Katy Prairie
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Katy Prairie is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 238 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
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Horned Owl
Lincoln's Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
White-winged Dove
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Crested Caracara
American Crow
Savannah Sparrow
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Black-necked Stilt
Long-billed Dowitcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Eastern Meadowlark
Solitary Sandpiper
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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