Ever wonder what birds show up in McAllen’s backyard?  Whether you’re traveling cross-country to birdwatch or you live in downtown McAllen, you can keep an eye on the birds right here on the Quinta Mazatlan Website.  The following list contains the twenty most recent notable birds seen at Quinta Mazatlan, where staff and volunteers count our feathered visitors daily.  Most common birds like the Plain Chacalaca, Inca Dove, Mockingbird, etc. will probably not show up on the list but you can be sure to find them almost anytime at Quinta Mazatlan.  To learn more birds, stop by Quinta Mazatlan to take a walk on our trails, attend our Speaker Series, or buy a Field Guide to Birds in our Nature Store.

All of our bird sightings are also entered into a public citizen science program developed by Cornell Lab of Ornithology called eBird (www.ebird.org). From their website, anyone can add sightings, look at sightings all over the nation, create charts and checklists of local birds and much more.  Check it out or stop by Quinta Mazatlan to learn more.

Quinta Mazatlan Bird Checklist (PDF Format)

Recent Bird Sightings (Updated weekly, in order by most recent)

05.20.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 4 Plain Chachalaca 15 Rock Pigeon 30 White-winged Dove 15 Mourning Dove 10 Inca Dove 15 White-tipped Dove 4 Green Parakeet 6 Chimney Swift 10 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 10 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 15 Least Flycatcher 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 Brown-crested Flycatcher 1 Couch's Kingbird 2 Purple Martin 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 2 Black-crested Titmouse 6 Clay-colored Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 15 Long-billed Thrasher 20 Curve-billed Thrasher 15 European Starling 15 Yellow Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Olive Sparrow 8 Northern Cardinal 6 Great-tailed Grackle 20 Lesser Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 50 05.12.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2 Plain Chachalaca 20 Rock Pigeon 15 White-winged Dove 50 Mourning Dove 1 Inca Dove 10 White-tipped Dove 2 Green Parakeet 6 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 6 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 15 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 Brown-crested Flycatcher 4 Great Kiskadee 15 Couch's Kingbird 4 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1 Green Jay 2 Black-crested Titmouse 5 Clay-colored Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 15 Long-billed Thrasher 20 Curve-billed Thrasher 15 European Starling 10 Yellow Warbler 8 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Magnolia Warbler 8 Black-and-white Warbler 3 American Redstart 8 Mourning Warbler 3 Wilson's Warbler 1 Summer Tanager 1 Olive Sparrow 10 Northern Cardinal 6 Great-tailed Grackle 25 Lesser Goldfinch 14 House Sparrow 40 04.30.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 7 Plain Chachalaca 30 Rock Pigeon 15 White-winged Dove 30 Inca Dove 15 White-tipped Dove 5 Green Parakeet 15 Red-crowned Parrot 2 Chimney Swift 4 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Black-chinned Hummingbird 3 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 30 Least Flycatcher 1 Empidonax sp. 2 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Brown-crested Flycatcher 3 Great Kiskadee 20 Couch's Kingbird 20 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Purple Martin 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 20 Black-crested Titmouse 5 Carolina Wren 2 Clay-colored Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 20 Long-billed Thrasher 20 Curve-billed Thrasher 25 European Starling 6 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Hooded Warbler 1 04.17.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Plain Chachalaca 4 White-winged Dove 16 Inca Dove 4 White-tipped Dove 1 Chimney Swift 1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 8 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6 Couch's Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 1 Green Jay 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 Curve-billed Thrasher 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Olive Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Pyrrhuloxia 1 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Great-tailed Grackle 8 Bronzed Cowbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 House Sparrow 40 04.08.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2 Plain Chachalaca 40 Black Vulture 1 Rock Pigeon 15 White-winged Dove 10 Mourning Dove 2 Inca Dove 15 Common Ground-Dove 2 White-tipped Dove 1 Green Parakeet 3 Red-crowned Parrot 2 Eastern Screech-Owl 2 Common Pauraque 1 Chimney Swift 4 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 26 Great Kiskadee 17 Couch's Kingbird 8 White-eyed Vireo 3 Green Jay 1 Bank Swallow 2 Black-crested Titmouse 10 Carolina Wren 2 Northern Mockingbird 20 Long-billed Thrasher 4 Curve-billed Thrasher 12 European Starling 12 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Olive Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Great-tailed Grackle 10 Bronzed Cowbird 4 House Sparrow 40 02.19.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Location: Quinta Mazatlan - WBC McAllen Observation date: 2/19/08 Notes: Count compiled by Quinta Mazatlan Advisory Board Member Jane Kittleman and Volunteer Marcia Ingram. Number of species: 26 Plain Chachalaca 18 Cooper's Hawk 2 Rock Pigeon 8 Inca Dove 5 White-tipped Dove 2 Common Pauraque 1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 2 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6 Great Kiskadee 10 White-eyed Vireo 5 Green Jay 8 Black-crested Titmouse 9 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15 Clay-colored Robin 5 Northern Mockingbird 20 Long-billed Thrasher 15 Curve-billed Thrasher 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 12 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Olive Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 20 Great-tailed Grackle 5 House Sparrow 150 02.08.2008 at 8:00 AM Notes: Broad-winged Hawk 1 Western Tanager 1 Plain Chachalaca 10 Turkey Vulture 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 White-winged Dove 2 Mourning Dove 1 Inca Dove 4 White-tipped Dove 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Kiskadee 10 White-eyed Vireo 1 Black-crested Titmouse 5 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Clay-colored Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 7 Long-billed Thrasher 2 Curve-billed Thrasher 3 European Starling 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 9 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Olive Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Western Meadowlark 1 Great-tailed Grackle 3 Lesse 01.10.2008 at 12:30 PM Notes: Plain Chachalaca 10 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 11 Inca Dove 6 White-tipped Dove 2 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 2 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 6 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Great Kiskadee 6 Couch's Kingbird 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Green Jay 5 Black-crested Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Northern Mockingbird 7 Long-billed Thrasher 1 Curve-billed Thrasher 4 European Starling 8 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Olive Sparrow 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Western Meadowlark 1 Great-tailed Grackle 4 Lesser Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 13 01.08.2008 at 2:30 PM Notes: Female Orchard Oriole first watering hole on Secret Garden Trail. 12.04.2007 at 8:45 AM Notes: Plain Chachalaca 30 White-winged Dove 1 Inca Dove 8 White-tipped Dove 1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 7 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 9 Vermilion Flycatcher 2 Great Kiskadee 8 Tropical Kingbird 1 Green Jay 7 Carolina Wren 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Northern Mockingbird 12 Long-billed Thrasher 5 Curve-billed Thrasher 3 European Starling 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Olive Sparrow 15 Chipping Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 5 Great-tailed Grackle 10 Lesser Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 50