Kluge/Longwood Retention Basin
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Kluge/Longwood Retention Basin is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Wood Duck, 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
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
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
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
White-winged Dove
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sedge Wren
Carolina Wren
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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