Muir Lake (Lakeline Park)
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Muir Lake (Lakeline Park) is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 217 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, and Carolina Wren among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
Loading map...
Notable Species
Live Bird Data
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Egyptian Goose
White-winged Dove
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Savannah Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-shouldered Hawk
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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.
Amenities
More in Texas
High Island
Legendary Texas coast migrant trap where trans-Gulf birds make landfall during spring fallouts.
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Subtropical Rio Grande Valley forest with rare Mexican species found nowhere else in the US.
Big Bend National Park
Remote Chihuahuan Desert park with the only US breeding population of Colima Warbler.
Texas Birding Guide
Complete guide to birding in Texas →