Check out birder and Audubon member Jim Sipiora’s July bird counts from River Legacy Parks and the Village Creek Drying Beds. What birds have you seen lately? Let us know in the comments.
Arlington–River Legacy Pk, Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 26, 2017 6:10 AM – 12:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.23 mile(s)
35 species (+1 other taxa)
Anhinga 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 2
Mississippi Kite 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Chimney Swift 8
hummingbird sp. 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Western Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 11
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 14
Bewick’s Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 2
Dickcissel 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk trail east of Collins St., Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 25, 2017 6:06 AM – 11:26 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.72 mile(s)
40 species
Canada Goose 20
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-necked Stilt 1
Killdeer 2
White-winged Dove 1
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Western Kingbird 2
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 11
Bewick’s Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
Summer Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 3
Great-tailed Grackle 3
House Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk, Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 21, 2017 6:18 AM – 11:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.65 mile(s)
36 species
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Great Horned Owl 1 SEEN BATHING IN THE RIVER AT 0737
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 3
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 9
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 12
Bewick’s Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Summer Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Indigo Bunting 5
Painted Bunting 1
Dickcissel 1
House Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk, Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 11, 2017 6:12 AM – 12:24 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.54 mile(s)
40 species
Anhinga 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 3
Cattle Egret 3
Green Heron 1
White Ibis 2
Black Vulture 9
Turkey Vulture 2
Mississippi Kite 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
White-winged Dove 4
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 10
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 5
Barn Swallow 7
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 8
Carolina Wren 17
Bewick’s Wren 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Summer Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 4
Dickcissel 1
Great-tailed Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk trail east of Collins St., Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 10, 2017 6:15 AM – 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.6 mile(s)
34 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 4
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 12
Bewick’s Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Summer Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 15
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 9
Dickcissel 1
Great-tailed Grackle 103
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk, Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 7, 2017 6:14 AM – 11:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.05 mile(s)
39 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 17
Mississippi Kite 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Barred Owl 1 seen at 0908 apparently hunting along the river
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Western Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 8
Bewick’s Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Summer Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Painted Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Arlington–River Legacy Pk trail east of Collins St., Tarrant, Texas, US
Jul 6, 2017 6:27 AM – 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.52 mile(s)
35 species
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Tern 1
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Western Kingbird 2
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 5
Purple Martin 2
Cliff Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Brown Thrasher 2 at mi 4
Summer Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 15
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 4
Dickcissel 1
Great-tailed Grackle 42
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/