This winter I could only do 2 bird walks. And both the times I decided to visit Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge which is my favorite birding spot in Dallas. In December I saw most number of Snow/Ross's Geese there. Apart from that among the ducks I saw Northern Pintail's, Northern Shoveller's, Blue-winged Teals, Ruddy ducks, Gadwall's and American Wigeons.
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| Ruddy Duck |
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| Snow and Ross's Goose |
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| Northern Pintail |
The usual suspects of Sparrows were seen. I saw White-crowned, White-throated, Savannah, Lincoln, Harris and Song sparrows. I did see Vesper Sparrow for the first time in the park, only my second sighting of this bird. I also got to see the Spotted Towhee here. Still waiting to see my first Eastern Towhee. Among the woodpeckers I saw Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. I did see a Pileated very closely but couldn't get any pictures. Still waiting to get a good picture of the America's largest woodpecker.
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| Vesper Sparrow |
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Lincoln Sparrow |
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| Vesper Sparrow |
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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| Spotted Towhee |
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| White-throated Sparrow |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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| Harris Sparrow |
March first week was the another visit to the Hagerman NWR to see the ducks. This time there were very few Goose, couple of Yellowlegs and among ducks I saw Northern Shoveller, Blue-winged Teals, Gadwalls, Lesser Scaups and American Wigeons. But there were couple of other interesting ducks I saw after a while, I saw a lone Canvasback, few Redheads, Buffleheads and lone GoldenEye. Canvasback and GoldenEye are my just second sighting of these birds.
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| Least Sandpiper |
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| Greater Yellowleg |
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| Northern Shoveller |
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| Redhead |
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| Lesser Scaup |
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| Canvasback |
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| Northern Shoveller |
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| Goldeneye |
Among the other birds I saw were lot of sparrows White-throated Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow and Savannah Sparrows. I did see some American Robin's and couple of Loggerhead Shrike's.
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
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| Savannah Sparrow |
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| American Robin |
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| Northern Shrike |
The best sighting of the day was a lone River Otter. I had never seen a River Otter before. It was really great to see the Otter here.
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| River Otter |
ebird :
Dec 3 2022 : https://ebird.org/checklist/S123523796
May 5 2023 : https://ebird.org/checklist/S130285176
