Crossroads Pond, El Paso
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Crossroads Pond, El Paso is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 203 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
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Monk Parakeet
House Sparrow
Great-tailed Grackle
Ruddy Duck
Gambel's Quail
Inca Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Killdeer
Long-billed Dowitcher
Pied-billed Grebe
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
American Kestrel
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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