San Luis Pass
Texas · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
San Luis Pass is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 306 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Rock Pigeon, and Mourning Dove 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
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Spatula discors x cyanoptera
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
Larus glaucoides
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Clapper Rail
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Sanderling
Dunlin
Western Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Black Skimmer
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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