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  1. Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor aserriensis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county chordeiles minor aserriensis common nighthawk fm 50 mudville sims lane road texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  2. Curve-billed Thrasher

    Curve-billed Thrasher

    Fairly common on the mainland, but this species seems to be absent from South Padre and the coastal barrier islands. Two subspecies groups have been proposed as separate species because their vocalizations, genetics and appearances differ, but thus far the AOS has declined to approve such a...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • curve-billed thrasher texas toxostoma curvirostre usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  3. Happy Mothers Day!

    Happy Mothers Day!

    Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans: Emydidae) with its offspring on top.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county central park college station family emydidae red-eared slider texas trachemys scripta elegans usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Reptiles
  4. Happy Mothers Day!

    Happy Mothers Day!

    Barn Swallow juvenile being fed (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • barn swallow brazos county college station hirundo rustica erythrogaster texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  5. Western Kingbird

    Western Kingbird

    Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county e station texas tyrannus verticalis usa western kingbird
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  6. Crested Caracara

    Crested Caracara

    A handsome adult perched on a pole along the road after we left the sod farm. Caracaras in Texas were originally described as the race "C. p. audubonii" but they cannot be reliably diagnosed and it is now considered a junior synonym of "C. p. cheriway." Formerly considered two species, Crested...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • caracara plancus crested caracara texas usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  7. Northern Mockingbirds Fighting

    Northern Mockingbirds Fighting

    Northern Mockingbird fight (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station mimus polyglottos polyglottos northern mockingbird texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  8. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    One of my favorite birds perched on an irrigation spigot. An adult based on fresh pale fringing on wing coverts and tertials. Females average smaller than males and have shorter tails but there is overlap. However this one's tail is so long I feel confident it is an adult male. They are common...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • scissor-tailed flycatcher texas tyrannus forficatus usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  9. Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird

    Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird

    Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura carolinensis) chasing off a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station mimus polyuglottos polyglottos mourning dove northern mockingbird texas usa veterans park and athletic complex zenaida macroura carolinensis
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  10. White-rumped Sandpiper

    White-rumped Sandpiper

    White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris fuscicollis texas tritex grass farm usa white-rumped sandpiper
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  11. Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    We stopped at a sod farm in search of shorebirds. Here we found a large flock of 30 or more Pectoral Sandpipers foraging in an irrigated area that had been flooded by mistake. More common in the Fall than in the Spring they migrate through Texas from wintering grounds in South America to...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  12. Pectoral Sandpiper in Flight

    Pectoral Sandpiper in Flight

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) on a short flight.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  13. Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper

    Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) wading in water after heavy rains.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  14. Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata)

    Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata)

    Blending with the ground, the male has the large dark wing spots lacking in most females (heteromorphs). but some females mimic males (andromorphs). This one is a true male based on the blue color of its abdomen. A medium-sized dragonlet in the skimmer family (Libellulidae). It is widespread...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • band-winged dragonlet erythrodiplax umbrata texas usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Upland Sandpiper

    Upland Sandpiper

    Oddly shaped with a tiny head and long tail, the taxonomy of this unique species has been in flux. Current thinking is that it is ancestral to the curlews. Formerly known as Upland Plover or Bartramian Sandpiper, they are restricted to short-grass prairie. Shy and difficult to approach, they...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • bartramia longicauda texas upland sandpiper usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  16. American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady

    American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 3.7-6.4 cm (1.75-2.5 in). Nectaring mealy sage.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • american painted lady brazos county bryan camelot park family nymphalidae texas usa vanessa virginiensis
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Horned Lark, Male

    Horned Lark, Male

    Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris giraudi) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan eremophila alpestris giraudi horned lark sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  18. Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)

    Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)

    Also called Texan Crescentspot or Texas Crescent, this resident of the southern US ranges south to Guatemala. It was formerly placed in the genus "Phyciodes." Preferring deep shade, it can be identified by the indentation below the tip of the forewing. Crescent butterflies are so named because...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • anthanassa texana texan crescent texas usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  19. Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus: Hesperiidae) grass skipper, open wing. Wingspan 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park family hesperiidae fiery skipper hylephila phyleus texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper

    Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus: Hesperiidae) grass skipper, closed wing. Wingspan 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park family hesperiidae fiery skipper hylephila phyleus texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Downy Woodpecker, Male

    Downy Woodpecker, Male

    Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan downy woodpecker dryobates pubescens pubescens midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)

    Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)

    A limited range species from Southern Texas and adjacent Mexico. This docile tortoise is listed as a threatened species because of severe population declines mostly caused by heavy exploitation by pet suppliers. It is primarily vegetarian, feeding on prickly pear fruit. Sometimes called...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • gopherus berlandieri texas texas tortoise usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Reptiles
  23. Neotropic Cormorants

    Neotropic Cormorants

    Neotropic Cormorants (Nannopterum brasilianum mexicanum)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county nannopterum brasilianum mexicanum neotropic cormorant texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  24. Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

    Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

    Ranging from the southwestern US to Argentina. Sometimes called Sunflower Patch, this is an attractive highly variable member of the Checkerspot Tribe (Melitaeini). Note the white spot on top of its head, a feature of this tribe. This is presumably the race "C. l. adjutrix" ranging from...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • bordered patch chlosyne lacinia texas usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  25. Broad-banded Epistrophe Hoverfly

    Broad-banded Epistrophe Hoverfly

    Broad-banded Epistrophe Hoverfly (Epistrophe grossularite: Syrphidae) 9.8-13.6 mm (0.39-0.54 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county broad-banded epistrophe hoverfly college station epistrophe grossularite family syrphidae lick creek park nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
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