McKinney Falls State Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
McKinney Falls State Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 276 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Pied-billed Grebe, and Red-shouldered Hawk 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
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Barn Swallow
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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