Fort Travis Seashore Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Fort Travis Seashore Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 250 species recorded on eBird. This coastal and urban park habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Clapper Rail, and American Avocet 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
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Sandwich Tern (Cabot's x Cayenne)
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Willet (Western)
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White Ibis
Mourning Dove
American Avocet
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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