Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 219 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and White-winged Dove 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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Cardinal
White-winged Dove
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Finch
Common Yellowthroat
Indigo Bunting
Mourning Dove
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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