Rockport- Cape Valero Drive
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Rockport- Cape Valero Drive is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 256 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Willet, Dunlin, and Laughing Gull 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
Reddish Egret
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Forster's Tern
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Purple Martin
Laughing Gull
Royal Tern
Tricolored Heron
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Willet
White Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Osprey
Barn Swallow
House Sparrow
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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