Willacy County - FM186 at CR20 area
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Willacy County - FM186 at CR20 area is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Northern Bobwhite, White-winged Dove, 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
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Audubon's Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Laughing Gull
Least Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Ringed Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Couch's Kingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
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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