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ViewsAnahuac National Wildlife RefugeFrom OpusA national wildlife refuge consisting mainly of swamps, and small groups of trees. During a short visit during late May we saw all but one of the regularly occuring Texas large waders. Also seen were several species of duck, small shorebirds and a Hooded Warbler. Content and images originally posted by TorchBCT
Reviewsbernerjc's reviewgreat for shorebirds and rails. Three main areas within the Refuge: Shoveler Pond, trhe Willows and East Bay Occasionally good for migrating warblers at The Willows but not consistently good. 95 species seen over the last year Aug 2004-July 2005 here are # of each species for 6 months from that period (all data from www.ebird.org) "X" = means species present but no number counted "--" means species absent Aug 04, Sep 04, Mar 05, Apr 05, Jun 05, Jul 05 Black-bellied Whistling Duck -- 4 -- -- 12 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck 10 1 20 10 12 -- Mottled Duck -- 7 3 6 -- -- Blue-winged Teal -- -- 5 X -- -- Northern Shoveler -- -- 2 X -- -- Pied-billed Grebe -- -- 8 4 -- -- Brown Pelican -- -- -- -- 10 -- Neotropic Cormorant -- -- 3 X 11 -- Double-crested Cormorant-- -- -- -- X -- American Bittern -- -- 4 1 1 -- Least Bittern 5 -- -- 3 3 1 Great Blue Heron -- 1 2 X 4 -- Great Egret 2 44 2 X 15 6 Snowy Egret 3 1 X -- 30 -- Little Blue Heron 47 7 2 X 4 -- Tricolored Heron 2 -- X -- 6 2 Reddish Egret -- -- 1 -- 2 -- Cattle Egret 20 221 1 X 12 22 Green Heron -- 1 -- X 2 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron -- 1 1 -- 2 -- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- White Ibis 1 2 30 X 12 2 Glossy Ibis -- 1 -- -- 6 1 White-faced Ibis 3 5 10 X 9 -- Roseate Spoonbill -- 6 -- -- 40 -- Wood Stork -- 4 -- -- 50 -- Black Vulture -- 12 1 -- 3 1 Turkey Vulture 2 -- 3 X 5 -- White-tailed Kite -- -- 1 -- -- -- Mississippi Kite -- -- X -- -- -- Northern Harrier -- -- 3 X -- -- Broad-winged Hawk -- -- -- X -- -- Swainson's Hawk -- -- -- X -- -- Red-tailed Hawk -- -- -- X -- -- Crested Caracara -- -- 2 -- -- -- American Kestrel -- -- 2 -- -- -- King Rail -- -- -- X -- -- Sora -- -- -- X -- -- Purple Gallinule 8 -- -- 5 20 37 Common Moorhen 10 12 50 X 35 57 American Coot -- -- 50 X X 3 Black-bellied Plover -- -- X X -- -- Semipalmated Plover -- -- -- X -- -- Killdeer -- 9 22 X 4 1 Black-necked Stilt -- 4 -- 5 7 3 Greater Yellowlegs -- -- X 5 -- -- Lesser Yellowlegs -- -- -- X -- -- Willet -- -- -- -- 1 -- Pectoral Sandpiper -- -- -- X -- -- Dunlin -- -- -- X -- -- Short-billed Dowitcher -- -- 380 X -- -- Long-billed Dowitcher -- -- X 5 -- -- Wilson's Snipe -- -- 1 -- -- -- Wilson's Phalarope -- -- -- X -- -- Laughing Gull -- -- -- X 7 3 Caspian Tern -- -- 2 -- -- -- Forster's Tern -- -- 1 X -- -- Mourning Dove 1 40 6 X 10 1 Inca Dove -- -- X -- -- -- Common Nighthawk -- -- 1 -- 1 -- Belted Kingfisher -- -- -- X -- -- Downy Woodpecker -- -- -- -- -- 1 Western Kingbird -- -- -- -- X -- Eastern Kingbird 2 -- -- X 20 19 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -- -- -- -- X 3 Loggerhead Shrike 6 1 4 X 6 3 Blue Jay 1 -- 1 -- -- 1 Purple Martin -- -- -- X 2 -- Tree Swallow -- -- -- X -- -- Cliff Swallow -- -- -- -- X 5 Barn Swallow 12 -- 1 X 20 20 Carolina Wren -- -- -- X -- -- Marsh Wren 5 -- -- X -- 3 19 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- -- 1 -- -- -- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 -- -- -- -- -- Northern Mockingbird 2 -- 9 X 5 3 European Starling -- -- X X -- -- Orange-crowned Warbler -- -- 1 -- -- -- Yellow-rumped Warbler -- -- 10 X -- -- Common Yellowthroat -- -- -- X 5 18 Chipping Sparrow -- -- 1 X -- -- Savannah Sparrow -- -- 20 X -- -- Seaside Sparrow -- -- -- -- 4 -- Song Sparrow -- -- 3 -- -- -- Swamp Sparrow -- -- 1 -- -- -- Northern Cardinal -- -- 6 X 2 1 Dickcissel -- -- -- 2 4 9 Red-winged Blackbird 48 315 20 X 75 46 Eastern Meadowlark -- -- -- X 7 8 Common Grackle -- -- -- X -- -- Boat-tailed Grackle 15 -- 22 -- 8 12 Great-tailed Grackle -- 30 5 X -- -- Brown-headed Cowbird -- -- -- -- 1 -- Orchard Oriole 1 -- -- -- 6 3 Hooded Oriole -- -- -- 1 -- --
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Steve Gross's reviewOften the most reliable location on the upper Texas coast for Least Bittern, Purple Gallinule, Gull-billed Tern, and Yellow Rail. King Rail will often stand in plain view on the loop road in spring. Can be great for ducks and shorebirds in season; East Bayou Tract good for migrant shorebirds and Fulvous Whistling-Duck (the duck can also be found on Shoveler Pond). Glossy Ibis, Hudsonian Godwit, etc. all possibilities at East Bayou Tract in season. I've seen Swallow-tailed Kite there as well. Pros
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