South Texas

Texas has over 630 bird species recorded.  South Texas is home to many Central American and South American birds that venture into the United States only in south Texas with 540 species recorded (86% of the state's total.

South Texas



Crested Caracaras

South Texas

The northern caracara is a resident in Cuba, northern South America (south to northern Peru and northern Amazonian Brazil) and most of Central America and Mexico, just reaching the southernmost parts of the United States, including South Texas and Florida.  Northern caracaras inhabit various types of open and semi-open country.  They typically live in lowlands but can live to mid-elevation in the northern Andes, is one of few raptors that hunts on foot, often turning over branches and cow dung to reach food.  The northern caracara is a carnivorous scavenger that mainly feeds on carrion, but does occasionally eat fruit.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_crested_caracara



Crested Caracara

South Texas


Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Courting

Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Crested Caracara

South Texas


Golden-fronted Woodpecker Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley

State Park

Texas


Golden-fronted Woodpecker Frontera Audubon Society

Texas



Ladder-backed Woodpecker Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Lincoln's Sparrow

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Northern Bobwhite

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Northern Cardinals Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal

South Texas


Pyrrhuloxia

Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Whooping Crane

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Whooping Crane

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas

 

Reddish Egret

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas


Reddish Egret

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas


Osprey

South Padre Island Birding and Nature Centre

Texas 


Swamp Sparrow

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Turkey Vulture

South Texas


Great-tailed Grackle

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Texas


Plain Chachalaca

Frontera Audubon Society

Texas


Harris's Hawk

South Texas 


Harris's Hawk

Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Great Egret

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas



Great Blue Heron

South Padre Island Birding and Nature Centre

Texas


Altamira Oriole

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Texas


American Oystercatcher

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas


Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Common Gallinule

South Padre Island Birding and Nature Centre

Texas


Black-crested Titmouse Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Frontera Audubon Society

Texas


Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Mating

Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Fighting

Crested Caracara

South Texas


Curve-billed Thrasher

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Great Catbird

Laguna Atascosa

National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Great Kiskadee

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley

State Park

Texas


Loggerhead Shrike Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Long-billed Thrasher Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinals Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Northern Cardinal Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Whooping Crane

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Whooping Crane

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Texas Raccoon

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

Texas

Redhead

South Padre Island Birding and

Nature Centre

Texas


Snowy Egret

South Padre Island Birding and

Nature Centre

Texas


Willet

South Padre Island Birding and Nature Centre

Texas


Turkey Vulture

South Texas


Long-billed Curlew

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Green Jay &

Northern Bobwhite

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


Green Jay

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Texas


Green Jay

Laguna Seca Ranch Texas


Greater Roadrunner

Laguna Atascosa

National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Great Blue Heron

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Golden-fronted Woodpecker & Northern Cardinal

Laguna Seca Ranch

Texas


American Kestrel

Laguna Atascosa

National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


Crested Caracaras

South Texas


Brown Pelican

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Texas


American Wigeon

South Padre Island Birding and Nature Centre

Texas


Black-throated Sparrow South Texas