Bi r d er’s G u id e
to birds of Landa Park
Whether you’re a devoted birder or a casual observer, Landa Park is a great destination for bird watching. This scenic park provides nesting and feeding habitat for a large variety of bird species, both seasonally and year-round. The park’s 51 acres of green space include the Comal Springs, plants and groves of trees that support a great variety of birds, from yellow crowned night herons to red- shouldered hawks. Acknowledgements: This field checklist was created by Lynn Thompson of the Comal County Birders. Data compiled from eBird, Bill’s Earth and Comal County Birding records. Photo Credits: Dan Tharp
Photos on front: Great Blue Heron, Crested Caracara, Inca Dove Photo above: Red-shouldered Hawk and Chick Photos on back: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Green Heron, Female Wood Duck
“ We are fortunate to live in an area that is part of several
migratory flyways, where there are abundant numbers of costal and shore birds, seasonal visitors from the south and west and many woodland species. Landa Park is a choice destination for any bird lover.
”
- Dan Tharp
Field Checklist to Birds of
Landa Park
Legend: X - recorded as seen, may not be common Spring FAMILY/SPECIES Blackbirds, Orioles and Grackles
____ Red-winged Blackbird ____ Common Grackle ____ Great-tailed Grackle ____ Brown-headed Cowbird
X X X X
Summer
Fall
Winter
X X X
X X
X X
X
____ Baltimore Oriole
Cardinals and Allies ____ Northern Cardinal ____ Indigo Bunting
X X
X
X
X
Caracaras and Falcons X X
____ Crested Caracara ____ American Kestrel
Chickadees and Titmice ____ Carolina Chickadee ____ Black-crested Titmouse
X X
X X
X X
X X
X
X X
X X X
X X
X X
X
X
X X X X X
Cormorants ____ Neotropical Cormorant ____ Double-crested Cormorant
X X
____ Anhinga
Ducks and Geese ____ Black-bellied Whistling Duck ____ Wood Duck ____ Blue-winged Teal
X X X
____ Northern Shoveler ____ Gadwall ____ Ring-necked Duck ____ Greater Scaup ____ Lesser Scaup
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES Exotics and Non-migratory ____ Mallard ____ Muscovy ____ Egyptian Goose
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X
X
X X
X X X
X X
X
X
X
Finches ____ House Finch ____ Lesser Goldfinch ____ American Goldfinch
Flycatchers ____ Least Flycatcher ____ Eastern Phoebe
X
____ Great-crested Flycatcher ____ Couch’s Kingbird ____ Western Kingbird ____ Eastern Kingbird
X X
X X
Gnatcatcher ____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X X
X X
X X
X
X X
Grebes ____ Least Grebe ____ Pied-billed Grebe
Herons and Egrets ____ Great Blue Heron ____ Great Egret ____ Green Heron ____ Black-crowned Night-Heron
X
____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Hummingbirds ____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird ____ Black-chinned Hummingbird
X X
Did you know? The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beat their wings 53 times a second.
X X
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES Jays ____ Blue Jay
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
Kingfishers ____ Belted Kingfisher ____Green Kingfisher
Kinglets ____ Golden-crowned Kinglet ____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Kites, Eagles and Hawks ____ Cooper’s Hawk ____ Red-shouldered Hawk
X X
X
Mockingbirds X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
____ Hermit Thrush ____ Northern Mockingbird
New World Vultures ____ Black Vulture ____ Turkey Vulture
Nightjars ____ Common Nighthawk
Old World Sparrow ____ House Sparrow
Osprey ____ Osprey
X
X
Owls ____ Great Horned Owl ____ Barred Owl
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
Pigeons and Doves ____ Rock Pigeon ____ White-winged Dove ____ Mourning Dove ____ Inca Dove
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES Plovers ____ Killdeer
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X X
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots ____ Common Moorhen ____ American Coot
X
X
Sandpipers ____ Spotted Sandpiper
X
X
Shrikes X
____ Loggerhead Shrike
Sparrows X
____ Chipping Sparrow
Starlings ____ European Starling
X
X
X X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Swallows ____ Purple Martin ____ Tree Swallow ____ Barn Swallow
Tanagers ____ Summer Tanager
Vireos ____ White-eyed Vireo
X
____ Blue-headed Vireo ____ Red-eyed Vireo
X
X
Waxwings ____ Cedar Waxwings
X
Did you know? The Killdeer is the one most commonly seen
species of birds to perform the broken-wing distraction display. The broken-wing act is used to lure predators from their nest.
X
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES Woodpeckers ____ Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X X X
X X
X X X X
X X X X X
____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ____ Ladder-backed Woodpecker ____ Downy Woodpecker ____ Northern Flicker
Wood-Warblers ____ Black-and-white Warbler
X
NOTES
X
Total #
For additional birding information visit
www.allaboutbirds.org
New Braunfels Parks and Recreation 110 Golf Course Road New Braunfels , Texas 78130 830-221-4350