Harry Moss Park (Moss Creek Park)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Harry Moss Park (Moss Creek Park) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 208 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Blue Jay, American Crow, and Carolina Chickadee 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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chimney Swift
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Mourning Dove
Carolina Wren
White-winged Dove
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Purple Martin
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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