White Rock Lake & Old Fish Hatchery
Texas · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
White Rock Lake & Old Fish Hatchery is a productive birding destination in Texas, with 299 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Wood Duck, and Gadwall 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
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
Junco hyemalis
Lesser Black-backed Gull (fuscus)
Larus fuscus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gadwall
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
American White Pelican
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Monk Parakeet
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Mallard
Great Egret
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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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