Boca Chica Beach - USA side
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Boca Chica Beach - USA side is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 250 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Willet, Sanderling, and Laughing Gull 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
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Bobwhite
Killdeer
Wilson's Plover
Willet
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Cassin's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Laughing Gull
Caspian Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Great-tailed Grackle
Sooty Tern
Common Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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