Brackenridge Park (Avenue A & River Road)
Texas · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Brackenridge Park (Avenue A & River Road) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 271 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Wood Duck, White-winged Dove, 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
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
White-winged Dove
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Crested Caracara
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Black-crested Titmouse
Purple Martin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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