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  1. Dot-lined Angle Moth

    Dot-lined Angle Moth

    Dot-lined Angle Moth (Macaria abydata: Geometridae). Wingspan 2.2-2.7 cm (0.87-1.06 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo dot-lined angle moth family geometridae hidalgo county macaria abydata santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Least Grebe

    Least Grebe

    Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus brachypterus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo hidalgo county least grebe santa ana national wildlifer refuge tachybaptus dominicus brachypterus texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  3. Cellar Graphic Moth

    Cellar Graphic Moth

    Cellar Graphic Moth (Melipotis cellaris: Erebidae) Wingspan 3.3-3.5 cm (1.3-1.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo cellar graphic moth family erebidae hidalgo county melipotis cellaris santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo hidalgo county limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitchers pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  5. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula maculosa)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo anas fulvigula maculos hidalgo county mottled duck pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  6. White-faced Ibis

    White-faced Ibis

    White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) non-breeding plumage
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo hidalgo county pintail lakes plegadis chihi santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa white-faced ibis
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  7. Common Yellowthroat

    Common Yellowthroat

    Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas insperata)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo common yellowthroat geothlypis trichas insperata hidalgo county pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  8. Inca Dove

    Inca Dove

    Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo columbina inca hidalgo county inca dove pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  9. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo hidalgo county northern rough-winged swallow pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge stelgidopteryx serripennis texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  10. Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo bubulcus ibis cattle egret hidalgo county pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge subsp. ibis texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  11. Stilt Sandpiper

    Stilt Sandpiper

    Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) banking.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo calidris himantopus hidalgo county pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge stilt sandpiper texas
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  12. Texas Tortoise

    Texas Tortoise

    Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri: Testudinidae) They can reach 23 cm (9.0 in) in length and this one is at its max. The largest one I have seen.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo family tastudinidae gopherus berlandieri hidalgo county santa ana national wildlife refuge texas texas tortoise
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Reptiles
  13. Agreeable Tiger Moth

    Agreeable Tiger Moth

    Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua: Arctiidae) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Side of building at the Headquarters. South Texas Plains Vegetational Zone in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Rio Grande flood plain with mixed mesquite woodlands...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • agreeable tiger moth alamo arctiidae hidalgo county spilosoma congrua texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle

    Longhorn Beetle (Susuacanga stigmatica: Cerambycidae) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Building wall at headquarters. Mesquite woods with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 7 m (23 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo cerambycidae hidalgo county longhorn beetle susuacanga stigmatica texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Brown Longtail

    Brown Longtail

    Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.7-4.8 cm (1.5-1.9 in). Nectaring Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum: Asteraceae). Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite woods with Tamaulipan Scrub in the Southern Plains Vegetational Area at...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alamo brown longtail hesperiidae hidalgo county texas urbanus procne usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Blush Conchyiodes

    Blush Conchyiodes

    Blush Conchylodes (Conchylodes salamisalis: Crambidae) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Zone in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Rio Grande flood plain with mixed mesquite woodlands, coastal prairie, and man-made ponds...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo blush conchyiodes conchyiodes salamisalis crambidae hidalgo county texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Smallflower Wrightwort

    Smallflower Wrightwort

    Smallflower Wrightwort (Carlowrightia parviflora: Acanthaceae) A suffrutescent native perennial (subshrub) easily overlooked since the flowers are only 6-8 mm (0.24-0.31 in) across normally growing 30.5-61.0 cm (12-24 in) tall. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • acanthaceae alamo carlowrightia parviflora hidalgo county santa ana national wildlife refuge smallflower wrightwort texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  18. Green Winged-Teal

    Green Winged-Teal

    Common Teal (Anas crecca subsp. carolinensis). Known as the Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) by most in the USA. IUCN and BirdLife International does not recognize this taxon at the specific level. However behavioral, morphological and molecular data does not support their position...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamo anas carolinensis anas crecca common teal green-winged teal hidalgo county santa ana national wildlife refuge subsp. carolinensis texas
    • Comments: 24
    • Category: North America
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