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  1. Giant Bristlegrass

    Giant Bristlegrass

    Giant Bristlegrass (Setaria magna: Poaceae) Although an annual it stands 1.8-3.7 m (6-12 ft) tall with panicles reaching as much as 50 cm (20 in) in length.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family poaceae galveston county galveston island galveston near east beach giant bristlegrass setaria magna texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  2. Clapper Rail

    Clapper Rail

    Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans saturatus). The background is smooth cordgrass.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • clapper rail galveston island jamaica beach jamaica beach. galveston county rallus crepitans saturatus san luis pass texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  3. Least Tern (1st yr bird)

    Least Tern (1st yr bird)

    Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) 1st yr bird.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston county galveston island jamaica beach least tern sann luis pass sternula antillarum texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  4. Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor aserriensis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • chordeiles minor aserriensis common nighthawk galveston county galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  5. Ruddy Turnstone

    Ruddy Turnstone

    Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres morinella)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • arenaria interpres morinella galveston county galveston island jamaica beach ruddy turnstone san luis pass texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  6. Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor aserriensis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • chordeiles minor aserriensis common nighthawk galveston county galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  7. Willet (precocial youngster)

    Willet (precocial youngster)

    Willet (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata) a precocial youngster probably no more than a few days old.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston county galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass texas tringa semipalmata semipalmata usa willet
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  8. Snowy Plover

    Snowy Plover

    Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • charadrius nivosus nivosus galveston county galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass snowy plover texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  9. Laughing Gull.jpg

    Laughing Gull.jpg

    Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston galveston island laughing gull leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  10. Sanderlings.jpg

    Sanderlings.jpg

    Sanderlings (Calidris alba rubida)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris alba rubida flight galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass sanderling texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  11. Brown Pelican.jpg

    Brown Pelican.jpg

    Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) Cargo ship in the background.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brown pelican galveston galveston island pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  12. Red-winged Blackbird (male).jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird (male).jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus littoralis) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • agelaius phoeniceus littoralis galveston galveston island ra apffel east beach park red-winged blackbird texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  13. Willet.jpg

    Willet.jpg

    Willet (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • eastern willet galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass texas tringa semipalmata semipalmata usa willet
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  14. Great-tailed Grackle (male) with a fish.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (male) with a fish.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male, trying to eat a fish.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • 1bb galveston galveston island great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  15. Tricolored Heron fishing.jpg

    Tricolored Heron fishing.jpg

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • egretta tricolor ruficollis galveston galveston island texas tricolored heron usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  16. Green Heron.jpg

    Green Heron.jpg

    Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • butorides virescens virescens galveston galveston island green heron lafitte's cove nature reserve texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  17. Barn Swallow.jpg

    Barn Swallow.jpg

    Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • barn swallow flight galveston galveston island hirundo rustica erythrogaster texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  18. Neotropic Cormorant.jpg

    Neotropic Cormorant.jpg

    Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus) East end of Galveston Island, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Gulf prairies and marshes vegetation area. Bay side. May 2021
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston galveston island neotropic cormorant phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  19. Sandwich Tern.jpg

    Sandwich Tern.jpg

    Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • flight galveston galveston island sandwich tern texas thalasseus sandvicensis usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  20. Reddish Egret (white morph).jpg

    Reddish Egret (white morph).jpg

    Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens rufescens) white morph.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • egretta rufescens rufescens galveston galveston island reddish egret texas usa white morph
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  21. Sanderling (male).jpg

    Sanderling (male).jpg

    Sanderling (Calidris alba rubida) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris alba rubida galveston island jamaica beach san luis pass sanderling texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Black-bellied Whistling Duck.jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck.jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens galveston galveston island lafitte's cove nature preserve texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  23. Whimbrel.jpg

    Whimbrel.jpg

    Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus) This subspecies is known as the Hudsonian Whimbrel.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston galveston island hudsonian whimbrel numenius phaeopus hudsonicus texas usa whimbrel
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  24. Black-bellied Plover, San Luis Pass 2.jpg

    Black-bellied Plover, San Luis Pass 2.jpg

    Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae) Also known as Grey Plover.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-bellied plover galveston island grey plover jamaica beach pluvialis squatarola cynosurae san luis pass texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  25. Dunlin.jpg

    Dunlin.jpg

    Dunlin (Calidris alpina hudsonia)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • calidris alpina hudsonia dunlin galveston galveston island texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
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