Belton Lake - Temple Lake Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Belton Lake - Temple Lake Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, and Ring-billed Gull 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
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-necked Stilt
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Franklin's Gull
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
European Starling
Great-tailed Grackle
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Forster's Tern
Green Heron
American Crow
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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