Galveston - Apffel Park / East Beach
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Galveston - Apffel Park / East Beach is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 296 species recorded on eBird. This coastal and urban park habitat attracts Willet, Sanderling, and Laughing Gull 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
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
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Least Tern
Royal Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Horned Lark
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Clapper Rail
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
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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