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
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Monk Parakeet
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Baltimore Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
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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