Lake Bryan
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lake Bryan is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 253 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, and Great Blue Heron among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chuck-will's-widow
Wood Duck
Killdeer
Great Egret
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Barn Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Cliff Swallow
Mourning Dove
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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