Joppa Preserve & Lemmon Lakes
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Joppa Preserve & Lemmon Lakes is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 232 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, and Mallard 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
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Rock Pigeon
Neotropic Cormorant
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Kingbird
Carolina Chickadee
American Robin
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
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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