Birds in the Park – May 2018

Jason Bonilla, Houston Audubon Society:

Hi all. We had our May bird survey for Woodland Park this morning with 21 species recorded. The bird of the day for me was the Swainson's Hawk. The list is below and spreadsheet for all years attached. Our next survey will be on June 23rd.

Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Tricolored Heron - 2 (fly over)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Swainson's Hawk - 1
White-winged Dove - 4
Mourning Dove - 2
Chimney Swift - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
Blue Jay - 5
Purple Martin - 1
Barn Swallow - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
American Robin - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 3
Northern Cardinal - 8
House Sparrow - 3

To view the complete bird count index since June 2011, click here.