High Island
Texas · Southeast
Easy
April-May
$10 per person daily; $35 annual pass
Dawn to dusk daily
About This Location
High Island is a legendary spring migration hotspot on the upper Texas coast where exhausted trans-Gulf migrants make landfall. During fallout conditions following cold fronts, the oak mottes at Boy Scout Woods and Smith Oaks can drip with colorful warblers, tanagers, and buntings.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Birding Tips
- 1
Fallouts occur when north winds meet trans-Gulf migrants in April
- 2
Visit Smith Oaks rookery for nesting Roseate Spoonbills and herons
Amenities
Nearby Attractions
- Anahuac NWR
- Bolivar Flats
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