Shoal Creek Greenbelt - Sheffield Northwest Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Shoal Creek Greenbelt - Sheffield Northwest Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, White-winged Dove, and Great Blue Heron 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
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
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
White-winged Dove
Chimney Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Lesser Goldfinch
Great-tailed Grackle
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Mississippi Kite
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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