Brackenridge Field Labs (U.Tx.)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Brackenridge Field Labs (U.Tx.) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts White-winged Dove, Mourning Dove, and Eastern Phoebe 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
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
White-winged Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Canyon Wren
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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