Katy Prairie - Longenbaugh & Porter End rds.
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Katy Prairie - Longenbaugh & Porter End rds. is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 239 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, and Red-tailed Hawk 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
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-bellied Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Great Egret
Purple Martin
European Starling
Great-tailed Grackle
Green Heron
White-winged Dove
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
House Finch
Common Grackle
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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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