

Kingfishers
  • Belted Kingfisher F
  • Green Kingfisher Sporadic Visitor

Woodpeckers & Allies
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker Y
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker Y
  • Northern Flicker Y
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker F

Tyrant Flycatchers
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher S
  • Couch’s Kingbird S
 
  • Eastern Phoebe F
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee F
  • Greater Pewee F
  • Great Kiskadee Y
  • Say’s Phoebe F
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher F & S
  • Vermilion Flycatcher S

Shrikes
  • Loggerhead Shrike Y

Vireos
  • Blue-headed Vireo S
  • Philadelphia Vireo S
  • White-eyed Vireo S

Crows & Jays
  • Green Jay Y

Penduline Tits & Verdins
  • Verdin S

Chickadees & Titmice
  • Black-crested Titmouse Y

Wrens
  • Bewick's Wren Y
  • Cactus Wren Y
  • House Wren Y

Kinglets
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet S

Old World Warblers & Gnatcatchers
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher F

Thrushes
  • American Thrush Sporadic Visitor
  • Clay-colored Thrush (Clay-colored Robin) S
  • Eastern Bluebird F
 
  • Wood Thrush F

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
  • Curve-billed Thrasher Y
  • Gray Catbird Y
  • Long-billed Thrasher Y
  • Northern Mockingbird Y

Waxwings
  • Cedar Waxwing S

Wood-Warblers
  • Black-and-White Warbler F
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler F
  • Blackburnian Warbler S
  • Blue-winged Warbler S
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler S
  • Common Yellowthroat F
  • Golden-winged Warbler S
  • Hooded Warbler S
  • Louisiana Waterthrush S
  • Mourning Warbler S
  • Nashville Warbler S
  • Northern Parula F
  • Northern Waterthrush S
  • Orange-crowned Warbler F
  • Ovenbird F
  • Palm Warbler F
  • Pine Warbler F
  • Yellow-breasted Chat F
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler S
  • Yellow-throated Warbler F
  • Yellow Warbler S

Tanagers
  • Summer Tanager Y

Emberizids
  • Black-throated Sparrow F
  • Brewer’s Sparrow F
 
  • Cassin's Sparrow F
  • Chipping Sparrow F
  • Clay-colored Sparrow F
  • Field Sparrow F
  • Grasshopper Sparrow F
  • Green-tailed Towhee F
  • House Sparrow Y
  • Lark Bunting S
  • Lark Sparrow F
  • Lincoln's Sparrow F
  • Olive Sparrow Y
  • Savannah Sparrow F
  • Vesper Sparrow F
  • White-crowned Sparrow F
  • White-throated Sparrow F

Cardinals, Saltators & Allies
  • Black-headed Grosbeak S
  • Blue Grosbeak S
  • Dickcissel S
  • Indigo Bunting S
  • Lazuli Bunting S
  • Northern Cardinal Y
  • Painted Bunting S
  • Pyrrhuloxia Y
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak S
  • Varied Bunting S

Blackbirds
  • Audubon's Oriole S
  • Bronzed Cowbird S
  • Brown-headed Cowbird S
  • Bullock's Oriole S
  • Eastern Meadowlark F to S
  • Orchard Oriole S
  • Red-winged Blackbird S
  • Western Meadowlark S

Fringilline and Cardueline Finches & Allies
  • American Goldfinch S
  • Lesser Goldfinch S
  • Pine Siskin S

Total Count: 130

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS

"Backcountry Journeys offers guests the unique opportunity to explore our natural world from behind their own lens. We run a selection of hand-crafted Photo Tours, Workshops & Safaris connecting passionate people to exceptional experiences. Locations worldwide.

- Russ Nordstrand, Backcountry Journeys Founder & Director

CONTACT US

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8am to 4pm Mountain Time
928-478-1521
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All Images & Content are property of Backcountry Photography Tours, Workshops & Safaris LLCs - Copyright 2024

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS

"Backcountry Journeys offers guests the unique opportunity to explore our natural world from behind their own lens. We run a selection of hand-crafted Photo Tours, Workshops & Safaris connecting passionate people to exceptional experiences. Locations worldwide.
All Images & Content are property of Backcountry Journeys Photography Tours, Workshops & Safaris LLC - Copyright 2024

CONTACT US

Monday-Friday
8am to 4pm Mountain Time
928-478-1521
adventure@backcountryjourneys.com

TRIP CATALOG

Download our Trip Catalog for detailed information on our many destinations for photography tours, workshops, and safaris.

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