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Bird Watching
Washington County has four sites included in the Prairies & Piney Woods Wildlife Trail. Area experts help us keep our web site up to date with the birding hotspots in Washington County, as well as Rare Bird Alert sightings. You'll be amazed at what you can find if you know where to look!
Visit: Bird Watching Hotspots in Washington County
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Bird Sightings
Last night(10/28) I heard a Common
Nighthawk calling during a wedding reception in Brenham. Late date for
this species in the Central Brazos Valley.
This afternoon(10/29) I spent some time
birding on private property in the Peach Creek community in southern
Brazos County. The Navasota River bottomland tract is one of my favorite
birding sites in Texas. Recent heavy rains have replenished the sloughs,
ponds, and creek on the property.
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Sandhill Crane- a skein of 15
Barred Owl- 5 calling
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker- 1 seen very well and heard calling. One of five woodpecker species seen. Missed Red-headed and Pileated Woodpecker on this visit.
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1 seen and heard calling. This is my latest fall record for this species.
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Cave Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Creeper- 1(my FOS)
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren- 4 bouncing around (timp-timp call heard)
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 12(calling up a storm)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Thrasher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow- 3(my FOS)
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
At dusk today(10/29) I had a nice look at a Great Horned Owl perched on an electric line pole north of Chappell Hill.
Best regards, Darrell Vollert
www.DarrellVollertNature.Tours.com
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The photos at top of page are of Darrell and some of his workshop attendees
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Washington
County Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau
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