Calaveras Lake
Texas · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
Calaveras Lake is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 273 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, and Rock Pigeon 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
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Eastern Phoebe
Black-crested Titmouse
Carolina Wren
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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