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
Great-tailed Grackle (Western)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Crested Caracara
Eastern Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
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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