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A guide to the birds of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

This is a guide to the birds of Austin and Travis County, TX.

Anhinga 1
Anhinga anhinga
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites 2
Accipitridae
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk 4
Accipiter cooperii
Circus cyaneus 5
Zone-tailed Hawk 6
Buteo albonotatus
Swainson's Hawk 7
Buteo swainsoni
Red-shouldered Hawk 8
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk 9
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk 10
Buteo platypterus
White-tailed Kite 11
Elanus leucurus
Bald Eagle 12
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Harris's Hawk 6
Parabuteo unicinctus
Mississippi Kite 13
Ictinia mississippiensis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 14
Amazilia yucatanensis
Anna's Hummingbird 14
Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird 15
Selasphorus sasin
Rufous Hummingbird 9
Selasphorus rufus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 16
Selasphorus platycercus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 17
Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird 6
Archilochus alexandri
Chimney Swift 14
Chaetura pelagica
West Indian Whistling-Duck 18
Dendrocygna arborea
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 19
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 20
Dendrocygna bicolor
Black Swan 21
Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan 22
Cygnus olor
American Black Duck 23
Anas rubripes
Mallard 24
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail 25
Anas acuta
Common Teal 26
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal 27
Anas cyanoptera
Mottled Duck 15
Anas fulvigula
Northern Shoveler 28
Anas clypeata
Common Goldeneye 29
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead 28
Bucephala albeola
Red-breasted Merganser 30
Mergus serrator
Swan Goose 31
Anser cygnoides
Greylag Goose 32
Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose 33
Anser albifrons
Velvet Scoter 34
Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter 35
Melanitta perspicillata
Ring-necked Duck 28
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 36
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup 37
Aythya affinis
Redhead 38
Aythya americana
Canvasback 6
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 39
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 40
Branta canadensis
Mandarin Duck 41
Aix galericulata
Wood Duck 42
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 43
Lophodytes cucullatus
Muscovy Duck 44
Cairina moschata
Long-tailed Duck 45
Clangula hyemalis
Bushtit 46
Psaltriparus minimus
Horned Lark 47
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 48
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 49
Certhia americana
Canyon Wren 50
Catherpes mexicanus
Cactus Wren 51
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren 6
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Polioptila caerulea
Carolina Wren 52
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren 14
Thryomanes bewickii
Sedge Wren 6
Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren 28
Cistothorus palustris
Verdin 53
Auriparus flaviceps
Crows, Jays, and Magpies 54
Corvidae
Common Raven 55
Corvus corax
American Crow 56
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 57
Cyanocitta cristata
Pyrrhuloxia 58
Cardinalis sinuatus
Northern Cardinal 59
Cardinalis cardinalis
Lincoln's Sparrow 60
Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow 61
Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow 20
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 62
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow 6
Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow 60
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 3
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow 63
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 64
Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow 65
Zonotrichia albicollis
Scott's Oriole 31
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 66
Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole 67
Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole 50
Icterus bullockii
Green-tailed Towhee 6
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 68
Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee 69
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Eastern Meadowlark 14
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 14
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 70
Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed Grackle 71
Quiscalus mexicanus
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Dendroica coronata
Common Yellowthroat 72
Geothlypis trichas
Red-winged Blackbird 73
Agelaius phoeniceus
Evening Grosbeak 74
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden-winged Warbler 75
Vermivora chrysoptera

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