Highlands Reservoir
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Highlands Reservoir is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 230 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Snow Goose, and Ross's Goose 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
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Eastern Bluebird
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Laughing Gull
Brown Pelican
Mourning Dove
Western Cattle-Egret
Blue Jay
Northern Cardinal
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Barn Swallow
White-winged Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
White Ibis
Tricolored Heron
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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