April 20, 2008-SeaBee Park


Dan Symonds had a very productive morning at Seebee Park, adding 5 to his life list (marked with an L). Black-necked Stilts and Wilson’s Phalarope are beautifully colored birds this time of year. Those birds marked with an X means they were present but uncounted.

Complete List:

  • Gadwall – 15
  • Blue-winged Teal – 18
  • Northern Shoveler – 10
  • Green-winged Teal – 2
  • Pied-billed Grebe – 1
  • American White Pelican – 4
  • Great Blue Heron – 4
  • Snowy Egret – 4
  • Cattle Egret – 2 (L)
  • Turkey Vulture – 4
  • Swainson’s Hawk – 1
  • Red-tailed Hawk – 1
  • American Coot – 40
  • Killdeer – 5
  • Black-necked Stilt – 10 (L)
  • Spotted Sandpiper – 3
  • Greater Yellowlegs – 2
  • Upland Sandpiper – 2 (L)
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper – 15
  • Long-billed Dowitcher – 20
  • Wilson’s Phalarope – 5 (L)
  • Mourning Dove – 6
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker – 2
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 10
  • Purple Martin – X
  • Bank Swallow – X (L)
  • Cliff Swallow – X
  • Cave Swallow – X
  • Barn Swallow – X
  • Northern Mockingbird – 4
  • American Pipit – 35
  • Chipping Sparrow – X
  • Clay-colored Sparrow – X
  • Vesper Sparrow – X
  • Savannah Sparrow – X
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow – X
  • White-crowned Sparrow – X
  • Red-winged Blackbird – 16
  • Common Grackle – 10
  • Great-tailed Grackle – 8

Sightings by Dan Symonds