Chapeño / El Rio RV Park area
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Chapeño / El Rio RV Park area is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 263 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts American Coot, Least Grebe, and Pied-billed Grebe 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
Brown Jay
Cyanocorax morio
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mexican x Mottled Duck (hybrid)
Common Ground Dove
White-tipped Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Killdeer
Caspian Tern
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Ringed Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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