Oso Creek Park, Corpus Christi
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Oso Creek Park, Corpus Christi is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Plegadis falcinellus x chihi
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Willet
Laughing Gull
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Monk Parakeet
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
European Starling
Purple Martin
House Sparrow
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Black-necked Stilt
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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