Carbon Plant Road & waterbird lake
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Carbon Plant Road & waterbird lake is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 212 species recorded on eBird. This lake 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
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Plegadis falcinellus x chihi
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Roseate Spoonbill
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Common Pauraque
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Wilson's Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Willet
Laughing Gull
Black Skimmer
Forster's Tern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
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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