Medina River Natural Area Birds
Seen in the park from October 2005 to April 2007 Season
Sp S F W
PELECANIFORMES    
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus   A
   
CICONIFORMES - Storks, Herons, Bitterns    
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias  C   C
  Great Egret Casmerodius albus          
Snowy Egret Egretta thula    C  
   
ANSERIFORMES - Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)     
Wood Duck Aix sponsa    U
  Northern sholver Anas clypeata       O  
   
FALCONIFORMES - Birds of Prey (Eagles, Hawks, Falcons,
Vultures)		    
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus  C C C C
  Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura  A A A A  
Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus    
  Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus  U   U    
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni  U   U  
  Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis  U U U U  
American Kestrel Falco sparverius  A A A A
  Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus          
   
GALLIFORMES - Domestic Fowl & Game Birds (Pheasants,
Grouse, Quail, Turkeys, Peacocks, Chickens)		    
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo O    
  Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus  C C      
   
CHARADRIIFORMES - Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Killdeer, Stilt,
Rail, Avocet, Plover)		    
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus  A   A A
   
COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons    
Rock Dove Columba livia  A A A A
  White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica  A   A    
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura  A A A A
  Inca Dove Columbina inca  A A A A  
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina O  
   
CUCULIFORMES - Cuckoos, Roadrunners    
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus  C C C  
  Greater Roadrunner Geoccyx californianus  U U U U  
   
STRIGIFORMES - Owls, Nocturnal Birds of Prey    
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio  C C C
  Barred Owl Strix varia A C C C  
Barn Owl Tyto alba    
   
CAPRIMULGIFORMES - Nightjars, Goatsuckers    
   
APODIFORMES - Swifts, Hummingbirds    
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri A A  
  Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon          
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana C C C U
   
PICIFORMES - Woodpeckers    
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons  A A A A
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius  U *      
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris  C C C C
  Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens          
   
PASSERIFORMES - Perching Birds or Song Birds    
Tyrannidae - Flycatchers    
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus  C    
  Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe  C U C C  
Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus ribinus  U    
  Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens  C U      
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus  A A A  
Hirundinidae - Swallows    
Purple Martin Progne subis  A A O  
  Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota  C C C    
Barn Swallow Hirundo ruslica  A A A  
Corvidae - Crows, Jays    
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata    C C
  Common Raven Corvus corax  R     R  
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos   C C
Paridae - Titmice, Chickadees    
Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis  C C C C
  Tufted Titmouse Parus  bicolor  A A A A  
Aegithalidae - Bushtit    
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus R R R
Sittidae - Nuthatches    
Troglodytidae - Wrens    
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus  U U U U
  Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus  A A A A  
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii  A A A A
  House Wren Troglodytes aedon  C   C    
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes   U
Regulidae - Kinglets    
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa  O   U
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula  C   C C  
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers    
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea  C O C C
Turdidae - Thrushes    
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus C    
Hermit Thrush Cathanrus guttatus  C     C  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus Calendula    
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa          
Louisana water thrush Seiurus motacilla    
Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers    
Northen Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos  A A A A
  Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre    C   C  
Bombycillidae - Waxwings    
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum  C   U C
Laniidae - Shrikes    
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus  U C  
Sturnidae - Starlings    
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris  A A A  
Vireonidae - Vireos    
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus  C C C U
  Cassin'sVireo            
Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius  C   C U
  Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons  O        
Blue headed Vireo Vireo solitarius  O    
Parulinae - Wood Warblers    
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata  C   C C
  Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla  C   C R  
Northern Parula Parula americana  O    
  Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia  C   C    
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica  U    
  Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia  C        
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata  A   A
  Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens  C X U    
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca  U    
  Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis U        
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina   O  
  Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica  O        
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia  C O U  
  Yellow-breasted Chat lcteria virens  C R      
Thraupinae - Tanagers    
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra C C  
Cardinalinae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Dickcissel      
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis  A A A A
  Blue Grosebeak Guiraca caerulea  C        
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris  C C U  
  Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus          
Dickcissel Spiza americana  C   O  
Emberizinae - Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos    
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus C   C C
  Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps  U U U U  
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina  C R U C
  Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla  C O U C  
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis    
  Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia  U        
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii  A   A  
  White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis      C    
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys  A    
  Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca       R  
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus   A
Icterinae - Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks    
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus  A C  
  Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna  A        
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus  A A A  
  Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula  U   O U  
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater A A A A
Frigillidae - Finches    
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus  A A A A
  Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria  C U U U  
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis  C   A
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows    
House Sparrow Passer domesticus  A A A A
A =Abundant:  70%-100% probability.  Easy to find, but not necessarily in large numbers.
C =Common:  40%-70% probability.  Fairly easy to find, but not as likely as an abundant species.
U = Uncommon:  10%-40% probability.  Expected to be found on a minority of trips: not unusual.
O = Occasional: 2%-10% probability.  Seldom seen/heard.  Usually reported only once or twice per season.
R = Rare:  1%-2% probability.  Rarely seen/heard.  Usually reported only once or twice in a five year period.
X = Accidental:  0%-1% probability.  Not expected.  Usually reported only once or twice in Bexar County.
? = Status Uncertain:  Substantiated record but individual bird is of questionable origin.

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