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We love bird watching, and East Texas is a great place for that pasttime!
Although the Texas Gulf Coast remains prime birdwatching territory, our mild winters in Tyler and East Texas provide great opportunities to watch winter migrants.
For our supplies, we often visit Rubicon International on Highway 155 just south of Tyler.
Rubicon also offers periodic classes on owls, bluebirds, hummingbirds, and bird photography. We've attended the classes, and highly recommend these learning experiences from noted Texas birding experts.
There are lots of birding venues in the area, including Tyler State Park, Lake Tyler and Lake Palestine. We see, and hear, a variety of species near Tyler:
Cardinal |
Kestrel |
Blue Jay |
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak |
Carolina Wren |
Brown Headed Cowbird |
Carolina Chickadee |
Pileated Woodpecker |
Brown Thrasher |
Roadrunner |
House Sparrow |
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo |
White Throated Sparrow |
Yellow-Breasted Chat |
Tufted Titmouse |
Yellow Rump Warbler |
Red Bellied Woodpecker |
Nuthatch |
Downy Woodpecker |
Pine Siskin |
Flicker |
Pine Warbler |
Goldfinch |
Chuck Wills Widow |
Dark Eyed Junco |
Baltimore Oriole |
Ruby Crowned Kinglet |
House Finch |
Red Tailed Hawk |
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker |
Robin |
Cedar Waxwing |
Crow |
Indigo Bunting |
Eastern Bluebird |
Painted Bunting |
Great Blue Heron |
Blackbird |
Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
Mourning Dove |
Eastern Phoebe |
Mockingbird |
Shown here are a few quick favorites of some recent sightings...we'll get more posted from our archives shortly ... so visit again soon.
Pileated Woodpecker
Roadrunner
Bluejay
Bluebirds
Hummingbirds
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