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
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
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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