Bird count along the Bosque River Trail September 1, 2026. Two Blue Herons.
Weather - clear, no wind, temp ~75 degrees at 7:15am. Tropical storm near Houston.
Bird count - types moderate, numbers moderate
Great Blue Herons - I saw two Great Blue herons together. One was standing in Puddle 4, while a second Great Blue heron flew upriver about three feet over the first one’s head.
Types of birds 19 - 20 Numbers of birds - 114
Number Types
18 House Sparrows
17 Grackles
17 Robins
13 Mockingbirds
9 House Finches
8 Cardinals
5 Barn Swallows
5 Starlings
4 Great Blue Herons - two together, the others single sightings. Possible repeats.
3 Hummingbirds
2 Eastern Phoebes
2 Chickadees
2 Turkey Vultures
2 White Winged Doves
2 Red Shouldered Hawks
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Black Vulture
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Bluebird
1 Unknown - a tiny dark bird, that walks like a Mockingbird with its tail in the air. Maybe a Blue Gray Gnatcatcher.