Boca Chica - Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Boca Chica - Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 287 species recorded on eBird. This wetland habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
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
Common Yellowthroat (insperata)
Geothlypis trichas
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
Royal Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican
Birding Tips
- 1
Bring waterproof boots for marsh trails and muddy edges.
- 2
Scan the edges of open water for herons, egrets, and rails at dawn.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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