Oyster Lake
Texas · Southeast
About This Location
Oyster Lake is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mourning Dove, American Oystercatcher, and Black-bellied Plover among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Dunlin
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
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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