Birder and Audubon member Jim Sipiora provides birding counts in River Legacy Park, River Legacy Park East and the Village Creek Drying Beds. Check out his sightings below and let us know what birds you have seen or heard in the area!
River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 15, 2017 7:21 AM – 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.42 mile(s)
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Wood Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 175
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 26
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 7
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 7
Bewick’s Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin 13
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 13
Cedar Waxwing 62
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 16
House Finch 9
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 15, 2017 10:46 AM – 1:09 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.83 mile(s)
27 species
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 5
Bewick’s Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 13, 2017 10:38 AM – 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.02 mile(s)
Comments: Snyder Creek Woods. Monthly FWAS field trip extension. 2 attendees.
22 species
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
American Goldfinch 1
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 11, 2017 10:31 AM – 1:24 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.58 mile(s)
15 species
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 11, 2017 7:19 AM – 10:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.48 mile(s)
29 species (+1 other taxa)
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 18
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 1
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 7, 2017 9:12 AM – 11:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.19 mile(s)
29 species
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 4
Bewick’s Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
American Goldfinch 2
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 7, 2017 7:02 AM – 9:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.49 mile(s)
16 species
Double-crested Cormorant 19
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Northern Cardinal 1
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 5, 2017 9:26 AM – 1:13 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.82 mile(s)
26 species
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
White-winged Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 7
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 5
Brown Thrasher 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Harris’s Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 10
American Goldfinch 4
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 5, 2017 6:51 AM – 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.2 mile(s)
20 species
Neotropic Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 9
Brown Thrasher 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 7
American Goldfinch 1
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River Legacy Park–Trail east of Collins St., Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 4, 2017 10:52 AM – 1:54 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.51 mile(s)
34 species
Canada Goose 28
Northern Shoveler 2
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 49
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 5
Redhead 6
Ring-necked Duck 40
Lesser Scaup 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 31
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 30
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 6
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 3
Bewick’s Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 3
Spotted Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 3
American Goldfinch 3
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River Legacy Park–Trail east of Collins St., Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 4, 2017 6:42 AM – 10:42 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.35 mile(s)
43 species
Canada Goose 42
Gadwall 5
Mallard 23
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Canvasback 11
Redhead 6
Double-crested Cormorant 18
American White Pelican 60
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 31
Least Sandpiper 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 72
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 5
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 5
Bewick’s Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 3
Harris’s Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 155
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 1, 2017 10:46 AM – 2:53 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.82 mile(s)
33 species
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Black Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 5
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 8
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
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River Legacy Park, Tarrant, Texas, US
Dec 1, 2017 6:46 AM – 10:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.35 mile(s)
33 species (+1 other taxa)
Wood Duck 5
Double-crested Cormorant 540 birds flying over west to east in groups of from 10-100 individuals.
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 10
Turkey Vulture 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 11
Bewick’s Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 5
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 11
American Goldfinch 7
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