Waterview Retention Pond & Wetlands
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Waterview Retention Pond & Wetlands is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Inca Dove, Cooper's Hawk, and Red-shouldered Hawk 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
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Limpkin
White Ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Common Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
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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