Twin Buttes Reservoir
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Twin Buttes Reservoir is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 280 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, and Northern Shoveler 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
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid)
Anas platyrhynchos x diazi
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Bobwhite
Greater Roadrunner
American Coot
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Painted Bunting
Blue-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Lesser Nighthawk
Black-necked Stilt
Snowy Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Tern
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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