Ascarate Park/Lake
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Ascarate Park/Lake is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 255 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Snow Goose, Canada Goose, and Mallard 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
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Neotropic Cormorant
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
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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