Jun 19, 2026
Congress Avenue Historic Districti
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Texas
Deserts, coasts, plains, forests, and rich variety
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Texas. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
722
Species
133
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Texas
This guide focuses on birdlife within Texas' wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Texas
A recent look at bird sightings across Texas.
Jun 7, 2026
SeaWorld San Antonioi
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Jun 6, 2026
Congress Avenue Historic Districti
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Jun 6, 2026
Oakwood Cemeteryi
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Jun 3, 2026
Brackenridge Parki
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Jun 3, 2026
Brackenridge Parki
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Texas.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Texas
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Northern Cardinal
97 snaps
Northern Mockingbird
31 snaps
Blue Jay
26 snaps
Great Blue Heron
26 snaps
American Robin
22 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Texas
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park65 sightings6 species
Texas, US
George Bush Park
You might spot Northern Cardinal and American Alligator.
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Park110 sightings12 species
Texas, US
Goose Island State Park
You might spot Brown Pelican, White-Tailed Deer, and Laughing Gull.
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Park49 sightings8 species
Texas, US
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
You might spot Red Buckeye, American Beautyberry, and Pond Slider.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Texas, US
Congress Avenue Historic District
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel and Great-Tailed Grackle.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Texas, US
Caverns of Sonora
You might spot Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, and Indian Peafowl.
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Park38 sightings50 species
US
Fort Brown
You might spot Pond Slider, Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, and Brown Anole.
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Full Guide
Full Texas birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Great Blue Heron
American Robin
Great-tailed Grackle
Black Vulture
Duck
Sandhill Crane
Green Heron
House Sparrow
White-winged Dove
Brewer's Blackbird
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
House Finch
Mississippi Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barn Swallow
Mourning Dove
Tufted Titmouse
Painted Bunting
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Eastern Bluebird
Great Egret
European Starling
Muscovy Duck
Red-winged Blackbird
White-throated Sparrow
American Kestrel
Brown Thrasher
Canada Goose
Cooper's Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Lesser Goldfinch
Brown Pelican
Carolina Wren
Greater Roadrunner
Helmeted Guineafowl
Indian Peafowl
Monk Parakeet
Red-tailed Hawk
Snowy Egret
Wood Duck
Black-crowned Night Heron
Brown-headed Cowbird
Egyptian Goose
Loggerhead Shrike
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Flicker
Orchard Oriole
Pekin Duck
Purple Martin
Baltimore Oriole
Black-crested Titmouse
Cactus Wren
Common Grackle
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Great Kiskadee
Killdeer
Lesser Scaup
Neotropic Cormorant
Northern Pintail
Pigeon
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
American Goldfinch
American White Pelican
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Bewick's Wren
Black-necked Stilt
Black-throated Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Carolina Chickadee
Cedar Waxwing
Cliff Swallow
Dark-eyed Junco
Green Parakeet
Indigo Bunting
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
Meadowlark
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Redhead
Rock Wren
Swan Goose
Tricolored Heron
Verdin
Vulture
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Acorn Woodpecker
American Coot
American Wigeon
Bald Eagle
Bell's Vireo
Black Phoebe
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Canyon Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Common Gallinule
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Double-crested Cormorant
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Greater White-fronted Goose
Green-winged Teal
Lark Sparrow
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Magnolia Warbler
Mexican Duck
Northern Harrier
Northern Shoveler
Osprey
Pied-billed Grebe
Pine Warbler
Red-headed Woodpecker
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
Summer Tanager
Townsend's Warbler
Turkey
Vermilion Flycatcher
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Meadowlark
White Ibis
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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