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Yard List, (65 species)

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Anseriformes:Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)

 1)  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck W/E/C Dendrocygna autumnalis 2013/05/24, 10:05 am, Seabrook, TX
 2)  Snow Goose W/E/C Anser caerulescens 2013/11/11, 9:43 am, Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria, TX

Pelecaniformes:Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

 3)  Great Blue Heron W/E/C Ardea herodias 2013/04/11, 5:54 pm, Pine Gully Park, Seabrook, TX
 4)  Great Egret W/E/C Ardea alba 2013/04/06, 12:09 pm, Taylor Lake, El Lago, TX
 5)  Cattle Egret W/E/C Bubulcus ibis 2013/04/11, 4:37 pm, Seabrook United Methodist Church, Seabrook, TX
 6)  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron W/E/C Nyctanassa violacea 2013/04/11, 4:57 pm, Meador Park, Seabrook, TX

Pelecaniformes:Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

 7)  White Ibis W/E/C Eudocimus albus 2013/05/18, 12:15 pm, Texas City, TX
 8)  Roseate Spoonbill W/E/C Platalea ajaja 2013/04/11, 5:24 pm, Pine Gully Park, Seabrook, TX

Cathartiformes:Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

 9)  Black Vulture W/E/C Coragyps atratus 2013/04/06, 1:28 pm, Bay Area Park, Houston, TX
 10)  Turkey Vulture W/E/C Cathartes aura 2013/04/04, 5:39 pm, Clear Lake Park, Pasadena, TX

Accipitriformes:Pandionidae (Osprey)

 11)  Osprey W/E/C Pandion haliaetus 2013/05/05, 10:00 am, League City, TX

Accipitriformes:Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)

 12)  Mississippi Kite W/E/C Ictinia mississippiensis 2013/07/04, 5:10 pm, EL Lago, TX
 13)  Coopers Hawk W/E/C Accipiter cooperii 2013/06/11, 5:53 pm, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
 14)  Red-shouldered Hawk W/E/C Buteo lineatus 2013/04/05, 8:29 am, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
 15)  Broad-winged Hawk W/E/C Buteo platypterus 2014/09/14, 10:15 am, Smith Point Hawk Watch, Smith Point, TX

Charadriiformes:Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)

 16)  Killdeer W/E/C Charadrius vociferus 2013/04/21, 11:00 am, JSC, Houston, TX

Charadriiformes:Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)

 17)  Laughing Gull W/E/C Leucophaeus atricilla 2013/04/13, 10:10 am, Clear Lake Park, Pasadena, TX

Columbiformes:Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

 18)  Rock Pigeon W/E/C Columba livia 2013/04/06, 12:45 pm, Clear Lake Park, Pasadena, TX
 19)  Eurasian Collared-Dove W/E/C Streptopelia decaocto 2013/05/04, 5:43 pm, Ed White Elementary School, El Lago, TX
 20)  Common Ground-Dove W/E/C Columbina passerina 2014/12/29, 3:09 pm, Bentsen Spate Park, Mission, TX
 21)  White-winged Dove W/E/C Zenaida asiatica 2013/04/18, 8:05 am, El Lago, TX
 22)  Mourning Dove W/E/C Zenaida macroura 2013/04/13, 9:28 am, Lake Nassau, Nassau Bay, TX

Strigiformes:Strigidae (Owls)

 23)  Eastern Screech-Owl W/E/C Megascops asio 2016/12/10, 11:34am, University Green Park

Caprimulgiformes:Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)

 24)  Common Nighthawk W/E/C Chordeiles minor 2014/07/26, 9:20 am, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac, TX

Caprimulgiformes:Apodidae (Swifts)

 25)  Chimney Swift W/E/C Chaetura pelagica 2014/07/24, 8:04 pm, El Lago, TX

Caprimulgiformes:Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

 26)  Ruby-throated Hummingbird W/E/C Archilochus colubris 2013/06/26, 10:55 am, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL

Piciformes:Picidae (Woodpeckers)

 27)  Red-bellied Woodpecker W/E/C Melanerpes carolinus 2013/04/18, 12:09 pm, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
 28)  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker W/E/C Sphyrapicus varius 2013/10/20, 12:13 pm, Challenger 7 Park, Friendswood, TX
 29)  Downy Woodpecker W/E/C Picoides pubescens 2013/04/06, 12:48 pm, Clear Lake Park, Pasadena, TX
 30)  Pileated Woodpecker W/E/C Dryocopus pileatus 2013/08/18, 9:19 am, La Porte, TX

Psittaciformes:Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots)

 31)  Monk Parakeet W/E/C Myiopsitta monachus 2013/05/05, 9:32 am, Seabrook, TX

Passeriformes:Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)

 32)  Eastern Phoebe W/E/C Sayornis phoebe 2013/09/01, 9:09 am, Barton Creek Greenbelt, Austin, TX

Passeriformes:Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)

 33)  Blue Jay W/E/C Cyanocitta cristata 2013/04/02, 12:17 pm, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
 34)  American Crow W/E/C Corvus brachyrhynchos 2013/04/28, 12:24 pm, Ed White Elementary School, El Lago, TX

Passeriformes:Hirundinidae (Swallows)

 35)  Purple Martin W/E/C Progne subis 2013/04/28, 1:00 pm, Seabrook Island Seabrook, TX

Passeriformes:Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)

 36)  Carolina Chickadee W/E/C Poecile carolinensis 2013/07/21, 9:11 am, El Lago, TX
 37)  Tufted Titmouse W/E/C Baeolophus bicolor 2013/08/02, 10:27 am, Brazos Bend State Park, TX

Passeriformes:Troglodytidae (Wrens)

 38)  Carolina Wren W/E/C Thryothorus ludovicianus 2013/07/08, 7:39 pm, Field Behind Ed While Elementary School, El Lago, TX

Passeriformes:Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)

 39)  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher W/E/C Polioptila caerulea 2013/06/26, 3:35 pm, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL

Passeriformes:Regulidae (Kinglets)

 40)  Ruby-crowned Kinglet W/E/C Regulus calendula 2013/10/04, 11:29 am, Seabrook Wildlife Refuge, Seabrook, TX

Passeriformes:Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)

 41)  Eastern Bluebird W/E/C Sialia sialis 2013/05/05, 10:55 am, Edgewater, Webster, TX
 42)  American Robin W/E/C Turdus migratorius 2013/06/20, 5:40 pm, Wheaton, IL

Passeriformes:Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

 43)  Northern Mockingbird W/E/C Mimus polyglottos 2013/04/05, 12:25 pm, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

Passeriformes:Sturnidae (Starlings)

 44)  European Starling W/E/C Sturnus vulgaris 2013/04/21, 10:11 am, McNair Park, El Lago, TX

Passeriformes:Bombycillidae (Waxwings)

 45)  Cedar Waxwing W/E/C Bombycilla cedrorum 2013/06/26, 4:16 pm, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL

Passeriformes:Parulidae (New World Warblers)

 46)  Orange-crowned Warbler W/E/C Oreothlypis celata 2013/12/20, 1:04 pm, J.J. Mayes Wildlife Trace, Wallisville, TX
 47)  Northern Parula W/E/C Setophaga americana 2013/09/13, 9:00 am, Lafitte's Cove (UTC 068), Galveston, TX
 48)  Pine Warbler W/E/C Setophaga pinus 2013/10/20, 11:55 am, Challenger 7 Park, Friendswood, TX
 49)  Yellow-rumped Warbler W/E/C Setophaga coronata 2013/11/02, 5:45 pm, Field Behind Ed While Elementary School, El Lago, TX

Passeriformes:Passerellidae (New World Buntings and Sparrows)

 50)  Chipping Sparrow W/E/C Spizella passerina 2014/02/16, 4:12 pm, Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, Bay City, TX
 51)  Savannah Sparrow W/E/C Passerculus sandwichensis 2013/11/08, 9:54 am, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac, TX

Passeriformes:Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)

 52)  Northern Cardinal W/E/C Cardinalis cardinalis 2013/04/06, 11:39 am, Bay Area Charter School, El Lago, TX
 53)  Rose-breasted Grosbeak W/E/C Pheucticus ludovicianus 2013/06/26, 3:12 pm, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL
 54)  Blue Grosbeak W/E/C Passerina caerulea 2013/09/15, 5:38 pm, Field Behind Ed While Elementary School, El Lago, TX
 55)  Indigo Bunting W/E/C Passerina cyanea 2013/06/21, 10:45 am, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL

Passeriformes:Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)

 56)  Orchard Oriole W/E/C Icterus spurius 2013/07/01, 10:49 am, EL Lago, TX
 57)  Baltimore Oriole W/E/C Icterus galbula 2013/09/13, 9:44 am, Lafitte's Cove (UTC 068), Galveston, TX
 58)  Red-winged Blackbird W/E/C Agelaius phoeniceus 2013/04/05, 12:19 pm, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
 59)  Brown-headed Cowbird W/E/C Molothrus ater 2013/04/28, 1:02 pm, Ed White Elementary School, El Lago, TX
 60)  Common Grackle W/E/C Quiscalus quiscula 2013/06/26, 3:04 pm, Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, Wheaton, IL
 61)  Great-tailed Grackle W/E/C Quiscalus mexicanus 2013/04/06, 12:45 pm, Clear Lake Park, Pasadena, TX

Passeriformes:Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)

 62)  House Finch W/E/C Haemorhous mexicanus 2013/05/29, 6:33 pm, El Lago, TX
 63)  Pine Siskin W/E/C Spinus pinus 2015/06/27, 8:47 am, Arcata, CA
 64)  American Goldfinch W/E/C Spinus tristis 2013/06/21, 8:51 am, Wheaton, IL

Passeriformes:Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

 65)  House Sparrow W/E/C Passer domesticus 2013/04/06, 1:24 pm, Bay Area Park, Houston, TX