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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
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys & Old World Quail
New World Quail
Darters
Herons, Bitterns, & Allies
Cranes
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, Eagles & Allies
Caracaras & Falcons
Owls
Pigeons & Doves
Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers & Allies
Tyrant Flycatchers
Shrikes
Vireos
Crows & Jays
Penduline Tits & Verdins
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens
Kinglets
Old World Warblers & Gnatcatchers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers
Emberizids
Cardinals, Saltators & Allies
Blackbirds
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches & Allies
Total Count: 130
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
- Russ Nordstrand, Backcountry Journeys Founder & Director
TRIP CATALOG
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All Images & Content are property of Backcountry Photography Tours, Workshops & Safaris LLCs - Copyright 2025
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 2025
TRIP CATALOG
Download our Trip Catalog for detailed information on our many destinations for photography tours, workshops, and safaris.