Lick Creek Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Lick Creek Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 231 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Black Vulture, and Turkey Vulture 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
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Red-tailed Hawk (fuertesi)
Buteo jamaicensis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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