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
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Mississippi Kite
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Swainson's Warbler
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
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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