Birding Species
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Birds of Aransas County
Aransas County is a birding haven, offering a diverse range of species throughout the year. From year-round Great Blue Herons and Roseate Spoonbills to winter’s iconic Whooping Cranes, each season showcases unique birding opportunities. Spring and summer bring Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, while fall and winter welcome Sandhill Cranes and Northern Shovelers.
Explore our coastal prairies, wetlands, and gardens, where every visit reveals new discoveries, from the vibrant Reddish Egret to the graceful flight of American White Pelicans. Aransas County is the ultimate birding destination.
Year Round Species
- Brown Pelican
- Great Blue Heron
- Great White Egret
- Snowy Egret
- White Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Reddish Egret
- Tri-colored Heron
- Green Heron
- American Coot
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Mottled Duck
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Laughing Gull
- Forster’s Tern
- Royal Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Black Skimmer
- American Oystercatcher
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Coot
- Willet
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Killdeer
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Vulture Osprey
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Cardinal
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Crested Cara Cara
- Black-crested Titmouse
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Great Horned Owl
- European Starling
Fall / Winter Months Species
- Ring-billed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Long-billed Curlew
- Marbled Godwit
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Sanderling
- Least Sandpiper
- Whooping Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- Blue-winged Teal
- Green-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
Spring / Summer Months Species
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Wood Stork
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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