Dispatch from our Bird Guru, Mary Goldsby, on the November 18 Bird Survey!

“It was a beautiful autumn day for our final monthly bird survey of the year! All typical birds seen at this time of year in Houston as well.

Birders: 9

Species: 25 + 2 other taxa

Next monthly survey: January 20, 2024 7:30am

In December the Christmas Bird Count will be Monday December 18, 2023 and it begins at Woodland Park but also covers several more parks/stops in the Heights area. I'll send out an email in a few weeks with contact information for anyone interested in participating.

Today:
White-winged Dove 13
Mourning Dove 2
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
new world vulture sp. 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 10
Carolina Chickadee 3
Red-vented Bulbul 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 10
American Robin 3
Scaly-breasted Munia 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Great-tailed Grackle 9
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 8