Zone-tailed Hawk
My Birding Big Year results as of February 2026
#269 species of birds.
23 new lifers including the pictured Zone-tailed Hawk.
Visited 23 counties in Texas and 2 counties in Florida.
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Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (SAVS)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
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Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (SWSP)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
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Virginia Rail
Virginia Rail (VIRA)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
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Horned Grebe
Horned Grebe (HOGR)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
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Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (SAVS)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
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Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker (NOFL)
Yellow Shafted
Bell County, Texas
January 10, 2026
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (YBSA)
Bell County, Texas
January 9, 2026
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (YBSA)
Bell County, Texas
January 9, 2026
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Greater Scaup
Greater Scaup (GRSC)
South Lakes Park
Denton, Texas
January 9, 2026
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Osprey
Osprey (OSPR)
Northwest Community Park, Fort Worth, Texas
January 8, 2026
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Great Kiskadee
Great Kiskadee (GKIS)
Choke Canyon State Park, Texas
December 19, 2025
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Pyrrhuloxia
Pyrrhuloxia (PYRR)
Choke Canyon State Park, Texas
December 19, 2025
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Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (GFWO)
Choke Canyon State Park, Texas
December 19, 2025
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Green Jay
Green Jay (GRJA)
Choke Canyon State Park, Texas
December 19, 2025
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Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl (GHOW)
Choke Canyon State Park, Texas
December 18, 2025
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Common Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove (CGDO)
Bell County, Texas
December 16, 2025
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Vermilion Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher (VEFL)
Lake Alice, Alice, Texas
November 9, 2025
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Long-billed Thrasher
Long-billed Thrasher (LBTH)
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, Harlingen, Texas
November 8, 2025
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Plain Chachalaca
Plain Chachalaca (PLCH)
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, Harlingen, Texas
November 8, 2025
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Harris’s Hawk
Harris’s Hawk (HAHA)
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Cape May Warbler in Boerne, Texas January 13, 2026
My Birding Big Year results for January 2026
#188 species of birds.
4 new lifers: Cape May Warbler, Black Scoter, Mountain Plover, Eastern Towhee.
Visited 33 counties in Texas.
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Anhinga
Anhinga (ANHI)
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule (COGA)
South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Tropical Kingbird
Tropical Kingbird (TRKI)
South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle (GTGR)
South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Great Egret
Great Egret (GREG)
South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary, Texas
November 7, 2025
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Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill (ROSP)
South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary, Texas
November 7, 2025
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