Hargill Playa
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Hargill Playa is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 215 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Turkey Vulture, Harris's Hawk, and Say's Phoebe 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
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Bobwhite
Western Cattle-Egret
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Groove-billed Ani
Greater Roadrunner
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
White-eyed Vireo
Verdin
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Olive Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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