Olmos Basin Park - Judson Nature Trails
Texas · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Olmos Basin Park - Judson Nature Trails is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts White-winged Dove, Great Egret, 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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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Great Egret
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
Long-billed Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Great-tailed Grackle
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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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