This page contains my life list of birds spotted and identified as well as a list of the birds that have visited my backyard.

I started this list in March 2007 and began with any birds that I had previously identified or that I see regularly around central Texas.

I sometimes write about birds and birding on my blog. Those posts can be found here. My bird photo gallery is here.

1. Purple Martin (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
2. Eastern Meadowlark (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
3. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
4. Inca Dove (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
5. White-winged Dove (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
6. Mourning Dove (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04
7. Red-winged Blackbird (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
8. Common Grackle (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
9. House Finch (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
10. Northern Mockingbird (regular visitor to yard in Pflugerville, TX 4/98-5/04)
11. Great-tailed Grackle (common in central TX)
12. Rock Dove (common in Austin)
13. Turkey Vulture (common in central TX)
14. Brown Pelican (8/04 Galveston, TX)
15. Blue Jay (regular visitor to yard in Austin, TX 9/04-)
16. Northern Cardinal (regular visitor to yard in Austin, TX 9/04-)
17. Bald Eagle (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX.)
18. Great Blue Heron (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX)
19. American White Pelican (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX)
20. Osprey (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX)
21. Red-tailed Hawk (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX)
22. Ring-billed Gull (3.11.06 Canyon of the Eagles, TX)
23. Stellar’s Jay (6.16.06 Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, CA)
24. Canadian Goose (6.16.06 Tahoe City Commons, Tahoe City, CA)
25. Roadrunner (7.12.06 Stone Canyon Trail, Round Rock, TX)
26. Chipping Sparrow (3.16.07 Backyard, feeder on fence)
27. Black-chinned Hummingbird (3.17.07 Backyard, feeder on porch)
28. Black-crested Titmouse (3.17.07 Backyard, feeder on porch)
29. Carolina Wren (3.17.07 Backyard, feeder on porch)
30. Carolina Chickadee (3.18.07 Backyard, suet feeder)
31. Killdeer (3.27.07 WCAD Georgetown, TX)
32. House Sparrow (3.31.07 Backyard, under the feeder)
33. Barn Swallow (4.1.07 Flying over the neighborhood)
34. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (4.11.07 WCAD Georgetown, TX)
35. Cattle Egret (4.12.07 Inner Loop Drive; Georgetown, TX)
36. Cliff Swallow (4.20.07 Bridge @ IH35 & Inner Loop Drive; Georgetown, TX)
37. Little Blue Heron (4.28.07 Star Ranch Golf Club; Hutto, TX)
38. Tufted Titmouse (5.26.07 Backyard, woodpecker feeder)
39. European Starling (6.1.07 Backyard, perched on fence then flew away)
40. Black Vulture (6.11.07 Circling over SH45/FM620 in Round Rock, TX)
41. Great Egret (6.19.07 Eating a fish while wading in pond on Avery Ranch Road; Austin, TX)
42. Western Kingbird (6.20.07 Flew in front of the car on Lakeline Mall Drive; Cedar Park, TX)
43. Snowy Egret (6.22.07 Flying along Brushy Creek; Round Rock, TX)
44. Green Heron (6.22.07 Hunting along the edges of Brushy Creek Lake; Cedar Park, TX)
45. American Crow (6.22.07 Congregating in the middle of Smyers Lane; Round Rock, TX)
46. Fish Crow (6.30.07 Flying over my in-laws’ house; Orange, TX)
47. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (7.1.07 Hunting along a ditch; Orange, TX)
48. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (10.27.07 South tree in backyard; Austin, TX)
49. American Coot (11.9.07 Pond near the house; Austin, TX)
50. Mallard (11.12.07 Brushy Creek Lake; Cedar Park, TX)

Visitors to my yard (Austin, TX 9/04 - present):

1. Northern Cardinal
2. Blue jay
3. Northern Mockingbird
4. Carolina Wren
5. Chipping Sparrow
6. White-winged Dove
7. Black-crested Titmouse
8. Common Grackle
9. Carolina Chickadee
10. Black-chinned Hummingbird
11. House Sparrow
12. House Finch
13. Great-tailed Grackle
14. Mourning Dove
15. Tufted Titmouse
16. European Starling
17. Red-winged Blackbird
18. Ladder-backed Woodpecker