Port Aransas Jetty
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Port Aransas Jetty is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 266 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Piping Plover, Willet, and Ruddy Turnstone among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Seaside Sparrow
Ammospiza maritima
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Black Tern
Royal Tern
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Willet
Least Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Snowy Egret
Great-tailed Grackle
Ruddy Turnstone
Gull-billed Tern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Black Skimmer
Caspian Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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