Starr County Park (Falcon Heights)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Starr County Park (Falcon Heights) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 219 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Vermilion Flycatcher, Northern Bobwhite, and Scaled Quail among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
Loading map...
Live Bird Data
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Brown Jay
Cyanocorax morio
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Red-billed Pigeon
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black Vulture
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Couch's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Bewick's Wren
Cactus Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Cassin's Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
Amenities
More in Texas
High Island
Legendary Texas coast migrant trap where trans-Gulf birds make landfall during spring fallouts.
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Subtropical Rio Grande Valley forest with rare Mexican species found nowhere else in the US.
Big Bend National Park
Remote Chihuahuan Desert park with the only US breeding population of Colima Warbler.
Texas Birding Guide
Complete guide to birding in Texas →