Platt Lane
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Platt Lane is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 271 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Gadwall, American Wigeon, and Northern Pintail 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
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Neotropic Cormorant
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
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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