SCNP birders add American Wigeon to list

Text by Paula Dittrick, TMNCPC blogmaster; photos by TMNCPC member Hoiman Low.

The Seabourne Creek Nature Park monthly Bird Walk, hosted by the Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter, reported 55 species on March 3, including an American Wigeon, Purple Martins, and a Harris’s Sparrow.

Purple martins are back at Seabourne. — *Purple martins are returning to Seabourne Creek Nature Park in Rosenberg. Photo by TMNCPC member Hoiman Low.*

The ebird list from March is available online. The next bird walk at Seabourne in Rosenberg is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, at 8 a.m. Bird walks are scheduled as permitted under COVID safety restrictions.

American Wigeon at Seabourne — *American Wigeon was added to the SCNP list on the March bird walk. This species was a new addition to the park list. Photo by Hoiman Low, TMNCPC member.*

TMNCPC members Bob and Carol Schwartz noted TMNCPC member Garrett Engelhardt alerted the chapter’s birders to watch for the wigeon after Engelhardt spotted it on Seabourne Lake in early February.

Harris's Sparrow — *Harris’s Sparrow is the largest sparrow in North America. Some towhees are bigger. This Harris’s Sparrow was seen at SCNP in March. Photo by TMNCPC member Hoiman Low.*

Bob and Carol Schwartz also said the American Wigeon was a new species for Seabourne, bringing the total species for the park to 206.