The Big Week
Birding and other treacherous adventures
By: Alex B, Julia S, and Sara S
Photography by: Sara S.
Carpodachus mexicanus
House Finch
Family: Fringillidae
Arremon atricapillus
Black-headed Brush Finch
Family: Fringillidae
Spinus tristis
Goldfinch
Family: Fringillidae
DALLAS ZOO
Ara ararauna
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Family: Psittacidae
Oxyura jamaicensis
Male North American Ruddy Duck
Family: Anatidae
Phoenicopterus ruber(dark)/ Phoenicopterus chilensis(light)
Caribbean Flamingo (dark pink) / Chilean Flamingo (light pink)
Family:Phoenicopteridae
Egretta alba
Great Egret
Family: Arideidae
Cygnus Melanocoryphus
Blacked-Neck Swan
Family: Anatidae
Mergus cucullatus
Male Hooded Merganser
Family: Anatidae
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
Family: Anhimidae
Dacelo novaeguineae
Laughing Kookaburra
Family: Alcedinidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
Family: Corvidae
Dronaius novaehollandiae
Emu
Family: Dromaiidae
Necrosyrtes monachus
Hooded Vulture
Family: Accipitridae
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Saddle-billed Stork
Family: Ciclniidae
Total Bird Count: 17
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Alligator mississippiensis
White Alligator
Phascolarctos cinereus
Koala
Mandrillus sphinx
Mandrill
Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri
White Rat Snake
Python molerus bivittatus
Burmese Python
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffe
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