The first photos were taken at the National Butterfly Center; the three Oriole species were taken a half mile down the road at Bentsen State Park.
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| Great-tailed Grackle |
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| Chachalaca |
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| Screech Owl |
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| Kiskadee |
The large Altamira Oriole and the Audubon's are birds native to Mexico that only show up in the far south tip of Texas, and even then my Sibley field guide describes them as "rare" or "uncommon and local" within that limited range. The Hooded Oriole is another Mexican bird that summers in the far south of the U.S. from south Texas across to southern California. The Sibley says it in "uncommon", but I have found it to be much more uncommon, at least in winter, than the similar but larger Altamira Oriole. Descriptions aside, it was really fun to see all three within a quarter of a mile of each other.
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| Altamira Oriole (first year - breeding age birds are screaming orange) |
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| Audubon's Oriole |
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| Hooded Oriole |
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| Hooded |
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