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
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Laughing Gull
Magnificent Frigatebird
Brown Pelican
Crested Caracara
House Sparrow
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Least Sandpiper
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Sandwich Tern
Birding Tips
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Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
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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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