Riata Pond & Trails
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Riata Pond & Trails is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Gadwall, American Coot, and Pied-billed Grebe 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
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Green Heron
Muscovy Duck
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Barn Swallow
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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