Galveston - Kempner Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Galveston - Kempner Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 227 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts White-winged Dove, Eastern Phoebe, and Great-tailed Grackle 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
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Wilson's Plover
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
White-rumped Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Neotropic Cormorant
White Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Brown Pelican
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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