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Texas Blind Snake (Rena dulcis)Observer
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3” individual active on sidewalk
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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In Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte, but only on the Mexican side of the river.
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Big Bend Bluebonnet (Lupinus havardii)Observer
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Small population on sandbar at river's edge
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Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)Observer
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Flock around Presidio County courthouse
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Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)Observer
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Sighting and photo by Petra & Ladd Hockey
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
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Feeding on road-killed house cat, urban setting
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
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Feeding on DOR house cat in residential neighborhood
Photos / Sounds
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Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)Observer
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Evening flight, several hundred to low thousands estimated
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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Pair flew into lake, presumed wild as none are residential
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Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. sayi)Observer
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Found and recorded DOR by David Bezanson
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)Observer
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Port Mansfield, Willacy County