Morgan's Point
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Morgan's Point is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Red-breasted Merganser, Laughing Gull, and Ring-billed Gull among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Roseate Spoonbill
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Barn Swallow
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Mottled Duck
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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