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
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Red-tailed Hawk (fuertesi)
Buteo jamaicensis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
American Coot
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Forster's Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Belted Kingfisher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Carolina Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
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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