Bi r d er’s
G u id 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 Thompson
of the Comal County
Birders. Data compiled from eBird, Bill’s Earth and Comal County
Birding records.
Photo Credits: Dan Tharp
Photos on front: Great Blue Heron, Crested Caracara, Inca Dove
Photo above: Red-shouldered Hawk and Chick
Photos 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
Field Checklist to Birds of
Landa Park
Legend: X - recorded as seen, may not be common
Spring
FAMILY/SPECIES
Blackbirds, Orioles and Grackles
____ Red-winged Blackbird
____ Common Grackle
____ Great-tailed Grackle
____ Brown-headed Cowbird
X
X
X
X
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
____ Baltimore Oriole
Cardinals and Allies
____ Northern Cardinal
____ Indigo Bunting
X
X
X
X
X
Caracaras and Falcons
X
X
____ Crested Caracara
____ American Kestrel
Chickadees and Titmice
____ Carolina Chickadee
____ Black-crested Titmouse
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cormorants
____ Neotropical Cormorant
____ Double-crested Cormorant
X
X
____ Anhinga
Ducks and Geese
____ Black-bellied Whistling Duck
____ Wood Duck
____ Blue-winged Teal
X
X
X
____ Northern Shoveler
____ Gadwall
____ Ring-necked Duck
____ Greater Scaup
____ Lesser Scaup
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES
Exotics and Non-migratory
____ Mallard
____ Muscovy
____ Egyptian Goose
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finches
____ House Finch
____ Lesser Goldfinch
____ American Goldfinch
Flycatchers
____ Least Flycatcher
____ Eastern Phoebe
X
____ Great-crested Flycatcher
____ Couch’s Kingbird
____ Western Kingbird
____ Eastern Kingbird
X
X
X
X
Gnatcatcher
____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Grebes
____ Least Grebe
____ Pied-billed Grebe
Herons and Egrets
____ Great Blue Heron
____ Great Egret
____ Green Heron
____ Black-crowned Night-Heron
X
____ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Hummingbirds
____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird
____ Black-chinned Hummingbird
X
X
Did you know? The Ruby-throated Hummingbird
beat their wings 53 times a second.
X
X
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES
Jays
____ Blue Jay
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Kingfishers
____ Belted Kingfisher
____Green Kingfisher
Kinglets
____ Golden-crowned Kinglet
____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Kites, Eagles and Hawks
____ Cooper’s Hawk
____ Red-shouldered Hawk
X
X
X
Mockingbirds
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
____ Hermit Thrush
____ Northern Mockingbird
New World Vultures
____ Black Vulture
____ Turkey Vulture
Nightjars
____ Common Nighthawk
Old World Sparrow
____ House Sparrow
Osprey
____ Osprey
X
X
Owls
____ Great Horned Owl
____ Barred Owl
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pigeons and Doves
____ Rock Pigeon
____ White-winged Dove
____ Mourning Dove
____ Inca Dove
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES
Plovers
____ Killdeer
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
____ Common Moorhen
____ American Coot
X
X
Sandpipers
____ Spotted Sandpiper
X
X
Shrikes
X
____ Loggerhead Shrike
Sparrows
X
____ Chipping Sparrow
Starlings
____ European Starling
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Swallows
____ Purple Martin
____ Tree Swallow
____ Barn Swallow
Tanagers
____ Summer Tanager
Vireos
____ White-eyed Vireo
X
____ Blue-headed Vireo
____ Red-eyed Vireo
X
X
Waxwings
____ Cedar Waxwings
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.
X
Total #
FAMILY/SPECIES
Woodpeckers
____ Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
____ Ladder-backed Woodpecker
____ Downy Woodpecker
____ Northern Flicker
Wood-Warblers
____ Black-and-white Warbler
X
NOTES
X
Total #
For additional birding information visit
www.allaboutbirds.org
New Braunfels Parks and Recreation
110 Golf Course Road
New Braunfels , Texas 78130
830-221-4350