Indian Point
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Indian Point is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 246 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Rock Pigeon, American Avocet, and Piping Plover 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
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Barn Swallow
Great-tailed Grackle
Rock Pigeon
Black-necked Stilt
Piping Plover
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
White Ibis
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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