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The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Fauna Project

Two participants conducted this week's survey under cloudy, freezing conditions with occasional drizzle. It is not surprising that no ectothermic animals were evident as they could not achieve even the minimum temperature for activity.

Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings:


Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer)
photo by Beth Kirkhart


Dryobates scalaris (ladder-backed woodpecker, female)
photo by Beth Kirkhart


Dryobates scalaris (ladder-backed woodpecker, male)
photo by Beth Kirkhart


Melanerpes aurifrons (golden-fronted woodpecker, male)
photo by Beth Kirkhart


ice on coralberry
photo by Val Bugh

  • Birds:
    American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
    Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
    Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
    Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
    Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
    Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
    Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
    Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
    Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
    Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
    House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
    Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
    Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
    Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
    Meadowlark (Sturnella sp.)
    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
    Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
    Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
    Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
    White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
    Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)

  • Mammals:
    White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
    Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

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