White Point & Koonce Loop
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
White Point & Koonce Loop is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 246 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Mallard, and Mourning Dove 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
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Plegadis falcinellus x chihi
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Groove-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Laughing Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Forster's Tern
White Ibis
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Crested Caracara
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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