White Rock Lake & Old Fish Hatchery
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
White Rock Lake & Old Fish Hatchery is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 299 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Wood Duck, and Gadwall 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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Eastern Warbling Vireo
American Crow
Eastern Bluebird
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Chimney Swift
Bald Eagle
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Muscovy Duck
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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