Mckinney Roughs Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Mckinney Roughs Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 207 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Wild Turkey, Great Egret, and Black 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
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Pileated Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Carolina Wren
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Wild Turkey
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Crested Caracara
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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