Lake Travis
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lake Travis is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 203 species recorded on eBird. This lake 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
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Killdeer
Franklin's Gull
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Couch's Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Lesser Goldfinch
Lark Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Green Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
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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