Bird AlbumUnited States · Texas
Santa Ana NWR
358 species and 799,745 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–April and November, with up to 270 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Green JayCyanocorax yncas
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
American CootFulica americana
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedonSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Quinta Mazatlan WBC14 km305 species
- Frontera Audubon Center16 km304 species
- Estero Llano Grande SP WBC18 km359 species
- Anzalduas Park21 km313 species
- Edinburg Scenic Wetlands WBC23 km305 species
- National Butterfly Center – General & area North of Levee26 km304 species
All 358 species recorded here
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
- Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
- Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
- Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Inca Dove Columbina inca
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Northern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
- Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
- Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Mexican Duck Anas diazi
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
- Green Parakeet Psittacara holochlorus
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Crimson-collared Grosbeak Periporphyrus celaeno
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- King Rail Rallus elegans
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
- Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
- Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
- Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
- Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- American Woodcock Scolopax minor
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Rufous-backed Thrush Turdus rufopalliatus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
- Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti
- Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
- Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Santa Ana NWR?
January–April and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 270 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Santa Ana NWR?
358 species, from 799,745 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Santa Ana NWR in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Kiskadee, Green Jay, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher and Eastern Phoebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.