Cedar Hill State Park
Texas · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Cedar Hill State Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 226 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Wood Duck, Canvasback, and Mourning Dove among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
Canvasback
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
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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