Katy Prairie
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Katy Prairie is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 278 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Long-billed Dowitcher
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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