Sunset Lake (Portland)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Sunset Lake (Portland) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 274 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Black-bellied Plover, and Semipalmated Plover 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
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Plegadis falcinellus x chihi
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Willet
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Neotropic Cormorant
Roseate Spoonbill
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Semipalmated Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Ruddy Turnstone
White-rumped Sandpiper
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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