Artist Boat Coastal Heritage Preserve
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Artist Boat Coastal Heritage Preserve is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 293 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Mottled Duck, and Northern Harrier among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Sandwich Tern (Cabot's x Cayenne)
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
White Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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