Canyon Lake - Hancock Horse Trail
Texas · Southeast
Challenging
October-April
About This Location
Canyon Lake - Hancock Horse Trail is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This lake and canyon habitat attracts Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Green-winged Teal 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
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
White-winged Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Belted Kingfisher
Crested Caracara
Eastern Phoebe
Carolina Chickadee
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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