Shipp Lake area
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Shipp Lake area is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 229 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, and Killdeer 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
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Inca Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barred Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Northern Parula
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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