Benbrook Lake - Mustang Park
Texas · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Benbrook Lake - Mustang Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 269 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts American Coot, Killdeer, and Double-crested Cormorant 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
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
Barn Swallow (American)
Hirundo rustica
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Coot
Killdeer
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
American Pipit
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Wood Duck
Mallard
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Great Egret
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
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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