Laguna Vista Nature Trail
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Laguna Vista Nature Trail is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 289 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts White-tipped Dove, Laughing Gull, and Osprey 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
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Common Yellowthroat (insperata)
Geothlypis trichas
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Great Egret
Great Kiskadee
Couch's Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
European Starling
Long-billed Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Olive Sparrow
Bronzed Cowbird
Great-tailed Grackle
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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