Brazos County - Sims Lane/Sims Lane Cutoff
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Brazos County - Sims Lane/Sims Lane Cutoff is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 236 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, and Great Blue Heron 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
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Red-tailed Hawk (fuertesi)
Buteo jamaicensis
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Upland Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Barn Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Black-necked Stilt
Wilson's Phalarope
Dunlin
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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