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
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Chimney Swift
Mississippi Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Mockingbird
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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