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
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-chinned Hummingbird
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Cinnamon Teal
Mallard
Mexican Duck
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Mississippi Kite
Burrowing Owl
Peregrine Falcon
House Finch
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
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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