Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 276 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mourning Dove, and American Coot 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
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Chimney Swift
Neotropic Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Purple Martin
Barn 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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