Pace Bend Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Pace Bend Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 262 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, and Greater Roadrunner 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
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Egyptian Goose
Mallard
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Killdeer
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Couch's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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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