Sheldon Lake State Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Sheldon Lake State Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 295 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Pied-billed Grebe, and Anhinga 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
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Long-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma longirostre
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Limpkin
Laughing Gull
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-eyed Vireo
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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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