South Padre Island - Isla Blanca Park
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
South Padre Island - Isla Blanca Park is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 265 species recorded on eBird. This coastal and urban park habitat attracts Willet, Ruddy Turnstone, 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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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Sandwich Tern
White-faced Ibis
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Great-tailed Grackle
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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