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Louisiana Waterthrush
An early Spring migrant this is the only one we saw. This record shot in deep shade at a water feature shows the white supercilium flaring behind the eye and and exceptionally large bill. Both features help distinguish it from the more expected Northern Waterthrush which has a buff supercilium...- jmorlan
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- louisiana waterthrush parkesia motacilla texas usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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American Robin, Female
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) female.- Stanley Jones
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- american robin brazos county brian bachmann community park college station texas turdus migratorius usa
- Comments: 15
- Category: North America
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Lark Sparrow
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus grammacus) at the edge of a corn field.- Stanley Jones
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- chondestes grammacus grammacus lark sparrow mumford robertson county texas union bend road usa
- Comments: 13
- Category: North America
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Hooded Warbler
An incredibly tame adult male posed nicely. Immature males are similar but have narrower black on the side of the neck and more contrasting retained primary coverts. They are migrants in this area often hiding in low dense shrubbery. Formerly in the genus "Wilsonia."- jmorlan
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- hooded warbler setophaga citrina texas usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Male
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus: Papilionidae) male. Wingspan 8.9-14.0 cm (3.5-5.5 in).- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county college station eastern tiger swallowtail family papilionidae lick creek park papilio glaucus texas usa
- Comments: 11
- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Dickcissel
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) just finished bath and is now looking for a hair dryer.- Stanley Jones
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- dickcissel mumford robertson county spiza americana texas union bend road usa
- Comments: 13
- Category: North America
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Wood Thrush
Posing at a water feature, this Eastern North American thrush is a fairly common migrant in the eastern half of Texas, especially along the coast where it can be found in shady forested areas with heavy leaf litter. Unfortunately they are rapidly declining with forest fragmentation, cowbird...- jmorlan
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- hylocichla mustelina texas usa wood thrush
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Migratory Grasshopper
Migratory Grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes: Acrididae) 1.8-2.9 cm (0.71-1.1 in) long.- Stanley Jones
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- family acrididae foyt melanoplus sanguinipes migratory grasshopper mumford road robertson county texas usa
- Comments: 6
- Category: Invertebrates
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Common Grackle, Male
Common Grackle (Quiscalis quiscula versicolor) male.- Stanley Jones
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- common grackle mumford mumford benchley road quiscalis quiscula versicolor robertson county texas usa
- Comments: 12
- Category: North America
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Painted Bunting
My first bird at the parking lot was a harbinger of a major migration fallout. Adult males are outrageously multi-colored but females and immature males are usually indistinguishable. Here the fresh primary coverts suggest an adult female. "P. c. pallidior" is the smaller, paler western race...- jmorlan
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- painted bunting passerina ciris texas usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Texas Fox Squirrel, Melanistic Female
Texas Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger limitis: Sciuridae) a melanistic female. A subspecies of the eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). She is either pregnant or feeding young.- Stanley Jones
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- benchley family sciuridae mumford benchley road robertson county sciurus niger limitis texas texas fox squirrel usa
- Comments: 8
- Category: Wild Mammals
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Female
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) female hunting. woodland between the retention pond and Carters Creek at 84 m (276 ft) elevation. May 2024- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county bryan scissor-tailed flycatcher texas tyrannus forficatus usa zos center
- Comments: 14
- Category: North America
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Greater Roadrunner
An alert pose with tail cocked and crest raised. This iconic ground cuckoo of the arid American Southwest seemed to be following me. The colored eye markings are bare skin known as the postorbital apterium. It is mostly blue in females, but males such as this also show a bit of red or orange.- jmorlan
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- geococcyx californianus greater roadrunner texas usa
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae). Looks a bit like bird poop. A great deterrent to keep predators from looking closely. On a leaflet of Hercules-club in my front yard.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county bryan family papilionidae giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes texas usa
- Comments: 6
- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides) Perched on a natural gas pipeline marker.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos center brazos county bryan lanius ludovicianus excubitorides loggerhead shrike texas usa
- Comments: 16
- Category: North America
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Gray Catbird
Gray Catbirds were abundant, but difficult to photograph because of their somber plumage and preference for deep shade. I got this image at a photo-blind with a water drip. This species is named for its catlike "mewing" call-note, but its song includes many complex phrases; often sounding like...- jmorlan
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- dumetella carolinensis gray catbird texas usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, 1st Yr Bird
Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) 1st yr bird taking its leave.- Stanley Jones
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- buteo jamaicensis borealis eastern red-tailed hawk mumford red-tailed hawk robertson county texas union bend road usa
- Comments: 16
- Category: North America
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House Sparrows, Males
House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) males, front and back view.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county bryan house sparrow midtown lake passer domesticus texas usa
- Comments: 8
- Category: North America
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Bronzed Cowbird
Cowbirds are obligate brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. This species prefers orioles as its host. Distinguished by its red eyes, it formerly went under the name "Red-eyed Cowbird." This is presumably the nominate race occurring from Southern Texas to Panama. Females...- jmorlan
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- bronzed cowbird molothrus aeneus texas usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Chimney Swift
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) So why do they even have a tail? Just to be cute? (lol).- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county bryan chaetura pelagica chimney swift texas usa
- Comments: 11
- Category: North America
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Wilson's Phalarope, Female
Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) female in breeding plumage.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county northwest of bryan phalaropus tricolor sims lane cut-off texas tritex grass farm usa wilson's phalarope
- Comments: 11
- Category: North America
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Blue Grosbeak
The males take two years to gain full plumage. This is presumably the nominate eastern race smaller with a smaller bill and more purple than birds from the western US. Formerly placed in the monotypic genus "Guiraca" but moved to "Passerina" by the AOS in 2002 (43rd supplement) based on...- jmorlan
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- blue grosbeak passerina caerulea texas usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). Perched in a Post Oak.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county coccyzus americanus college station lick creek park texas usa yellow-billed cuckoo
- Comments: 8
- Category: North America
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Northern Mockingbirds Fighting
Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) fighting, one better than the other.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos county college station mimus polyglottos polyglottos northern mockingbird texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
- Comments: 13
- Category: North America
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Altamira Oriole
This species reaches the northern limit of its range in southern Texas where it appears to be increasing. Prior to 1950 it was considered rare. Resembling an oversized male Hooded Oriole, it is the largest oriole in the US. Texas birds are the smaller more brightly colored subspecies "I. g...- jmorlan
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- altamira oriole icterus gularis texas usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America