Canyon Lake - Cranes Mill Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Canyon Lake - Cranes Mill Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 233 species recorded on eBird. This lake and canyon habitat attracts American Wigeon, Canvasback, and Ring-necked Duck 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
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Chuck-will's-widow
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Inca Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Phoebe
Carolina Wren
House Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Ash-throated Flycatcher
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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