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
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Pileated Woodpecker
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Mourning Dove
Western Cattle-Egret
Black Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
White-winged Dove
Chimney Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
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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