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Black Vulture

• Order Accipitriformes
• Family Cathartidae
• Head lacks feathers
• Large crop

• No voice

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Barn Owl

• Order Strigiformes
• Family Tytonidae
• Heart-shaped facial disc
• Lack crop
• Long legs lack feathers on tarsus

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Barred Owl

• Order Strigiformes
• Family Strigidae
• Circular facial disc
• Large wings and short legs
• Zygodactyl

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Osprey

• Order Accipitriformes
• Family Pandionidae
• Winters along Gulf coast
• Dive for prey feet-first
• Hooked bill w/ cutting edge

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Double-crested Cormorant

• Order Suliformes
• Family Phalacrocoracidae
• Winters Rio grande, Gulf, and E TX
• Associated w/ water
• Partially waterproof feathers

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Cattle Egret

• Order Pelecaniformes
• Family Ardeidae
• Throughout TX
• Long-necked and long-legged
• Bill long and pointed

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Common Loon

• Order Gaviiformes
• Family Gaviidae
• Winters on the gulf, migrate through TX
• First three toes webbed
• Strong, dagger-like bill

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Green-winged Teal

• Order Anseriformes
• Family Anatidae
• Statewide
• Bill broad and round at tip
• Green accents

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Pied-billed Grebe

• Order Podicipediformes
• Family Podicipedidae
• Throughout TX
• Prefer to dive over fly from danger
• Tail feathers small and insignificant

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Black-necked Stilt

• Order Charadriiformes
• Family Recurvirostridae
• Year round on coast & S TX
• Tied to water
• Front toes webbed

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Ring-billed Gull

• Order Charadriiformes
• Family Laridae
• Winters throughout Texas
• Strong, long wings
• Webbed feet with shorter legs
• Pointed, sharp bill

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American Kestrel

• Order Falconiformes
• Family Falconidae
• Year-round N TX, wintering birds S TX
• Hooked bill with tomial tooth
• Strong fliers

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Red-tailed Hawk

• Order Accipitriformes
• Family Accipitridae
• Throughout TX
• Hooked bill w/ cutting edge
• Large wings typically more rounded than falcons

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Common Nighthawk

• Order Caprimulgiformes
• Family Caprimulgidae
• Breeds in C & E TX
• Long wings
• Cryptic plumage for ground nesting

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Inca Dove

• Order Columbiformes
• Family Columbidae
• Throughout most of TX
• Crop produces "milk"
• Plumage soft but dense

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

• Order Cuculiformes
• Family Cuculidae
• Loud calls
• Zygodactyl
• Curved bill

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Chimney Swift

• Order Apodiformes
• Family Apodidae
• Throughout TX
• Roost on verticle surfaces
• Resemble flying cigars

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Cedar Waxwing

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Bombycillidae
• Winters throughout TX
• Soft crests on head
• Tails short and possess a yellow tip

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Belted Kingfisher

• Order Coraciiformes
• Family Alcedinidae
• Throughout TX
• Straight, pointed bill
• Compact body
• Many species tied to water

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Purple Martin

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Hirundinidae
• Breeds throughout most of TX
• Flaps entire wing (compared to swifts)
• Short neck

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Northern Bobwhite

• Order Galliformes
• Family Odontophoridae
• Most of W TX
• Plump bird
• Short, powerful wings

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Blue Jay

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Corvidae
• Eastern TX
• Omnivores
• Noisy and generally aggressive
• Bill strong and stout

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Killdeer

• Order Charadriiformes
• Family Charadriidae
• Throughout TX
• Often in large flocks
• Strong fliers

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

• Order Piciformes
• Family Picidae
• East TX
• Strong bill, straight and chisel-like
• Long tongue
• Zygodactyl

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American Robin

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Turdidae
• Most of TX
• Plump body
• Strong legs

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White-throated Sparrow

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Passerellidae
• Winters throughout TX
• Small to medium size
• Yellow spot near eye

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Northern Mockingbird

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Mimidae
• Throughout TX
• Flight rapid, often close to the ground
• Long tail
• Can be very aggressive

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Brown-headed cowbird

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Icteridae
• Throughout TX
• Pointed wing
• Plumage rages

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Carolina Chickadee

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Paridae
• Throughout C & E TX
• Bill small, stout, and sharp
• Short, strong legs

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Scaled Quail

• Order Galliformes
• Family Odontophoridae
• Most of W TX
• Scaled chest
• Well-developed tail

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Indigo Bunting

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Cardinalidae
• Breeds in E TX
• Thick, conical bills
• Relativley long tail

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

• Order Caprimulgiformes
• Family Trochilidae
• Breeds in E TX
• Only birds to acheive a true hover
• Narrow, elongated beak

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Great Crested Flycatcher

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Tyrannidae
• Breeds in E & C TX
• Erectile crests
• Long tails

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Carolin Wren

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Troglodytidae
• C & E & S TX
• Small in size
• Bill downturned

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American Oystercatcher

• Order Charadriiformes
• Family Haematopodidae
• Gulf-coast
• Distinctive dark and light plumage
• Bill blunt tipped and laterally flat

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American Coot

• Order Gruiformes
• Family Rallidae
• Partial migrant
• Bill strong
• Body laterally compressed

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