Lake Georgetown - Russell Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lake Georgetown - Russell Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 237 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Painted Bunting
Black-crested Titmouse
Eastern Bluebird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cave Swallow
Canyon Wren
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Muscovy Duck
White-winged Dove
Snowy Egret
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
House Sparrow
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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