Lake Negley / Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir (Kyle)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lake Negley / Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir (Kyle) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 242 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, and Green-winged Teal 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
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Loggerhead Shrike
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Green Heron
Couch's Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-crested Titmouse
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
Common Grackle
Painted Bunting
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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