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Original Post: I Have To Go Back to Texas
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Although I managed 14 life birds and 74 state birds at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival this past week, I still missed a lot and there’s more in other parts of the state I haven’t visited. Species I still need from Texas include:
White-collared Seedeater (Upper Rio Grande Valley)
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Black-capped Vireo
Hook-billed Kite
Masked Duck (rare)
Swallow-tailed Kite (rare; easier in Florida)
Short-tailed Hawk
Harlan’s Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (King Ranch)
Prairie Falcon
Lesser Prairie Chicken
Scaled Quail
King Rail
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Mountain Plover
Red-billed Pigeon
Elf Owl
Cordilleran Flycacther
Gray Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo (easier in Florida)
Yellow-green Vireo (rare)
Brown Jay
Tamaulipas Crow
Brown-headed Nuthatch (also in Louisiana and Florida)
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Mountain Bluebird
Sprague’s Pipit
Swainson’s Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Crimson-collared Grosbeak (rare Mexican vagrant)
Varied Bunting
Canyon Towhee
Green-tailed Towhee (missed repeatedly this past trip)
White-collared Seedeater
Lark Bunting
Bachman’s Sparrow (easier in Florida)
Cassin’s Sparrow
Brewer’s Sparrow
Baird’s Sparrow
Pink-sided Junco
Smith’s Longspur
Mccown’s Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Some of these I could get next year at the RGBVF again if I go to different spots. For others I may need to visit different parts of the state, especially West Texas.
I could grab a few at the Laredo Birding Festival in February which should find White-collared Seedeater, Cassin’s Sparrow, Varied Bunting, Red-billed Pigeon, and a few others.
Another good option is Wings over the Hills in April which offers great chances for two endangered species, Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo, and possibly other species since I haven’t yet visited the Texas Hill Country. Prairie Falcon and Cordilleran Flycatcher may also be possible here.
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