Pedernales Falls State Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Pedernales Falls State Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 271 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts American Woodcock, Mourning Dove, and Killdeer 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
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chuck-will's-widow
Common Nighthawk
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Lesser Goldfinch
Lark Sparrow
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Bewick's Wren
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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