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
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Purple Martin
Carolina Wren
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Forster's Tern
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Downy Woodpecker
Crested Caracara
American Crow
Northern Mockingbird
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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