Birds of Bastrop and Buescher State Parks and Lake Bastrop

Legend

A = abundant - over 50 per day; should be recorded each visit.

C = common - 15 -50 per day; should be recorded on 80% of visits.

F = fairly common - 5-15 per day or several flocks passing overhead; should be recorded on 60% of visits.

U = uncommon - less than 5 per day, or no more than 1 group per day; recorded less than 40% of visits.

R = rare - 1 to several per season, or 1 group per season.

O = Occasional - Not rare or uncommon, but somewhat unpredictable.

I = irregular and unpredictable.

Acc = accidental - out of normal range; maybe two records in a decade.

* = nests regularly.

** = has nested or probably nests in immediate vicinity; additional information needed.

Sp - spring (March-May)

S - summer (June-August)

F - fall (September-November)

W - winter (December-February)

Checklist

SPECIES

Sp

S

F

W

Check Space

Common Loon

O

 

Acc

O

 

Pied-Billed Grebe*

C

F

C

C

 

Horned Grebe

O

 

Acc

O

 

Eared Grebe

U

O

U

U

 

Blue-footed Booby

Acc

 

 

Acc

 

American White Pelican

U

 

U

R

 

Double-crested Cormorant

C

 

C

C

 

Neotropic Cormorant

U

U

U

R

 

Anhinga

R

I

R

 

 

Least Bittern**

R

R

O

 

 

Great Blue Heron**

C

F

C

C

 

Great Egret

F

U

F

F

 

Snowy Egret

 

R

U

O

 

Little Blue Heron

U

U

U

O

 

Tricolored Heron

 

R

R

 

 

Cattle Egret

F

F

F

O

 

Green Heron*

U

U

U

R

 

Black-crowned Night Heron

   

R

O

 

Yellow-crowned Night Heron**

R

R

U

O

 

White Ibis

   

O

 

 

White-faced Ibis

 

 

R

   

Wood Stork

 

R

R

 

 

Roseate Spoonbill

 

O

O

   

Fulvous Whistling Duck

 

O

   

 

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

R

R

U

R

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

   

R

R

 

Snow Goose

O

 

R

O

 

Canada Goose

R

 

U

U

 

Wood Duck*

U

U

U

U

 

Green-winged Teal

U

 

U

F

 

Mottled Duck

 

 

R

R

 

Mallard

R

 

R

R

 

Northern Pintail

U

 

U

U

 

Blue-winged Teal

F

O

U

F

 

Northern Shoveler

U

 

U

F

 

Gadwall

C

 

U

C

 

American Wigeon

C

 

F

C

 

Canvasback

R

   

R

 

Redhead

U

 

R

U

 

Ring-necked Duck

F

 

R

F

 

Greater Scaup

     

O

 

Lesser Scaup

C

 

U

C

 

Oldsquaw

R,I

   

R

 

Common Goldeneye

     

R

 

Bufflehead

U

 

R

U

 

Hooded Merganser

R

 

R

U

 

Common Merganser

O

   

R

 

Red-breasted Merganser

R

   

R

 

Ruddy Duck

F

O

F

F

 

Black Vulture*

C

C

C

C

 

Turkey Vulture*

A

A

A

A

 

Osprey

U

 

R

U

 

White-tailed Kite*

U,I

U,I

U,I

U,I

 

Mississippi Kite

U

 

U

   

Bald Eagle

R

 

O

R

 

Northern Harrier

U

 

U

U

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

F

 

U

F

 

Cooper's Hawk**

R

O

U

U

 

Red-shouldered Hawk*

F

F

F

F

 

Broad-winged Hawk

U

 

U

   

Swainson's Hawk

U

R

U

   

Zone-tailed Hawk

   

R

R

 

Red-tailed Hawk*

F

U

F

R

 

Golden Eagle

     

Acc

 

Crested Caracara**

U

U

U

U

 

American Kestrel

C

 

C

C

 

Merlin

R

 

R

R

 

Peregrine Falcon

R

 

R

R

 

Wild Turkey

R

R

R

R

 

Northern Bobwhite*

R

R

R

R

 

Virginia Rail

R

 

R

R

 

Sora

U

 

R

U

 

Common Moorhen

R

R

O

   

American Coot

A

U

A

A

 

Sandhill Crane

U

 

U

R

 

Semipalmated Plover

R

 

R

 

 

Killdeer*

C

C

C

C

 

Black-necked Stilt

O

 

O

 

 

American Avocet

R

 

R

 

 

Greater Yellowlegs

U

 

U

 

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

U

 

U

R

 

Spotted Sandpiper

F

 

F

F

 

Upland Sandpiper

C

 

C

 

 

Solitary Sandpiper

R

 

U

 

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper

R

 

R

 

 

Western Sandpiper

U

 

U

 

 

Least Sandpiper

U

 

U

R

 

Baird's Sandpiper

O

 

R

 

 

Pectoral Sandpiper

R

 

R

 

 

Stilt Sandpiper

R

 

R

 

 

Long-billed Dowitcher

U

 

U

 

 

Common Snipe

U

 

R

U

 

American Woodcock

U

 

 

U

 

Wilson's Phalarope

R

 

R

 

 

Herring Gull

 

 

 

R

 

Franklin's Gull

U

 

U

 

 

Ring-billed Gull

U

 

R

U

 

Forster's Tern

U

O

R

U

 

Black Tern

R

 

R

 

 

Rock Dove*

U

U

U

C

 

Mourning Dove*

A

C

A

A

 

White-winged Dove

R

R

R

R

 

Inca Dove*

U

U

U

U

 

Common Ground-Dove*

U

R

R

U

 

Black-billed Cuckoo

R

 

 

 

 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo*

C

C

R

 

 

Greater Roadrunner

U

U

U

U

 

Eastern Screech-Owl*

F

F

F

F

 

Great Horned Owl**

U

U

U

U

 

Barred Owl*

F

F

F

F

 

Common Nighthawk*

F

C

F

O

 

Pauraque

O

 

 

 

 

Chuck-will's-widow*

U

C

 

 

 

Whip-poor-will

U

 

U

 

 

Chimney Swift*

C

C

C

 

 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird*

C

C

C

 

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird

R

R

R

 

 

Rufous Hummingbird

R

 

R

O

 

Belted Kingfisher

F

U

U

F

 

Green Kingfisher

R,I

 

 

R,I

 

Red-headed Woodpecker*

R

R

R

R

 

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

 

R,I

 

R,I

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker

C

C

C

C

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

U

 

U

F

 

Ladder-backed Woodpecker*

F

F

F

F

 

Downy Woodpecker*

F

U

U

F

 

Hairy Woodpecker

R,I

R,I

R,I

U,I

 

Northern Flicker

F

 

F

F

 

Pileated Woodpecker*

U

U

U

U

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

U

 

U

I

 

Eastern Wood-Pewee*

F

U

U

 

 

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

R

 

U

 

 

Acadian Flycatcher*

U

U

R

 

 

Alder Flycatcher

R

 

U

 

 

Willow Flycatcher

F

 

U

 

 

"Traill's" Flycatcher

F

 

F

 

 

Least Flycatcher

U

 

U

 

 

Hammond's Flycatcher

 

 

 

Acc

 

Eastern Phoebe

U

U

U

F

 

Vermilion Flycatcher

R,I

 

R,I

R,I

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher

R

 

 

R

 

Great Crested Flycatcher

F

F

F

 

 

Western Kingbird*

U

F

U

 

 

Eastern Kingbird*

U

R

U

 

 

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher*

C

C

F

Acc

 

Purple Martin*

C

C

U

 

 

Tree Swallow

U

 

U

O

 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

U

O

F

 

 

Bank Swallow

U

 

U

 

 

Cave Swallow

 

R

R

 

 

Cliff Swallow

F

F

A

 

 

Barn Swallow*

U

U

C

O

 

Blue Jay*

C

C

C

C

 

American Crow*

A

C

A

A

 

Common Raven

 

 

 

R

 

Carolina Chickadee*

C

C

C

C

 

Tufted Titmouse*

C

C

C

C

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

R,I

 

R,I

U,I

 

Brown Creeper

R

 

R

U

 

Carolina Wren*

C

C

C

C

 

Bewick's Wren

U

U

U

U

 

House Wren

F

 

F

U

 

Winter Wren

U

 

R

U

 

Marsh Wren

U

 

R

U

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

U,I

 

U,I

U,I

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

C

 

C

C

 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*

F

U

F

R

 

Eastern Bluebird

F

U

U

F

 

Mountain Bluebird

 

 

 

O

 

Townsend's Solitaire

 

 

 

O

 

Veery

R

 

Acc

 

 

Gray-cheeked Thrush

R

 

R

 

 

Hermit Thrush

C

 

U

C

 

Wood Thrush*

R

R

R

O

 

American Robin

A

R

F

A

 

Gray Catbird

F

O

U

R

 

Northern Mockingbird*

C

C

C

C

 

Brown Thrasher

F

U

F

U

 

American Pipit

U

 

U

U

 

Cedar Waxwing

U,I

 

U,I

A,I

 

Loggerhead Shrike*

F

U

F

F

 

European Starling*

C

F

C

C

 

White-eyed Vireo*

C

C

C

U

 

Bell's Vireo

R

R

 

O

 

Black-capped Vireo

 

Acc

 

 

 

Solitary Vireo

F

 

F

U

 

Yellow-throated Vireo*

U

U

 

 

 

Warbling Vireo

U

 

F

 

 

Philadelphia Vireo

U

 

 

 

 

Red-eyed Vireo*

F

F

R

 

 

Blue-winged Warbler

R

 

R

 

 

Golden-winged Warbler

R

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Warbler

U

 

R

 

 

Orange-crowned Warbler

F

 

U

F

 

Nashville Warbler

F

 

F

O

 

Northern Parula*

C

C

F

 

 

Yellow Warbler

U

 

C

 

 

Chestnut-sided Warbler

U

 

U

 

 

Magnolia Warbler

U

 

R

 

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

A

 

C

A

 

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Acc

 

 

Acc

 

Black-throated Green Warbler

F

 

F

R

 

Blackburnian Warbler

F

 

U

 

 

Yellow-throated Warbler**

U

 

R

R

 

Pine Warbler*

A

C

A

A

 

Palm Warbler

R

 

 

R

 

Bay-breasted Warbler

U

 

R

 

 

Blackpoll Warbler

R

 

O

 

 

Cerulean Warbler

O

 

Acc

 

 

Black-and-white Warbler*

C

U

U

R

 

American Redstart

U

 

F

 

 

Prothonotary Warbler

U

 

R

 

 

Worm-eating Warbler

U

 

R

 

 

Swainson's Warbler*

R

R

O

 

 

Ovenbird

U

 

O

 

 

Northern Waterthrush

F

 

F

 

 

Louisiana Waterthrush**

U

R

U

O

 

Kentucky Warbler*

F

F

U

 

 

Mourning Warbler

R

 

R

 

 

Common Yellowthroat**

U

R

U

U

 

Hooded Warbler*

U

U

R

 

 

Wilson's Warbler

U

 

U

R

 

Canada Warbler

R

 

U

 

 

Red-faced Warbler

Acc

 

 

 

 

Yellow-breasted Chat*

U

R

U

 

 

Hepatic Tanager

R

 

 

R,I

 

Summer Tanager*

F

F

U

 

 

Scarlet Tanager

U

 

R

 

 

Western Tanager