Plano Outdoor Learning Center - Bob Woodruff Park - Oak Point Nature Preserve

Birds and natural history - notes and photos

Map and directions

Bird checklist

 
       
 

2012
 
Mar 24
Mourning Doves
Mar 31
Bee-like Robber Fly
   
 
Feb 19
Greater Roadrunner
Mar 3
Peach blossom
Mar 17
Eight-spotted Forester
 
 
Jan 28
Sunrise at Oak Point
Feb 4
Reddish Egret
Feb 11
American Goldfinch
 
Jan 1
Rowlett Creek
Jan 7
White-throated Sparrow
Jan 14
Cattails
       
 

2011
       
 
Dec 10
Wilson's Snipe
Dec 24
Purple Finch
Dec 28
Northern Shoveller
       
 
Oct 8
Diamond-backed Water Snake
Nov 19
Tall Goldenrod
Dec 3
Carolina Wren
 
Aug 27
Wasp on Marsh Fleabane
Sep 5
Delaware Skipper
Sep 17/24
Blue Sage
 
July 9
Widow Skimmer
July 16
Western Kingbird
July 30
Black-and-white Warbler
 
May 28
Starry Campion
June 24
Roughstem rosinweed and Illinois Bundleflower
July 2
Arge Tiger Moth
 
Apr 16
American Snout
May 14
Lesser Yellowlegs
May 21
Old Morton Vale Road, Oak Point
 
Mar 26
Apr 2
Plano Outdoor Learning Center woods
Apr 10
Little Wood Satyr
 
Feb 5
Tufted Titmouse
Mar 12
Mexican Plum
Mar 19
Filaree
 
Jan 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Jan 29
Northern Harrier
Feb 2
Cooper's Hawk
       
 

2010
       
 
Nov 20
Fall colors
Dec 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dec 11
sunrise at Oak Point
 
Sep 4-6
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Sep 11
Praying Mantis
Oct 2
Sunset - Bob Woodruff Park
 
Aug 14
Ebony Jewelwing
Aug 21
Nine-banded Armadillo
Aug 28
Leavenworth's Eryngo
 
July 24
Superb Cicada
July 31
Tall Gaura
Aug 7
Tall Gaura
 
June 26
Giant Robber Fly
July 3
Mallard family
July 17
Neon Skimmer
 
June 5
American Rubyspot
June 12
Eastern Cottontail
June 19
Eastern Amberwing
 
May 15
Coreopsis
May 22
Raccoon
May 29
Tachinid Fly
 
Apr 17
Common Green Darner
Apr 24
Swainson's Thrush
May 13
Nodding Thistle
 
Mar 27
Red-eared Slider
Apr 3
Dotted Blue-eyed Grass
Apr 11
Texas Paintbrush
 
Feb 20
Cedar Waxwing
Mar 6
Question Mark
Mar 13
Inca Dove
 
Jan 30
Downy Woodpecker
Feb 6
Harris's Sparrow
Feb 13
Red-winged Blackbird
 
Jan 2
Black Vultures
Jan 16
Red-shouldered Hawk
Jan 23
White-winged Dove
   
 

2009
       
 
Dec 12
Eastern Red Cedar
 
Oak Point Nature Preserve
 
Cottonwood tree
 
Nov 15
Merlin
Nov 21
Southern Spreadwing
Nov 28
domesticated Muscovy
 
Oct 24
Oak Point Nature Preserve
Oct 31
Monarch and Queen
Nov 7
 
Sep 26
Monarch
Oct 3
Texas Aster
Oct 17
Fox Squirrel with pecan
 
Sep 5
Prairie Goldenrod
Sep 13
Plegadis ibis
Sep 19
Plegadis ibis
 
Aug 15
Gulf Fritillary
Aug 22
Luna Moth
Aug 29
Rambur's Forktail
 
July 26
Buckeye
Aug 2
Mourning Dove
Aug 8
Robber Fly
 
June 20
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
June 27
Familiar Bluet
July 18
Hummingbird Clearwing moth
 
May30
Copperhead
June 6
Lemon Beebalm
June 13
Northern Paper Wasp

 
Apr 4
American Goldfinch
Apr 11
Fiery Skipper
May 23
Green Anole

 
Mar 14
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Mar 21
Six_Spotted_Tiger_Beetle
Mar 28-29
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

 
Jan 24
Tufted Titmouse
Feb 21
Ring-billed Gull
Mar 1 / 8
Crow Poison
       
 

2008
       

 
Nov 24
Eastern Pipistrelle
Dec 6
Great_tailed_Grackle
Dec 31
Opossum

 
Nov 1
Swamp Sparrow
Nov 9
Red_shouldered_Hawk
Nov 22
Winter Wren

 
Sept 6
Powdered Dancer
Sept 14
Red_spotted_Purple
Sept 20
balloon_festival

 
July 8
sunflower
Aug 2
Robber Fly
Aug 23
Snowy Egret

 
May 17
Copperhead
May 24
Black_crowned_Night_Heron
May 31
pond

 
Mar 30
Wood Duck
Apr 20
Red-winged Blackbird
May 11
Robber Fly

 
Feb 10
Green Heron
Feb 17
Starlings
Feb 22
Mallard

 

Last updated  Mar 31, 2012

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