B i r d e r ’ s G u i d 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 Thompsonof the Comal County Birders. Data compiled from eBird, Bill’s Earth and Comal County Birding records.

Photo Credits: Dan TharpPhotos on front: Great Blue Heron, Crested Caracara, Inca DovePhoto above: Red-shouldered Hawk and ChickPhotos 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

FAMILY/SPECIES Spring Summer Fall Winter Total #

Blackbirds, Orioles and Grackles____ Red-winged Blackbird X____ Common Grackle X X X X____ Great-tailed Grackle X X X X____ Brown-headed Cowbird X X____ Baltimore Oriole XCardinals and Allies____ Northern Cardinal X X X X____ Indigo Bunting XCaracaras and Falcons____ Crested Caracara X____ American Kestrel XChickadees and Titmice____ Carolina Chickadee X X X X____ Black-crested Titmouse X X X XCormorants____ Neotropical Cormorant X X X____ Double-crested Cormorant X X X X____ Anhinga XDucks and Geese____ Black-bellied Whistling Duck X X X____ Wood Duck X X X X____ Blue-winged Teal X____ Northern Shoveler X____ Gadwall X____ Ring-necked Duck X____ Greater Scaup X____ Lesser Scaup X X

Field Checklist to Birds of Landa Park

Legend: X - recorded as seen, may not be common

Did you know? The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beat their wings 53 times a second.

FAMILY/SPECIES Spring Summer Fall Winter Total #

Exotics and Non-migratory____ Mallard X X X X____ Muscovy X X X X____ Egyptian Goose X X X XFinches____ House Finch X X X X____ Lesser Goldfinch X X____ American Goldfinch X XFlycatchers____ Least Flycatcher X____ Eastern Phoebe X X____ Great-crested Flycatcher X____ Couch’s Kingbird X X____ Western Kingbird X X____ Eastern Kingbird X XGnatcatcher____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X XGrebes____ Least Grebe X X____ Pied-billed Grebe X X X XHerons and Egrets____ Great Blue Heron X X X X____ Great Egret X X X X____ Green Heron X____ Black-crowned Night-Heron X X____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron X XHummingbirds____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird X X____ Black-chinned Hummingbird X X

FAMILY/SPECIES Spring Summer Fall Winter Total #

Jays____ Blue Jay X X X XKingfishers____ Belted Kingfisher X X X X____Green Kingfisher XKinglets____ Golden-crowned Kinglet X X____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet X XKites, Eagles and Hawks____ Cooper’s Hawk X X X____ Red-shouldered Hawk X X X XMockingbirds____ Hermit Thrush X____ Northern Mockingbird X X X XNew World Vultures____ Black Vulture X X X X____ Turkey Vulture X X X XNightjars____ Common Nighthawk X XOld World Sparrow____ House Sparrow X X X XOsprey____ Osprey X XOwls____ Great Horned Owl X X X X____ Barred Owl X X X XPigeons and Doves____ Rock Pigeon X X X X____ White-winged Dove X X X X____ Mourning Dove X X X X____ Inca Dove X X X X

FAMILY/SPECIES Spring Summer Fall Winter Total #

Plovers____ Killdeer X X X XRails, Gallinules, and Coots ____ Common Moorhen X____ American Coot X X X XSandpipers____ Spotted Sandpiper X XShrikes____ Loggerhead Shrike XSparrows____ Chipping Sparrow XStarlings____ European Starling X X X XSwallows____ Purple Martin X____ Tree Swallow X____ Barn Swallow X XTanagers____ Summer Tanager X XVireos____ White-eyed Vireo X X____ Blue-headed Vireo X____ Red-eyed Vireo X XWaxwings____ Cedar Waxwings X 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.

FAMILY/SPECIES Spring Summer Fall Winter Total #

Woodpeckers____ Golden-fronted Woodpecker X X X X____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X X____ Ladder-backed Woodpecker X X X X____ Downy Woodpecker X X X X____ Northern Flicker X XWood-Warblers____ Black-and-white Warbler X X

NOTES

For additional birding information visit

www.allaboutbirds .org

New Braunfels Parks and Recreation110 Golf Course Road

New Braunfels , Texas 78130830-221-4350