Baton Rouge - Capitol Lake & Arsenal Park
Louisiana · Southeast
About This Location
Baton Rouge - Capitol Lake & Arsenal Park is a productive birding destination in Louisiana, with 221 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Muscovy Duck, and Mallard among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Pied-billed Grebe
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
American White Pelican
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
Brown Thrasher
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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