Holt Paradise Pond, Port Aransas
Texas · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
Free
Open daily
About This Location
Holt Paradise Pond, Port Aransas is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 321 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Snowy Egret, Northern Flicker, and Red-winged Blackbird among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
White Ibis
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
White-winged Dove
House Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Common Nighthawk
Barn Swallow
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Snowy Egret
Eastern Wood-Pewee
European Starling
Lesser Goldfinch
Northern Waterthrush
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.
- 4
A spotting scope is essential here — many waterbirds stay far from shore and are difficult to identify with binoculars alone.
Amenities
Nearby Attractions
- Port Aransas Birding Center
- Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center
- Mustang Island State Park
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