Texas City Bay Street Pk
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Texas City Bay Street Pk is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Killdeer, 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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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Sandwich Tern (Cabot's x Cayenne)
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Willet (Western)
Tringa semipalmata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
White Ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Mississippi Kite
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Cave Swallow
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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