Benbrook Lake - Mustang Park
Texas · Southeast
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
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Bullock's x Baltimore Oriole (hybrid)
Icterus bullockii x galbula
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Cliff Swallow
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed 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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