Lake Waco - Woodway Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lake Waco - Woodway Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 207 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Redhead, White-winged Dove, and Double-crested Cormorant 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
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mourning Dove
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Cliff Swallow
Bewick's Wren
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
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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