Guadalupe River State Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Guadalupe River State Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 239 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, White-winged Dove, and Black Vulture 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
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
White-eyed Vireo
Black-crested Titmouse
Lesser Goldfinch
Brown-headed Cowbird
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Crested Caracara
Eastern Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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