Orphanage Road Ponds
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Orphanage Road Ponds is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Roseate Spoonbill, and Wilson's Snipe 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
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Audubon's Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Black-necked Stilt
Turkey Vulture
Swainson's Hawk
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Dickcissel
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
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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